Today is Easter in most of the world, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus according to the Christian tradition. Even for those of us who aren’t particularly religious, Easter is an important American cultural tradition, a celebration of life and renewal. That’s why the holiday got melded with the ancient pagan fertility rituals associated with the […]
Tag: Equinox
Spring Has Sprung
Spring has Sprung The grass has riz I wonder where the flowers is? – Anonymous This time of year is the Vernal Equinox, which is marked by the day when the sun is directly above the Earth’s equator. Officially that happened yesterday, as the darn thing moves forward and back from year to year, but […]