Am I blogging...or am I pitching my existence?
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Thursday, May 01, 2003 Listings: April 29 - May 5, 2002 (Writers Almanac) Listings: April 29 - May 5, 2002 (Writers Almanac)Today is May Day, one of the oldest holidays on the calendar. The ancient Romans celebrated it with a festival of thanksgiving to the flower goddess, Flora - they scattered flower petals in the streets. The Celts built bonfires to ward off evil spirits. In medieval England, whole villages would turn out to go "a-maying," paying homage to their local May Queen, and dancing around a maypole. Women rose before sunrise to wash their faces with dew, which they believed would beautify their skin.I was a bit worried that Keillor hadn't mentioned May Day but I decided to poke into the archives. Guess he doesn't just repeat the same stuff every year. It's also the day the Empire State Building opened to the public, and Joseph Heller's birthday... posted by Jeff Lester | 4:20 PM | |
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