Happy Beltane!

"In Neopaganism, Bealtaine is considered a cross-quarter day, marking the midpoint in the Sun's progress between the spring equinox and summer solstice. The astronomical date for this midpoint is closer to 5 May or 7 May, but this can vary from year to year.[1]"

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Brazilian Carnival

Awesome.
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"Lupercalia": The Original Valentines Day

Like most Christian holidays, Valentines Day was stolen from a pagan holiday called "Lupercalia":
"Lupercalia was a very ancient, possibly pre-Roman pastoral festival, observed on February 15 to avert evil spirits and purify the city, releasing health and fertility."
"The festival began with the sacrifice by the Luperci (or the flamen dialis) of two male goats and a dog.[7] Next two young patrician Luperci were led to the altar, to be anointed on their foreheads with the sacrificial blood, which was wiped off the bloody knife with wool soaked in milk, after which they were expected to smile and laugh.

The sacrificial feast followed, after which the Luperci cut thongs from the skins of the victims, which were called Februa, dressed themselves in the skins of the sacrificed goats, in imitation of Lupercus, and ran round the walls of the old Palatine city, the line of which was marked with stones, with the thongs in their hands in two bands, striking the people who crowded near. Girls and young women would line up on their route to receive lashes from these whips. This was supposed to ensure fertility, prevent sterility in women and ease the pains of childbirth."
uhhh... Maybe I like the Christian version better...
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Martin Luther King Jr Day

Today is the day we celebrate a man who tried to teach the world to be civilized.
May his words ring out until they come to pass.
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Japanese New Year: The "Namahage" Demons

"The Namahage are Japanese devils who visit villages on the Oga peninsula every New Year’s Eve. They wear straw coats, carry large kitchen knives, and wooden buckets. They come in the night down from their mountain homes howling and waving torches. The Namahage burst into homes stomping about looking for lazy children. If the children are hiding, the Namahage will flush them out threatening to take them into the mountains."
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Merry Giftmas!

From an alternate dimension...
(I'd like this on a X-Mass Card.)
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X-MASS is over

So grab all that hate filled crap and shove it back in the attic where it belongs, or Victorian Santa will come and eat your face off with a glass of warm milk.
Just sayin...
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Merry F-ing X-Mass: Plan Your Own Funeral

Brutal. All she wants for Christmas is a decent freaking funeral.
"CLINTON, Ind. (WTHI) - Just days before Christmas, a young woman with muscular dystrophy is planning her own funeral, so she won't leave the burden behind for her family.

Sierra Cooper, 21, has battled muscular dystrophy her entire life, then she received another blow: Being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Now, Sierra faces a grim outlook and doctors said she has little time left.

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Krampus Attack Video!

Krampus does not care for you. Krampus will whip you good.
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December 5th Merry Krampus!

"Popular in Alpine villages centuries ago, Krampus scared kids straight—his long red tongue upped the fear factor—and taught them that evil bows before good. He served Santa’s forerunner, kindly St. Nicholas, who had “the power to send Krampus back to hell,” says Austrian ethnologist Ulrike Kammerhofer-Aggermann. [...]

But by the 1800s, church leaders had marginalized Krampus. Now he’s enjoying a mini-revival, mainly for the fun of it. The Austrian state of Salzburg alone has 180 Krampus clubs, more than half set up since 1990, says Josef Moser, Jr., chairman of Austria’s Krampus Museum. Revelers roam streets in Krampus garb, rattle bells, and roar. “It feels good!” says Moser."
Now here's a holiday I can get behind!
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Interactive Thanksgiving Video

Brutal.
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Thanksgiving Maskers

"Thanksgiving Maskers, what the heck's that, you ask? Before Halloween became the holiday it now is in the United States, children would dress up in masks on the final Thursday in November and go door to door for treats (think: fruit!), or scramble for pennies. The tradition was known as Thanksgiving Masking."
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Happy Samhain!

...or that other one, what's it called? "Halloween"?
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Happy Literal Valentines Day!:

Hope everyone is having a nice day today.
Anyone hungry?
Ah Love... Ain't it romantic?

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Happy Valentines Day!

Hope everyone is having a nice day today.

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Cool Valentines Day Chart:

"Going by how much money you have and how much you care, this chart should help clarify what to do for your Valentine. Head's up: If you've been fishing with her dad, it's not good news. Don't click through."

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Valentines Day Meat:

Don't be so disgusted,what do you think a real heart looks like?
(Hint: It ain't made of candy...)

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