Mother's Day is over. While it's hard to think of anything worth celebrating more than motherhood--without this none of us would even be here!--it's still true that there's plenty in the world that deserves to be recognized. Imagine you've been given the task of creating a new holiday. What would you chose to celebrate? What day would it fall on? What practices or rituals would you include?
Actually, I already have designed a holiday. It's called "Keep Your Jesus Day!" This year was it's first year in creation. This holiday started with my motto and to an extent mantra is, "Keep Your Jesus!" That... More »
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Posted on Jul 23rd, 2007
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Apollo
Meditation Day springs to mind. Meditation is one of the most vital tools we have across all the great traditions and I believe it should be celebrated, exalted and practiced by everyone, from athiests to... More »
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Posted on Jun 30th, 2007
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SSakura
One Piece Day. If you've read my other blog posts, I believe there's enough to be said here. It should be on January 1st, manga-ka Eiichiro Oda's birthday. So what if it's also New Year's?... More »
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It would be a mother's day.I would try to make this day really special for my mom.I think that nowaydays the idea of most holidays is lost .People consider holidays as the days when they don't... More »
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Posted on May 22nd, 2007
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JayLee
My favorite holiday is Christmas, not because of all the presents I may receive but because of all the presents I get to buy for other poeple. I love giving and lighting up faces if... More »
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Posted on May 20th, 2007
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Mozez
to quote a jack's mannequin song: "if you left it up to me, every day would be a holiday"
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Posted on May 17th, 2007
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Jamilah
Here in the U.S. we have ample opportunity to celebrate war. On Memorial Day, we honor those who fought in our various wars. On the Fourth of July our firecrackers and patriotic songs whip up... More »
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Posted on May 17th, 2007
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shakti
How about "Forgivenes Day"? This would be a day when we go look inside, see who we have some anger at, people we feel have wronged us, and do some kind of "clean slate" activities,... More »
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Posted on May 16th, 2007
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Sharon
The holiday of my liking would be - WONDERfilled Day: A day to notice how full of wonder your days truly are, to take moments through the day and recognize the loveliness all around you...the... More »
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Posted on May 15th, 2007
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Laura
One of my favorite books is Byrd Baylor's I'm in Charge of Celebrations. A breathtakingly beautiful book, accompanied by Peter Parnall's illustrations, it's narrated by a young woman who lives "alone" in a Southwestern... More »
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