tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post8646831370169141357..comments2023-08-27T10:54:42.777-05:00Comments on sand creek almanac: The first of March (or, my annual optimistic spring-is-almost-here post)Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-34086575004389265552011-03-08T20:37:16.119-06:002011-03-08T20:37:16.119-06:00Yea! for mentioning any kind of Spring that doesn&...Yea! for mentioning any kind of Spring that doesn't depend on the abstract ideas of equinox or solstice. They don't relate to the weather. I'll even go as far back as Ground Hog's day, the middle point between the winter solstice and spring equinox to start thinking Spring.Lausten Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06784935133094816365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-45277064943449233142011-03-08T11:49:34.079-06:002011-03-08T11:49:34.079-06:00Rabbi- I appreciate the knowledge you bring with y...Rabbi- I appreciate the knowledge you bring with your comments! It was great to meet you too, and I would love to stop over for coffee some time. I don't mind a bit of cat hair; I have four indoor cats myself. :)Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-22091595597022630272011-03-03T12:22:20.621-06:002011-03-03T12:22:20.621-06:00Actually, we Jews already have something like that...Actually, we Jews already have something like that - it's called Purim ("The Feast of Esther") and it comes on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar, which falls in either Feb or March depending on the Jewish lunar calendar. Purim is celebrated exactly as you suggest - with revelry, drinking, jesting, costumes, and in some places, bonfires. (Google "Purim" --there's lots about it on the net.)<br /><br />Mardi Gras is probably a carryover from Purim. Mardi Gras comes 40 days before Easter, and Purim comes a month before Passover. The dates don't always match on the secular calendar, but the connection is there.<br /><br />In the Middle Ages, the Feast of Fools or "Twelfth Night" came in January. I think just about every northern culture has had some sort of winter silliness festival to chase away the winter blues. <br /><br />BTW, Deb, it was nice finally meeting you F2F. Thanks for coming up and introducing youself in the grocery yesterday. Maybe when the weather gets warmer, you can stop over for coffee with me and my wife (if you don't mind a very messy house full of cat hair!)Rabbi Gershomhttp://rooster613.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-43533121387048399542011-03-02T14:32:06.303-06:002011-03-02T14:32:06.303-06:00Feels that way even here!Feels that way even here!R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1943262475404249902011-03-01T22:15:52.440-06:002011-03-01T22:15:52.440-06:00I love this post!I love this post!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11706897871184267996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-18796234639522491262011-03-01T19:36:06.581-06:002011-03-01T19:36:06.581-06:00You forgot to mention that meteorological spring a...You forgot to mention that meteorological spring also celebrates the end of the longest month of the year - February, the Dark! It's a cousin of Darth Vader.webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168174623602308906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-74410901069073428142011-03-01T16:09:36.673-06:002011-03-01T16:09:36.673-06:00I like the concept of "meteorological spring,...I like the concept of "meteorological spring," those long 90 days of cold temperatures and little light are behind us. I always revel in the halfway point between solstice and equinox as the beginning. It's a great comfort when we turn the page on February.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-73185988946156558262011-03-01T15:52:41.281-06:002011-03-01T15:52:41.281-06:00Deb,
I'm with you! I am going to find some daf...Deb,<br />I'm with you! I am going to find some daffodils for my desk at school and asparagus for dinner and go with "Meteorolgical Spring".<br />Nice post.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646529544107229536noreply@blogger.com