[Northkeep] The festival of St. Ignore de Messge

[Horn, Trisha D.]

You know, I'd forgotten all about the cheese hurling and the pig lifting.
And did you happen to remember what came that night?!?! That's right! The
giant bacon and cheese fondue pot (communal, of course, with plenty of
double dipping).  My, my. I shall smile with recollections all the home this
evening...(gentle sniffle, gentle sniffle, HONK)

Raghnailt

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Keith Duke [SMTP:KDUKE at fwmurphy.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, August 24, 2004 16:31
> To:	The Barony of Northkeep
> Subject:	RE: [Northkeep] The festival of St. Ignore de Messge
> 
> <sniff> Brings a tear to my eye, recalling the scenes... The beribboned
> goat is quite an eye-catching sight... 
> I was especially fond of two of the local children's activities - cheese
> hurling and the muddy pig lifting contests... And the beautiful - if
> pungent & slightly slimy - woven sauerkraut necklaces on all the
> unmarried maidens...
> 
> Ah...Fond memories...
> 
> -Piotr-
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: northkeep-bounces+kduke=fwmurphy.com at ansteorra.org
> [mailto:northkeep-bounces+kduke=fwmurphy.com at ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of
> Horn, Trisha D.
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 3:57 PM
> To: 'The Barony of Northkeep'
> Subject: RE: [Northkeep] The festival of St. Ignore de Messge
> 
> 
> It's true, he's right.  I've actually attended this festival (the 50th
> anniversary, I believe it was, of Himor). It was in the early spring and
> lovely. The locals decorated everything with flower bedecked stuffed
> squirrels and hung hundreds of green olives from the trees (which was
> slightly difficult because they're slippery and have to have the strings
> well knotted, lest they slide off the end).  Ah... I'll never forget the
> magnificent strains of the yodeling choir.  Of course, after a few
> garlic beers, it all degenerated to an armpit brigade, farting out local
> favorites. And nothing could ever replace the fond memories I'll always
> cherish of Der Festival Hoonter, which as everyone knows is the grand
> marshall of the opening parade. Impressive chap, he was, with his
> bouquet of rat-on-a-stick and necklaces of garlic cloves, waving to the
> crowds as his goat strode proudly by.  I don't think they've ever had
> that many satin ribbons on one goat's tail before - I heard it set a
> record...
> 
> Just wanted to share my warm fuzzies-
> Raghnailt
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Keith Duke [SMTP:KDUKE at fwmurphy.com]
> > Sent:	Tuesday, August 24, 2004 14:47
> > To:	The Barony of Northkeep
> > Subject:	[Northkeep] The festival of St. Ignore de Messge
> > 
> > I thought Himor was a small town in Eastern Europe, where once a year 
> > - in the fall - they had a large festival and ignore everything 
> > written in emails, in honor of saint Messge...
> > 
> > Then they drink garlic flavored beer and eat salted herring soaked in 
> > vodka and beet juice.
> > 
> > And dance.
> > 
> > A lot.
> > 
> > It's a good time.
> > 
> > 
> > -Piotr-
> > 
> > 
> > 
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