Re: International Harry Potter Day

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From	djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt)
Subject	Re: International Harry Potter Day
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Date	2023-05-01 22:05 +0000
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In article <dalton-2D39BE.14514601052023@news.eternal-september.org>,
David Dalton  <dalton@nfld.com> wrote:
>Tomorrow (May 2) is International Harry Potter Day,
>which marks the date on which Harry Potter conquered
>Lord Voldemort.  It is also US National Fire Day.
>
>Today is Beltane (May 1), so I suggest you play 
>Loreena McKennitt's Huron `Beltane' Fire Dance,
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW2tYM2LZik  .
>
>My latest attempt to improve the world is described
>on the thread "May Day, SOS" on alt.religion.druid 
>and includes a global binding of criminals.
>
>The attempt began the night of April 29 and I hope
>it will be complete by early May 2, and that period
>includes the lunar phase of Yom Kippur (The Day of
>Atonement) though of course it is not the correct
>lunar month.

(Hal Heydt)
May 1 is the anniversary of the event that launched the Society
for Creative Anachronism (SCA), though no one knew it at the
time, as it was intended to be a one-off party. The SCA counts
its years from May 1, 1966.

The West Kingdom of the SCA holds a coronation on the weekend
closest to 1 May (Beltane Coronation was over last weekend).

Dorothy and I picked our wedding date as to not conflict with SCA
events, so our anniversary was May 8.  Were she still alive, next
Monday would be our 52nd anniversary.

>"I will stare at the sun until its light doesnšt blind me/I will walk into 
>the fire until its heat doesnšt burn me/And I will feed the fire" (S. McL.)

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International Harry Potter Day David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com> - 2023-05-01 14:51 -0230
  Re: International Harry Potter Day djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2023-05-01 22:05 +0000
  Re: International Harry Potter Day David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com> - 2023-05-02 21:17 -0230

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