I would like to wish everyone here a happy Beltaine!

Marrah_G

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Tue May-01-07 07:34 AM
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I would like to wish everyone here a happy Beltaine!

Edited on Tue May-01-07 07:35 AM by Marrah_G

Even if you are not Pagan it can never hurt to celebrate the return of the warm sun, the birth of a new generation of wild plants and animals and the hope that the spring plantings will bring a prosperous garden for you!!

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trotsky

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Tue May-01-07 07:40 AM
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1. And we get to celebrate by having sex, right?

What's not to enjoy about this wonderful holiday?

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Marrah_G

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Tue May-01-07 07:44 AM
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3. Absolutely!!

What's not to like about naked people, wine, bonfires and dancing???????????

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moggie

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Tue May-01-07 08:41 AM
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7. Not sure nakedness and bonfires mix well

Sparks!

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Marrah_G

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Tue May-01-07 09:21 AM
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10. You just made me choke on my coffee

Edited on Tue May-01-07 09:31 AM by Marrah_G

Add in some Glenn Ellen cheap fruity wine and yes indeedy nakedness and bonfires can be hazardous to your skin! My ex is living proof! he had little burn dots all over him for days from the flying embers. I'm now giggling out loud at work and people are looking at me funny.

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Meshuga

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Tue May-01-07 07:41 AM
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2. Thanks! I wish I could enjoy this time of year

and the warmth of the sun, work on my garden, etc. but my allergies keep me confined inside this time of the year. This great weather is such a tease! But I do get to enjoy the weather on the second half of May when my allergies go away.

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sarge43

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Tue May-01-07 07:50 AM
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4. Thank you, Marrah_G

Blessed be and PARTY! :party:

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Marrah_G

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Tue May-01-07 08:06 AM
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5. hehehehe

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TechBear_Seattle

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Tue May-01-07 08:38 AM
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6. As a friend of mine likes to put it...

Beltain is when wood springs anew. :hi:

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Red Zelda

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Tue May-01-07 08:54 AM
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8. Jump the fire, my friends

Joy to you all

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Donald Ian Rankin

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Tue May-01-07 09:11 AM
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9. Mwuuurgh....

The Morris dance side I dance with go and dance on Castle Mound at sunrise every May day.

I was up at four thirty in the morning today.

I want to be asleep...

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Marrah_G

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Tue May-01-07 09:34 AM
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11. That sounds perfect, I am envious

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charlie

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Tue May-01-07 04:28 PM
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12. Now *that's* a festival

http://gallery.beltane.org/bin/scry/index.php?v=list

(Warning: There are nekkid boobies in some of the gallery links)

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Evoman

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Wed May-02-07 12:15 AM
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13. Wow...now that looks like a religion I want to convert to.

A religion with fire, dancing, and boobies....... HELL YEAH. Sure beats moping around, begging to be saved and constantly castigating yourself for stupid sins. HA!

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kiahzero

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Wed May-02-07 12:20 AM
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14. That's because pagans are awesome.

Fire + sex = win.

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Evoman

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Wed May-02-07 12:51 AM
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15. See, thats why we don't have enough atheists.

We gotta get with the fire n sex program. I mean...there is nothing stopping us *grin*

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saltpoint

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Wed May-02-07 02:21 AM
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16. thank you, Marrah_G. Very nice. And the same back to you.

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Silent3

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Tue May-08-07 07:00 PM
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17. So mote it be :)

I went to a Beltane celebration this weekend which was also a friend's wedding. I'm just as skeptical when it comes to paganism as I am with any other religious or spiritual beliefs, but one thing I can say for sure: The pagans are a lot more fun than most other religious folk I know. :)

I actually kind of like the ceremonies I've been to. It's something I can enjoy as a poetic observation of life and nature, and that I can participate in without feeling like I'm denying my own skepticism by being there, or like I'm pretending to believe something I don't believe.

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