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Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Dr. Martin Gooter Bling on May 01, 2018, 04:12:10 am

Title: may eve celebrations?
Post by: Dr. Martin Gooter Bling on May 01, 2018, 04:12:10 am

never heard the likes of it.
https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/limerick-firefighters-called-to-hoax-drowning-also-attacked-with-stones-during-may-eve-celebrations-840152.html (https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/limerick-firefighters-called-to-hoax-drowning-also-attacked-with-stones-during-may-eve-celebrations-840152.html)

Title: Re: may eve celebrations?
Post by: vandriver on May 01, 2018, 07:42:57 am

It's a new one on me.

Title: Re: may eve celebrations?
Post by: watty on May 01, 2018, 09:03:39 am

Drownings... Bonfires... Attacks on emergency services...

Sounds like a normal night in Limerick  rofl

Title: Re: may eve celebrations?
Post by: Rat Catcher on May 01, 2018, 10:45:16 am

Happy Saint Walpurga's day.

I thought bonfires and dancing on May Eve were mainly Eastern European traditions, kinda like Halloween for them. I have vague recollection of one of the local farmers explaining a tradition of blessing the land with holy water on May Day (maybe May Eve).

Title: Re: may eve celebrations?
Post by: Tony on May 01, 2018, 11:13:22 am

As far a I remember rats it was something like putting out a jam jar at night to collect the morning due then placing it around or in the land to bless it or some kinda shit like that.

Title: Re: may eve celebrations?
Post by: Rat Catcher on May 01, 2018, 12:31:15 pm

They've no problem today, the good Lord's own water is falling from the sky.