This is my treasure chest of souvenirs from around th eAncientWorlds site.
July 7, 2007
Treasures from the Orient
Posted at 12:00 EST
The Orient's Hungry Ghost Festival is brilliant! The enjoyment and and amount I have learned from the articles and houseboats I have visited so far remind me of why I joined AncientWorlds. It's a very creative project and so good to see a community developing in the Grand Canal.
I took a walk through the enchanting Tanabata Wishing Grove and found this gorgeous memento:
Wow! 80% in the Oriental Marriage quiz and a pretty plaque:
February 1, 2007
Poesy
Posted at 14:00 EST
Haiku: Imbolc ode to warriors:
Poet-warriors stir.
Snowdrops by icy wells ~
Brighid's fire returns.
New Year mementoes
Posted at 13:00 EST
I scored 80% in the Airmid's Well Imbolc herb quiz! Who knew I had such knowledge of "foreign devil" herbs?
Click on the beautiful graphic of the Celtic goddess Brigid to try your luck:
The Celt have also introduced the charming custom of tying a ribbon or strip of cloth to one of Brigid's sacred bushes in return for a blessing. I am apparently very lucky because she gave me this one:
Slainte mhor agus a h-uile beannachd duibh!
Good health and every good blessing to you!
Click on the plaque below to visit Brigid's Blessing Bush:
