[MR] Looking For A Name? - German

[David Chessler]

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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
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> > 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.
> > --
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> > YIS
> >
> > Davitt il Bigollo da Pisa
> > Erudit de l'Academie de Espee de Atlantia
> > Storvik (rapier)
> > Roxbury Mill (other things)
> >
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