Granny's gone and done it again

[twisted-acres-farm]

History of May Day​

May Day dates back to the age of the Celts, in roughly 1000 B.C. during the Iron Age and The Roman Empire. The Celts inhabited the areas we now know as France, Spain, Britain, and Ireland. The Celts were made up of several smaller tribes, all with similar languages, traditions, and religious beliefs. They felt great ties to nature and celebrated many earthly wonders such as rivers, lakes, and cliffs. One of the most important celebrations in Celtic culture was Beltane, a festival which marked the end of the dark months (fall and winter) and beginning of the light months (spring and summer). This celebration is what we now call May Day.

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

Did you ever try getting caught?

depended on how cute the girl was.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Oh. Hmm.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I assume it was replaced with mothers day?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

A lot of today's popular customs pre-date Christianity and celebrate the gods of nature and fertility.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I assume it was replaced with mothers day?

I think Mother's Day was independent of all that. Hang on a sec.

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

I assume it was replaced with mothers day?

well Mother's Day has been around a LOT LONGER than I have.

Use to make ours out of Dixey cups and pipe cleaners. Candy and flowers (usually dandy lions)

 

[BigBlueHen53]

ANna Jarvis initiared Mother's Day to honor her mother. She later regretted the commercialism surrounding it.

the modern American version of the holiday began in the United States in the early 20th century at the initiative of Anna Jarvis, who organized the first Mother's Day service of worship and celebration at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia, which serves as the International Mother's Day Shrine today.[1] It is not directly related to the many traditional celebrations of mothers and motherhood that have existed throughout the world over thousands of years, such as the Greek cult to Cybele, the mother deity Rhea, the Roman festival of Hilaria, or the other Christian ecclesiastical Mothering Sunday celebration (associated with the image of Mother Church).[2][3][4][5] However, in some countries, Mother's Day is still synonymous with these older traditions.[6]

From Wikuoedia.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

well Mother's Day has been around a LOT LONGER than I have.

you sure about that ???

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

you sure about that ???

well do YOU remember life before mother's day ??

Since you are older , if you don't than I surely wouldn't