Holiday Special

Well, maybe not that special--just a collection of articles and opinions, actual fact and personal fantasy, thoughts, images and of course the pumpkin soup recipes that everyone comes here for. Someday I'm going to make the icons more uniform, but not today.

	New Year's
	Fasnacht Cornerstones of Fasnacht History
	Vernal equinox (Spring) (when is it?)
	Sechselaeuten
	Summer solstice (when is it?)
	Lammas
	Harley Fest / Easy Rider Party
	Halloween
	The Pilgrims and Their Struggle for Freedom The First Thanksgiving
	Winter Solstice (when is it?) Deck The Halls (Politically Correct Version) Yule log '98
	Christmas Secular Holiday or religious Holy Day? Jesus' Birth -- The Real Story The Santa Claus Conspiracy Die Weihnachtsmannverschworung

Special Thanks to: U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department; Equinoxes, Solstices, Perihelion, and Aphelion 1992-2020 {http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/EarthSeasons.html}
last updated: May 2003
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