BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//InvisionCommunity Events 5.0.18//EN METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN REFRESH-INTERVAL:PT15M X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT15M X-WR-CALNAME:RMWorkCalendar NAME:RMWorkCalendar BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London TZURL:https://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Easter GOOD NEWS CALENDAR DTSTAMP:20250619T113925Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:350-5-c3fe8195a3dde498d013e477e2142422@aalbc.com ORGANIZER;CN="richardmurray":noreply@aalbc.com DESCRIPTION:\n Easter is always between March 22nd and April 25th .Easte r was April 12th in the year 2020\, the name is derived from Ēostre the real or unreal germanic goddess but the date and most modern traditions refer to Pascha which roughly translates to passover\, the Jewish holi day. But\, I want to focus on  Ēostre. For easter\, include the real or unreal traditions attributed to Eostre\, like rabbits\, or make your o wn.You can show photos of art OR text of fiction \n\n\n\n \n  The phot os can be to->\;sculpture/knitting or sewing/graffiti/tattoo or any craf t depicting Eostra real or unreal traditions \n \n\n\n\n \n  The text can only be fiction based on the following: Real or unreal traditons of Eostre. Orthodox catholic easter comes a week after roman catholic easter .  \n \n\n\n\n \n Story 1 https://aalbc.com/tc/blogs/entry/261-eostre- art-or-text-craft-parade-good-news-blog/?do=findComment&\;comment=892   \n \n\n\n\n \n Story 2 https://aalbc.com/tc/blogs/entry/261-eostre-a rt-or-text-craft-parade-good-news-blog/?do=findComment&\;comment=893   \n \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n STORY 1\n\n\n\n It is April 12th 2020\, Ess Mae M urard walk by her Easter painting aside her grandchildren.  \n\n \n\n\n\n The boy ask: “I never seen that painting before”\n\n “No you have n ot Hakim\, it is one I did a while back but I only present it for Easter ”: gently replied Ess Mae.  \n\n “Why grandma S?”: reply a girl.  \n\n “I was going to ask that Shaniqua!”: cut in Hakim.\n\n “No n eed to shout Hakim\, it was a good question anyway right?”: Grandma Ess tickle Hakim and Shaniqua\, either laugh.  \n\n Grandma Ess continue: “ to answer the question you both want to know\, I must go back to earlier d ays”. She take a photo off a desk.\n\n \n\n\n\n “Grandpa Clay!”: rep ly both children in unison.  \n\n “yes\, your grandfather with me befor e church\,1947\, I was a little sad\, a commission I was hoping to get was obtained by D. Scott\, made me quite mad”: recall grandma Ess\, and she continue: “We went to church\, your grandpa Clay had to do some work in a white man’s house\, So I chose to go to St. Nicholas park and sit to gather my thoughts and that is when I saw her…”: the children are atte ntive:“Eostre”:the children interrupt Grandma Ess.\n\n “who is Eos tre”:ask Hakim.  \n\n “yes\, please tell us grandma S”: Shanique pu ll on her grandmother’s arm.\n\n Grandma Ess continue: “… hmmm\, wel l\, at first I did not know who she was and I said\, nice hat\, she found that amusing and seemed interested in what I had to say… I learned she w as the Earth”: the children look confused and Grandma Ess continue: “w ell\, the spirit of the Earth who once every turn around the sun makes an appearance as a human to humans”\n\n Grandma Ess look to the children wh o are still confused\, and smile. She continue: “think of it like this\, we live on a planet\, called Earth\, and she is living so\, she has a spi rit\, but her spirit is special\, not like a humans\, her spirit can inhab it many kinds of bodies.”\n\n “why grandma Ess”: ask Shaniqua.  \ n\n “The earth is very old and powerful\, I can not explain all in why E arth reacts the way it does in any way… but we talked about many things\ , and when she was done she offered me a chance to paint her”\n\n “So that is her\, the spirit of Earth”: ask Hakim.  \n\n “hmmm rather\, t hat is the form the spirit of Earth took”: reply Grandma Ess.  \n\n “ but why only show it during easter”: ask Shaniqua.\n\n “well”: a car horn cut off Grandma Ess\, and she speak to the matter: “you two\, lets go \, we can talk about it later \,lets go outside”: she take a photo.\ n\n The three leave the house and meet a woman waiting by a wall.\n\n \n\n \n\n “come on Ma!”: speak the woman.\n\n “coming chile\, now go on y ou two\, go to your mother”: suggest Grandma Ess\, but Hakim shake his h ead and Shanique tighten her grip.  \n\n “So you two want to bother you r grandmother about something\, alright\, but just get in the car\, ok”: and after the mother speak\, the grandchildren usher into the car quiet a nd wait for grandma Ess.\n\n …\n\n while driving to church Grandma Ess w as active on her tablet and asked the children: “you two ready to learn why that painting can’t be shown”.\n\n “I see now what is going on ”: the children’s mother smile.\n\n “Don’t say anything mommy”: request Shaniqua.\n\n “yeah\, we want to hear it from grandma”: demand Hakim.\n\n “ok ok\, may I listen to”: ask the mother\, and the childr en nod.\n\n Grandma Ess smile and say: “take a look at the image on the tablet”: and she hand the tablet to the children in the back seat. Hakim plus Shaniqua look at the image.  \n\n \n\n\n\n Grandma Ess begin to fin ish her story: “well… once long ago\, great birds existed\, these bird s could be ridden like a horse. Humans lived well with adult ones but coul d never breed children\, but it didn’t matter for they continued to be b orn in the wild\, until one day…”: the children gasp in preparation an d grandma Ess continue: “the earth changed. These birds had only one nes ting ground\, and it was destroyed in a great earthquake\, that burned the sky so none could fly away… the humans who used these birds was very an gry cause these birds was the only way they could reach some of the remote locations where they lived. They asked the Earth to make more of the bird s to restart their bloodline… but the Earth refused. The humans who rode these birds\, became very angry and cursed all our mother… do you have an idea why the painting can not be seen now?”\n\n Hakim think\, but sha ke his head. Shaniqua think and say:“ the eggs? ”\n\n “Yes\, Shani qua”: smile Grandma Ess\, Hakim cry out in agony\, their mother laugh.  \n\n “But\, those little eggs in the painting are the eggs of those hu ge birds”\n\n “no\, but they are the map… The Eostre made a map of e ggs\, utilized correctly\, which I will not say how\, they provide a map\, the painting gives clues to those who know\, thus the spirit of Earth dem anded I not make that publicly shown… and I have kept my promise\, and a s your mother has kept it \, I demand you two”\n\n Shaniqua plus Hakim s mile: “yes grandma Ess”\n\n “Ok guys\, we at church your”\n\n “Daddy!”: yell the two children in unison cutting off their mother’s instruction. The mother open the car doors and the children are out\; she blow a kiss to her husband.\n\n “You know my sweet Roe\, you can make a few more eggs for me to tell my story too”: explain Grandma Ess to her daughter.  \n\n “Momma \, I am not going to be laying tons of eggs\, I know you and Rick been talking and plotting\, now enjoy your church\, I wi ll be back to take us all to Black Fort for lunch”: say Roe\, as she wat ch her mother exit the car and meet up with the husband plus kids.\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n STORY 2\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n Each child from Earth is part in a community and between each perihelion the Earth must speak to each child's community at least once\, per the agreement with the Sun. In the oldest s wamp from Earth the human season come again\, the time of Eostre\, when th e spirit in Earth take a humanoid form to speak to her human children. She slowly form the body deep in a swampland so thick\, the morning sun seem a sunset.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n It is said if you are lucky to witness the spir it of the Earth before she settles her form\, the Earth will allow you to take a piece from in her. But\, I myself have never been able to witness s uch a thing to prove it myself. \n\n The spirit of Earth\, after forming the body\, begin to walk out from the swamp to speak to the humans. She me ets a hare\, basking in the sunlight.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n The hare turn to lo ok to her and cognize her immediately. It hop to her feet and ask:\" what can I do for the earth Spirit\". The Eostre ask the hare:\" please take me to the human tribe\". The hare bow and escort The Eostre out the swamp\, out the wood and into a human roadway. A human man turn a sharp corner nea r the wood exit and is astonished at the figure before him. He ask The Eos tre if he can take a photo of her. She nod her head. He ask her to take a look at it.\n\n \n\n\n\n He ask her name\, and she look down at the Hare\, who head shake in disagreement. The man sulk off looking at the photo. \ n\n The Eostre look down at the road and ask the hare: \"how far are the h umans from their.... road\"\n\n \"Not far earth spirit\, about ten thousan d hops\, but beware humans wearing odd smelling metal clumps\"\n\n And The Eostre leave the hare\, at the side of the road. \n\n \n\n\n\n The Eostr e walk and walk\, observing the humans in cars going by. In the late morni ng\, she observe a small human girl carrying eggs in one hand\, picking up an egg in the other. The Eostre go over to the girl and ask: \"why did yo u take that egg and have an egg basket?\"\n\n \"Its easter\": the little g irl reply.\n\n \"YEs\, I know but egg is meant to be cared for not\, throw n about\, you never know what kind of life it may bring\"\n\n The little g irl stand confused or bored. The Eostre ask her to sit the egg she just fo und down. After the little girl did\, the Eostre tap her foot once and the egg grow\, and grow\, wiping away decorations and a small dragon pop out. \n\n \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n The little girl is very happy\, even though the b aby dragon tried to snap her finger off\; she place the baby dragon in her egg basket. And\, grab The Eostre hand and say: \"Please\, come home\, my parents will love to meet you\, my dad does magic and my mom loves dragon s\"\n\n \"you think it is wise for your mom to see a dragon\"\n\n \"yes\, lets go\": and the little girl drag The Eostre to her home. The little gir l ask The Eostre to notice the eggs on the table and say: \"my dad made th em\"\n\n The Eostre look at the eggs and smile. You know\, it will be good to talk to your parents. And The Eostretime happened successfully\, albei t an initial shock of nudity from the parents to the little girl.\n\n\n\n  \n\n DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250322 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250426 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR