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Only in the summer! Mass will be held in historic St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 1:00 today. Come join us.

You don't need to be cathlic and you don't need to be religious, just repectful once you're in there. Why would you attend? Because this is the old church, mass is only held in there in summer becuase there is no electricity in there so no lights and not heat for the winter months. It's a lovely, old church and it is on the historical register. Mass is mercifully short, which is good because those plank seats get very hard very quickly. If it makes your bum hurt, offer it up or bring a cushion.

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This is typically a day of potato salad, bbq and beer. It started out as a day of remembering those who have died, particularly soldiers, but it has turned into a big party day instead. Last week we visited the cemetery where most of my relatives get buried and put a few flowers on our ancestors. It's interesting to go there with the family and read the gravestones of where in Ireland thy came from and when. Of course, there are loads of stories to go along with the names.

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There's no story in the Bible about a long-eared, cotton-tailed creature known as the Easter Bunny. Neither is there a passage about young children painting eggs or hunting for baskets overflowing with scrumptious Easter goodies. And real rabbits certainly don't lay eggs.

So why are these traditions so ingrained in Easter Sunday? And what do they have to do with the resurrection of Jesus? Well, nothing.

Bunnies, eggs, Easter gifts and fluffy, yellow chicks in gardening hats all stem from pagan roots. They were incorporated into the celebration of Easter separately from the Christian tradition of honoring the day Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

According to University of Florida's Center for Children's Literature and Culture, the origin of the celebration — and the Easter bunny — can be traced back to 13th century, pre-Christian Germany, when people worshiped several gods and goddesses. The Teutonic deity Eostra was the goddess of spring and fertility, and feasts were held in her honor on the Vernal Equinox. Her symbol was the rabbit because of the animal’s high reproduction rate.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36149164/ns/technology_and_science-science/

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It's the wearin' o the green day. I have mine on.

Today's menu is classic Irish: leftovers. Later, dogwalking, yoga and the hundredpushups program. Funny, Kit is losing weight and I am gaining weight. Go figure.

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