Happy Walpurgis!

Yowie wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Ginger-lyn Summer wrote:
On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 18:50:43 +0200, "lewe"
wrote:

Big bonfire night tonight around here!

Most cities/communities arrange bonfires for all and there will be
choir singing and sometimes other entertainment.
it's "party time " for teenagers/student, especially in university
cities Uppsala and Lund they party all day with lots of happenings,
parades and partying and partying all day.
Lots of companies close halfday or at least a few hours early
today.

And even if it's celebrating spring I remember many chilly
Walpurgis nights, even with snow falling ... well it is Sweden ...
Today it's warm and sunny though.

If someone is interested in how we do "Valborg" in Sweden here's a
couple of links:
way Walpurgis Night sounds more impressive don't you think?
http://www.genuinescandinavia.com/ce..._walpurgis.asp
http://www.llt.uea.ac.uk/scandstudie.../valborg.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A740396

Valborg Purrs from Thea & Bono - extra fiery for those who need
them. --
lewe
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Happy Walpurgis/Beltane from the Irish/English-descended American
here.

Ginger-lyn

And from the Scottish-American here. And her half Siamese cat,
Persia

And a Happy Samhain from the English-Australian :-)

Yowie

I'd try putting up a May Pole but then Persia would just chase after the
ribbons and try to eat the flowers

Jill

"lewe" dumped this in news:c6u002$g4on3$1@ID-
161996.news.uni-berlin.de on 30 Apr 2004:

Big bonfire night tonight around here!

Most cities/communities arrange bonfires for all and there will be choir
singing and sometimes other entertainment.


Happy Walpurgis!

I enjoyed reading the links you posted. The third was funny! This is one of
the things I love about the net. Learning about culture that I would never
learn anywhere else except maybe a newspaper, or TV news story but here you
get to really feel it.

--
Cheryl

"lewe" dumped this in news:c6u002$g4on3$1@ID-
161996.news.uni-berlin.de on 30 Apr 2004:

Big bonfire night tonight around here!

Most cities/communities arrange bonfires for all and there will be choir
singing and sometimes other entertainment.


Happy Walpurgis!

I enjoyed reading the links you posted. The third was funny! This is one of
the things I love about the net. Learning about culture that I would never
learn anywhere else except maybe a newspaper, or TV news story but here you
get to really feel it.

--
Cheryl

lewe wrote:

Big bonfire night tonight around here!

Most cities/communities arrange bonfires for all and there will be choir
singing and sometimes other entertainment.
it's "party time " for teenagers/student, especially in university cities
Uppsala and Lund they party all day with lots of happenings, parades and
partying and partying all day.
Lots of companies close halfday or at least a few hours early today.

And even if it's celebrating spring I remember many chilly Walpurgis nights,
even with snow falling ... well it is Sweden ... Today it's warm and sunny
though.

Is May 1st "Labor Day" in Sweden, as it seems to be in much of Europe?
Or is that only the former communist countries? We were in Budapest for
May Day, one year, and it was certainly a public holiday there, but of
course Hungary was under communist rule for quite awhile.

lewe wrote:

Big bonfire night tonight around here!

Most cities/communities arrange bonfires for all and there will be choir
singing and sometimes other entertainment.
it's "party time " for teenagers/student, especially in university cities
Uppsala and Lund they party all day with lots of happenings, parades and
partying and partying all day.
Lots of companies close halfday or at least a few hours early today.

And even if it's celebrating spring I remember many chilly Walpurgis nights,
even with snow falling ... well it is Sweden ... Today it's warm and sunny
though.

Is May 1st "Labor Day" in Sweden, as it seems to be in much of Europe?
Or is that only the former communist countries? We were in Budapest for
May Day, one year, and it was certainly a public holiday there, but of
course Hungary was under communist rule for quite awhile.

"Kreisleriana" wrote
On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 14:08:53 -0400, "lrulan"
yodeled:

Happy Walpurgis, lewe!

Now, why did I think that Walpurgis Nacht was on June 22? Or am I way off
base? Thought it had something to do with Witches' night and Night on
Bald
Mountain?
Jazz's mama

That's the summer solstice/St. John's Night, another magical night
when spirits are supposed to be very busy, and nearby.

And Midsummer night is when we have bonfires in Finland, not on Walpurgis
night, though that is the big spring feast around here, too.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

"Kreisleriana" wrote
On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 14:08:53 -0400, "lrulan"
yodeled:

Happy Walpurgis, lewe!

Now, why did I think that Walpurgis Nacht was on June 22? Or am I way off
base? Thought it had something to do with Witches' night and Night on
Bald
Mountain?
Jazz's mama

That's the summer solstice/St. John's Night, another magical night
when spirits are supposed to be very busy, and nearby.

And Midsummer night is when we have bonfires in Finland, not on Walpurgis
night, though that is the big spring feast around here, too.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in

Is May 1st "Labor Day" in Sweden, as it seems to be in much of Europe?
Or is that only the former communist countries? We were in Budapest for
May Day, one year, and it was certainly a public holiday there, but of
course Hungary was under communist rule for quite awhile.

It is Labour Day in both west and east Europe, but at least here in Finland,
it is also the day for academics to celebrate... umm, the end of the
academic year, perhaps? It's all mixed in with the old pagan Walpurgis
feast, very carnevalistic.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in

Is May 1st "Labor Day" in Sweden, as it seems to be in much of Europe?
Or is that only the former communist countries? We were in Budapest for
May Day, one year, and it was certainly a public holiday there, but of
course Hungary was under communist rule for quite awhile.

It is Labour Day in both west and east Europe, but at least here in Finland,
it is also the day for academics to celebrate... umm, the end of the
academic year, perhaps? It's all mixed in with the old pagan Walpurgis
feast, very carnevalistic.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message
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lewe wrote:

Big bonfire night tonight around here!

Most cities/communities arrange bonfires for all and there will be choir
singing and sometimes other entertainment.
it's "party time " for teenagers/student, especially in university
cities
Uppsala and Lund they party all day with lots of happenings, parades and
partying and partying all day.
Lots of companies close halfday or at least a few hours early today.

And even if it's celebrating spring I remember many chilly Walpurgis
nights,
even with snow falling ... well it is Sweden ... Today it's warm and
sunny
though.

Is May 1st "Labor Day" in Sweden, as it seems to be in much of Europe?
Or is that only the former communist countries? We were in Budapest for
May Day, one year, and it was certainly a public holiday there, but of
course Hungary was under communist rule for quite awhile.

It is "Labour Day" here in Thailand too. Major crazy traffic jams with
partiers everywhere. It is also the last weekend before school starts back
up after the summer holiday for Thai kids.
--
Britta
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in fur!
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