[Magdalen] Easter celebration

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Anything that defies the darkness seems like a terrific idea to me.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 10:23 AM, cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

> Electric candles at each window year round are commonly seen here in
> NE Pennsylvania USA.  I've asked about them, because they are not
> commonly seen in the Upper Midwest USA, and I usually get "It's a Slavic
> custom."  Yet, residents of Slavic ancestry here have denied that.  Go
> figure.
>
> Another custom is artificial Easter eggs on bushes around Easter.  I get
> the
> same explanation as the candles in the windows.
>
> I've been told that the little white Christmas type lights on shrubs and
> trees
> started on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, and has been widely adopted in
> the rest of the USA.  That's where I first saw them used.
>
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> David S.
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> In a message dated 4/7/2018 9:20:23 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu writes:
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> I like having those small white lights up all year long. Currently they
> hang in my window,>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>