Interfaith
Apr. 17th, 2022 01:47 pmSo I disappeared for two months, sorry about that. Mostly I'm just tired, and all my energy is going to an increasingly desperate struggle to avoid plague when both the government and my employers would prefer if everybody just gets sick repeatedly. I have also been taking steps towards massive life changes, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to continue cryptic about progress in that direction until I can officially make a public announcement.
Anyway, I wanted to tell you about this weekend, which is of course the start of Pesach and also Easter. Happy festivals to Jewish and Christian peeps. It's also the middle of Ramadan, and people are getting excited about the confluence of all three, though I think it's not that surprising since Easter and Pesach are supposed to coincide (even we don't quite make it every year), and Ramadan lasts a whole month so lots of things overlap with Ramadan. But in my personal life, this confluence means I spent Friday night at a Seder with my family of origin (but couldn't invite most of my family of choice because it was Good Friday for them), and yesterday evening at an interfaith iftar event, and today I am going to OSOs for Easter dinner.
( religion, in person gatherings during plague )
So anyway, way more Covid risk than I have been accepting up to now, but a completely brilliant couple of days. I'm looking forward to dinner with OSOs, and a quieter week for the middle of the festival, culminating in last night Seder for my family of choice.
Anyway, I wanted to tell you about this weekend, which is of course the start of Pesach and also Easter. Happy festivals to Jewish and Christian peeps. It's also the middle of Ramadan, and people are getting excited about the confluence of all three, though I think it's not that surprising since Easter and Pesach are supposed to coincide (even we don't quite make it every year), and Ramadan lasts a whole month so lots of things overlap with Ramadan. But in my personal life, this confluence means I spent Friday night at a Seder with my family of origin (but couldn't invite most of my family of choice because it was Good Friday for them), and yesterday evening at an interfaith iftar event, and today I am going to OSOs for Easter dinner.
( religion, in person gatherings during plague )
So anyway, way more Covid risk than I have been accepting up to now, but a completely brilliant couple of days. I'm looking forward to dinner with OSOs, and a quieter week for the middle of the festival, culminating in last night Seder for my family of choice.
