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Sláinte! Goddess Meets Groundhog

By Edythe Preet, Columnist
February / March 2001

February 1, 2001 by

Time passes and things change. As people migrate from nation to nation around the earth, they may leave the land of their birth behind, but their travel gear is packed chock full of tradition. No matter where the emigrants settle, customs and festivities that have weathered the test of time find a new home as well. Sometimes the celebration is adopted whole and intact. One … [Read more...] about Sláinte! Goddess Meets Groundhog

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