I was also reminded that Celtic days ran from sunset to sunset. I heard that first last Beltane. Such party people.
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Andy Wootton
Data physicist, information philosopher & network culture theorist.
Writes in Obsidian, computes in Clojure, using emacs with Cider. Less is more. Small pieces, loosely joined, for emergent complexity.
Agile software development with models, functions, graphs & flow. Not tech used to be @[email protected]. I was banned and my appeal ignored.
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Today I learned that the Celtic festival of Samhain, which was Christianised into "All Hallows Evening", should be pronounced, 'SOW-in". Irish is always a wild ride.
I have no religious faith but I like the idea of marking and celebrating the transition between seasons. I don't find pagan beliefs more unbelievable than other religions. The idea that sudden, irreversible changes are a time of increased danger matches my experience.
To those running late, here's a quick recipe for an emergency Samhain Cross, to keep mischievous fairies out tonight, while the veil between the worlds is thin (to be replaced next year and moved to an outbuilding. I confess to having been previously unaware that re-cycled magic is fine for animals.
https://www.irishpaganschool.ie/blog/parshell-cross
www.irishpaganschool.ieMake a Parshell, the Irish Samhain Protection CrossHow to weave a Parshell, the straw cross recorded in 1908 and hung inside the door on Samhain Eve to ward off ill luck, sickness and witchcraft. Lora O'Brien
Ah, America is up, and shocked to discover that terrible people do bad things and you probably shouldn't trust them. #Anthropic
In case there's anyone who doesn't already know, Anthropic were hacked, exposing gazillions of their customers and didn't admit it. They shut the gate the Trojan Horse came in through, locking the enemy inside. "Don't trust companies run by fascists" is my advice.