Celebrations

Scotland by ClanmotherNovember 30, 2014

Happy St. Andrews Day!

Today is St. Andrew’s Day! Scotland is celebrating their patron saint. The bagpipers will be out in force, along with the haggis and tartans. And not only in Scotland. According to the official St. Andrew’s Day website, there are over 50 million people (of which I am one) around the world that claim Scottish […]

Paul Gauguin by ClanmotherMay 1, 2012May 1, 2012

It’s May Day!

Art requires philosophy, just as philosophy requires art. Otherwise, what would become of beauty? Paul Gauguin May 1st originated as an ancient spring festival. It is related to the Celtic festival of Beltane, the Germanic festival of Walpurgis Night and various other northern European pagan celebrations. As time passed, and Europe became Christianized, May Day […]