Here in the United States, we use a celebration of Death to kick of the celebration of Life. What am I talking about? Thanksgiving and the Christmas Shopping Season. Although Thanksgiving is dedicated to the Pilgrams landing at Plymouth Rock, it is really a harvest celebration, just a little late in the year. (I for one never believed that people ate outside at Thanksgiving ever! Especially in Massachuesetts.) The roast beast, the trimmings, the goodies, the pies, the whole production is a celebration of the bounty of the land, and the sacrifice made so that Life can go on. Everything on the table will be dead, and that is what the celebration is all about. We give thanks to that which has died so that we can continue.
Unless you live in some place without electricity, you will probably notice that the sky glows at night a lot more than…
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