SC - Chanukah
Robin Carroll-Mann
harper at idt.net
Thu Dec 2 07:35:37 PST 1999
And it came to pass on 2 Dec 99,, that Christine A Seelye-King wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Dec 1999 Lady Brighid ni Chiarain writes:
>
> >
> > > Happy Chanukah to all those it applies to.
> >
> > Thank you. I really gotta polish the Chanukah menorah tomorrow.
> <snippage of a wonderful holiday celebration >
> I want to thank you for that lovely description of your holiday
> observances. I was picturing you there, with your hubby and mother, and
> then with your larger family, and then I was thankful that I had met you
> this summer at Pennsic, and could picture you there and follow you through
> your Chanukah.
My Chanukah is somewhat less traditional than some, as mine is a two-
religion household. Today, I will polish the menorah -- a battered,
brass-plated affair with two rampant lions -- that belonged to my
grandparents. Tonight, I will help my lord husband decorate the
Christmas tree that is *his* link to childhood holiday celebrations. To
be fully accurate, I should amend my list of Chanukah procedures:
1. Unplug Christmas tree.
2. Light candles
(etc.)
> We have our weekly Chorusters Guild rehearsal at the home of Baron
> William de Montegilt and his lady, Mistress Irene, and we all look
> forward to the Tuesday night during Chanukah when we get to help light the
> menorah (s?). They have several on the mantel piece, and the kids are
> learning to recite the Hebrew, so it has become our traditon as well.
It can be a lovely, enriching experience to partake, even vicariously, of
other people's traditions. I very much enjoyed Master A's descriptions
of his family's Thanksgivings, especially the one with his wife's family
> My favorite is the menorasaurus! (picture a brontosaur with candles
> down it's back:)
There's a shop in the town where I work that has an exquisite menorah --
a line of bronze dancers in 19th century East European garb, hands
joyously held high, and each hand grasping a candle. A town near me
has a large menorah displayed in the central square. It's not the usual
metal-pipes and electric-bulb version. This one is supplied by a local
Orthodox yeshiva (seminary), and it is built of wood, surmounted by 9
oil-burning hurricane lanterns.
> Have a blessed Holiday,
> Mistress Christianna MacGrain
Thank you. May your own holidays be full of light and joy.
Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
mka Robin Carroll-Mann
harper at idt.net
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