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From: "Henry & Cheryl Williford" <>
Subject: Re: No Puritans here
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 10:47:31 -0600


You gave me the shivers, Dorothy. I had'nt really thought about our
customs in that way but now that I have I'm glad I did. Makes the shadows
of the 'old ones' show up a bit brighter. Sure wish they were telling the
names of their 'old ones' to me, but then, I might not want a wee spirt
talking to me! Perhaps they know that and keep silent. Have a good day.
Cheryl......

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> From: Dorothy Chance <>
> To: ;
> Subject: Re: No Puritans here
> Date: Sunday, February 22, 1998 10:17 PM
>
> Excellent question! Not long ago I was in attendance at the wedding of
a
> young cousin. In a church totally unaccustomed to candles being lighted
by
> acolytes etc. this tradition went on. Then the flowers strewn about,
then
> the attendants gather with great solemnity, stand in readiness as the
music
> swells, the congregation rises and faces the closed doors at the back of
the
> chuch which are opened to reveal.....the shimmering veiled goddess
> herself...no human, that vision! And of course, the very name "Bride"
> should sound quite familiar to all of us Scotch Irish!!
>
> When it occurred to me that this tradition does not have Christian roots,
> indeed, the traditions are even more ancient than Christianity, and no
other
> ceremonious occasion is so filled with need for perfection, for
sacrificial
> money expenditures, etc., I suddenly realized the enormous power of the
> ancients. Now, seems like everywhere I look, I see the footprints of our
> heritage!!

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