Celebrating the Seasons
Spring Equinox
Cover crops are turned into the ground . Then it's time for
planting.
Dates: around March 21
Colors: green, yellow
Items: eggs, basket, green clothes
Rituals: new growth, new projects, planting
Customs: egg games, new clothes, egg baskets
The Spring Equinox is the point of
balance of the waxing year when night and day are of equal length.
Join the English Cave Community
Garden for Lisa Watson's annual Eggstravaganza!
This
Spring Fiesta in the garden is a big
hit with the children. There is Easter egg hunts,
egg-in-the-spoon races, arts & crafts, a May pole
dance, Piñatas and fun by all.
The gardeners ensure that there is
always something for the children to participate in doing.
Thanks to some appropriate
decorations, there are some great photo opportunities!
Easter Egg hunt
Lisa spend a lot of time preparing
for the great Easter Egg hunt and the children always have a great
time looking for them.
From the earliest times, the egg was
a symbol of rebirth in most cultures. Eggs were often wrapped in
gold leaf or, if you were a peasant, colored brightly by boiling
them with the leaves or petals of certain flowers.
Ribbons of Tradition wrapped
Around the May Pole
The maypole was the clear symbol of
traditional May merrymaking with a dance known as Maypole Dancing.
On May day, people used to cut down young trees and stick them in
the ground in the village to mark the arrival of summer. People
danced around them in celebration of the end of winter and the start
of the fine weather that would allow planting to begin.
Maypoles were once common all over England and were kept from one
year to the next. Schools would practice skipping round the pole for
weeks before the final show on the village greens. The end results
would be either a beautiful plaited pattern of ribbons round the
pole or a tangled cat's cradle, depending on how much rehearsing had
been done....
.....we need to rehearse
more.....
Pinata
The original & traditional pinata has
seven points symbolizing the seven deadly sins: envy, sloth,
gluttony, greed, lust, anger/wrath, and pride. The stick which
is used to break the pinata represents and symbolizes love. It is
suppose to destroy the sins by hitting and breaking the pinata into
pieces. The candies and treats that come pouring out from the broken
pinata symbolize the forgiveness of sins and a new beginning.
Before attempting to hit the pinata,
the person must cover his eyes, symbolically to protect himself from
being enticed by the pinata. After hitting the pinata, the person
must make a resolution or resolutions. Resolutions can include:
doing good deeds, become a better person, be kinder, be more
patient, or get along with others.
Last updated:
Friday, November 14, 2008
