The Babylonians were partying 4,000 years ago on New Years eve, then they continued to party for 11 days. But the reason for their grand bash, was to ready themselves for the planting season. And their resolutions were usually to pay back debt and give back farming implements they'd borrowed.
I like the idea of a party for farmers who are about to begin preparing the land and the soil and the seeds to plant.
Janus the god of change and transition and beginnings, looking forward and backwards.
January.
I like the idea we should balance our hopes for tomorrow with a keen awareness of what happened yesterday.
We look forward too much and not backwards enough, if we looked backwards more maybe we wouldn't fall of the resolution bandwagon so easily.
Tonight i am intending on being with a group of friends that I often see, here where I live.
One of us might remember to flick on a TV at 11.58pm for two minutes to hear a few of Big Ben's chimes, then we'll carry on playing a game or dancing or whatever we end up doing.
And if anyone gets serious or maudlin, they are going to get their head dunked in a bowl of leftover turkey soup....
The Year of the Rat is nearly upon us...
(well not quite, the Chinese New Year happens in February)
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2 comments:
I'm backwards - so that's all right then.
So did anyone have a head dunking? I do love those old country traditions hee hee
Hope you had fun..... are you still partying maybe???
Year of the Rat..... we've certainly had a few of those over the years ;-)
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