tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post8390080048998979653..comments2023-10-12T15:03:15.389+01:00Comments on Lindsay's Romantics: Easter Sunday... The Pagan World is on Fire! By Erin O'QuinnLindsay Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11513558547686982857noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-42609315072117757812013-04-01T13:57:40.572+01:002013-04-01T13:57:40.572+01:00I'm coming a day late but I wanted to say fabu...I'm coming a day late but I wanted to say fabulous post, Erin. <br /><br />:)<br />RoseRose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-2942091353521494532013-03-31T15:43:40.103+01:002013-03-31T15:43:40.103+01:00Hi, Christina,
Yes, fires are a traditional way t...Hi, Christina,<br /><br />Yes, fires are a traditional way to symbolize purification and rebirth, and so are naturally associated with Beltane and Easter too. I mentioned how the huge fires may also have been a way for ancient societies to burn away the filth that could spread disease...not that they "knew" it in the modern sense. But after a fire, health returns to the land. <br /><br />I appreciate your observations. Happy Easter to you too. ~ErinErin OQuinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113229623866154645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-45079104590046598302013-03-31T15:34:55.766+01:002013-03-31T15:34:55.766+01:00Very interesting post! In my native Sweden, they ...Very interesting post! In my native Sweden, they still light big bonfires on 30th April (Walpurgis night or as we say "Valborgsmässoafton") which must be a remnant of the same tradition. I think it's meant to be Beltane, but the date has become fixed nowadays.<br />Happy Easter!Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394275746146697340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-86153354533036756482013-03-31T15:16:06.412+01:002013-03-31T15:16:06.412+01:00I appreciate your observation, Linda. If ever I vi...I appreciate your observation, Linda. If ever I visit Tara, I know I'll look toward the Hill of Slaine in the distance, seeing Patrick—his stubborn chin, his flashing blue eyes—defying the very king.<br /><br />Thanks for your well wishes! All best, Erin<br /><br />Erin OQuinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113229623866154645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-58566469662988972232013-03-31T14:54:27.057+01:002013-03-31T14:54:27.057+01:00It was most interesting to read the historical con...It was most interesting to read the historical context, Erin, thanks. We had a day trip to Tara, along with Newgrange, when across in the Ireland a few years ago. The scenery is very magestic and I can really "see" this in the context of the landscape.<br /><br />Hope the novel does well for you.Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-39742034677346468732013-03-31T14:00:15.328+01:002013-03-31T14:00:15.328+01:00Dear Lindsay,
Thanks for welcoming me to your bea...Dear Lindsay,<br /><br />Thanks for welcoming me to your beautiful site. I hope your readers will ask questions and enjoy this little different take on the holiday.<br /><br />All best, xErinErin OQuinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113229623866154645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-77185579005010061922013-03-31T13:43:59.506+01:002013-03-31T13:43:59.506+01:00Welcome, Erin, and thank you for sharing. I loved ...Welcome, Erin, and thank you for sharing. I loved your romantic Irish trilogy!Lindsay Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513558547686982857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-35966692222998484162013-03-31T13:22:35.433+01:002013-03-31T13:22:35.433+01:00Dear Lindsay and readers,
Good morning, and Happy...Dear Lindsay and readers,<br /><br />Good morning, and Happy Easter.<br /><br />I am pleased to be here today, remembering a dramatic Paschal Fire that occured 1500 years ago. From what hagiographic scholars and historians have been able to piece together, the story recounted here really did happen. Patrick—stubborn yet wholly spiritual—needed to show the pagan world that Christ was the true Son and Sun of God.<br /><br />The book I wrote, THE WAKENING FIRE, recounts how the high king had the meddling priest hauled before him at his court in Tara, and what happened next to change the history of Ireland. I hope you'll read it...a fiery romance, and a tale of fire.<br /><br />Thanks for hosting me, and for being with me this Easter Sunday. Slán, Erin O'QuinnErin OQuinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113229623866154645noreply@blogger.com