RW> [May Day]
 
RW> The earliest May Day celebrations appeared in pre-Christian times, with
RW> the festival of Flora, the Roman Goddess of flowers, and the Walpurgis
RW> Night celebrations of the Germanic countries.
 
Don't forget it's also the Russian New Year.  (-:
 
RW> For one thing, from the bible description of the era. The shepards were
RW> in
RW> the fields with their flocks, means that it was either spring or summer.
RW> If it were in December, they and their flocks wouldn't be in the cold,
RW> cold fields. Of course, one has to believe the bible only is one is a
RW> christian.
 
No one knows exactly what the weather was like back then because of the
obvious.  As for the Bible, it is one heck of a story and nothing else
written to date comes close.  I had to do a reading in front of the
congregation as Simon the Canaanite, AKA Simon the Zealot.  What fun!  (-:
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

... Gosh I miss George. Heck, I even miss Jimmy!
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