[MR] Looking For A Name? - German

[Miriel]

You're right Ceara, but, Celts (Gauls too) were not limited to the British
Isles :)

Miriel

On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Alex Long <kyrilex at yahoo.com> wrote:

> As Gise said, "Happy Samhain & Happy New Year".
> However I feel a need to point out that what was prominent in the Brittish
> Isles was not necessarily so in Germany, to which culture the original email
> referenced. Jes' sayin'. <grin>
>
> -- Ceara ní Néill
> http://www.HouseBarra.com
> Quare Operor Quisquam Dimidium?
>
>
> --- On Sat, 11/1/08, David Chessler <chessler at usa.net> wrote:
>
> > From: David Chessler <chessler at usa.net>
> > Subject: Re: [MR] Looking For A Name? - German
> > To: "Miriel" <miriel.crawford at gmail.com>, "David Chessler" <
> chessler at usa.net>
> > Cc: "Atlantia" <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
> > Date: Saturday, November 1, 2008, 2:14 AM
> > ------ Original Message ------
> > Received: Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:38:03 AM EDT
> > From: Miriel <miriel.crawford at gmail.com>
> > To: "David Chessler" <chessler at usa.net>Cc:
> > scribe0002 at aol.com, Atlantia
> > <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
> > Subject: Re: [MR] Looking For A Name? - German
> >
> > > Once Christianity took over, yes that was the case;
> > but there are slight
> > > records indicating that this was a New Year's
> > celebration for the Druidic
> > > faith.
> >
> > To be sure, Samhain predates Christianity, though in large
> > parts of Europe,
> > Christianity predates "period." But Druids? They
> > were suppressed by the
> > Romans, and were largely gone by the 2nd C--before
> > "period."
> >
> > We rapier fighters are very sensitive to the problems of a
> > discontinuous
> > tradition.
> > :-)
> >
> > --
> >
> > YIS
> >
> > Davitt il Bigollo da Pisa
> > Erudit de l'Academie de Espee de Atlantia
> > Storvik (rapier)
> > Roxbury Mill (other things)
> >
> > >
> > > Miriel, pagan
> > >
> > > On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 12:53 AM, David Chessler
> > <chessler at usa.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ------ Original Message ------
> > > > Received: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:56:11 PM EDT
> > > > From: scribe0002 at aol.com
> > > > To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> > > > Subject: [MR] Looking For A Name? - German
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Sleep well and Happy Halloween . . . Happy
> > Samhain . . . . Happy New
> > Year
> > > >
> > > > In period, in most of Europe, the day after
> > Hallowe'en (All Hallows Eve)
> > is
> > > > All Saints Day. The following day is All Souls
> > day (the day of the dead
> > in
> > > > some places.
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > YIS
> > > >
> > > > Davitt il Bigollo da Pisa
> > > > Erudit de l'Academie de Espee de Atlantia
> > > > Storvik (rapier)
> > > > Roxbury Mill (other things)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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