tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post831983265454140967..comments2024-03-28T13:22:29.572-05:00Comments on Durango Texas: It Is Easter Morning In Texas With Wildfire Smoke And Ham & EggsDurangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-74181294498049721382011-04-24T23:50:12.228-05:002011-04-24T23:50:12.228-05:00Just like school, Sundays-- whether it be called E...Just like school, Sundays-- whether it be called Easter or Resurrection Sunday-- are still apt descriptors of most so called pillars of the community around here, particularly public officials: NO CLASS.<br /><br />Good thing there are good and decent folks like you and CatsPaw, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-51446056102183202712011-04-24T11:39:47.115-05:002011-04-24T11:39:47.115-05:00No, wasn't there. I've gotten a bit squirr...No, wasn't there. I've gotten a bit squirrelly around large assemblages of humans. That said, I am not so shy that I wouldn't sidle up and mutter, "CatsPaw" had I recognized you. Looked like fun; maybe next year.CatsPawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-72325460903175755112011-04-24T10:52:12.724-05:002011-04-24T10:52:12.724-05:00Thanks, CatsPaw, for clearing up the Easter myster...Thanks, CatsPaw, for clearing up the Easter mystery for me. Did I see you at Prairie Fest yesterday?Durangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-2127400433311370162011-04-24T10:30:44.537-05:002011-04-24T10:30:44.537-05:00Again, we have a mixing of Pagan and Christian bel...Again, we have a mixing of Pagan and Christian beliefs and practices ... the name was probably taken from the spring fertility goddess Oestre who brought the end of winter and new life at the vernal equinox. <br /><br />Spring. Fertility. Now we know why those "umbrellas" were at Prairie Fest! (Interestingly, "oestre" is also the root word for estrogen, the female hormone.) Eggs, bunnies ... umm hmm.<br /><br />Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs after the spring equinox which is why the date changes each year.CatsPawnoreply@blogger.com