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Edythe Preet

Lent and Easter: The Fast and the Feast

By Edythe Preet


April 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment

In pre-Christian Ireland, the spring celebration on May 1 was called Bealtaine. Household fires were extinguished several days before the feast and people were forbidden to rekindle them until Druid priests lit a ceremonial bonfire on the Hill of Tara, stronghold of the High King. When Christianity supplanted pagan customs a new spring celebration was introduced: Easter, … [Read more...] about Lent and Easter: The Fast and the Feast

Bid Thy Guests Welcome Though They Come At Any Hour

By Edythe Preet

July/August 1997

February 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment

In the 16th century Elizabeth I was Queen of England. Spain and England were at war, and their armadas stalked each other on the open seas. Certain Irish sailing captains who swore allegiance to neither nation raided both fleets for profit. Some called them pirates. Some called them heroes. One became a legend.  Her name was Granuaile. Grace O'Malley. Pirate Queen. Many tales … [Read more...] about Bid Thy Guests Welcome Though They Come At Any Hour

Sláinte! Many a Shabby Foal Makes a Fine Horse

By Edythe Preet

May/June 1997

February 8, 2025 by Leave a Comment

It is Spring. The foals are being born. In their gawky long-legged honor, I give you the saga of the Irish and their horses. It is a history that stretches across centuries. It is a tale of friendships and working partners. It is a romance born of the land, nurtured by necessity and fastened by ancient bonds. It is one of the oldest love stories on earth.  Horses arrived in … [Read more...] about Sláinte! Many a Shabby Foal Makes a Fine Horse

Slàinte! A Universal Christmas

By Edythe Preet

November/December 1998, republished in Winter 2024

September 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment

All around the world, the holiday season is a time to gather with family and friends, to share abundance, to feast, to reflect on the memories of joyful times past, and to make every effort to ensure that the future will be peaceful and prosperous for all. Here in the United States, the holiday season is celebrated in a myriad of ways bequeathed us by the thousands of … [Read more...] about Slàinte! A Universal Christmas

Sláinte! Spring’s Precious Sting

By Edythe Preet
June / July 2010

May 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Nettles - the edible leaf that is also known as the devil's leaf. Some foods don’t have a real come-hitherness about them. Who was the bold soul to first slurp a raw oyster? Artichokes have thorns and stickers growing on every surface. Rhubarb is notorious for its super sour pucker power, and, if carelessly ingested, its leaves are quite capable of killing a foolhardy … [Read more...] about Sláinte! Spring’s Precious Sting

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