James Duvalier

I had heard my grandmother and great-aunt, now in their 90’s, speak about the May Day celebrations of their youth, but it was not until I was in my twenties and began to travel abroad that I learned of the widespread observance of this day and it’s spiritual roots.  In the Anglosphere many May Day traditions have their origins in the ancient pre-Christian festival of Beltane once widely celebrated in Britain and Ireland.  On this night, people…
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