Happy Easter, Money and manuscript news

Well humans, happy Easter to those who celebrate, and happy Sunday to those who don't. Christians celebrate Easter commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and as a Christian, I highly encouraage this practice. However, the celebrations of Easter have many customs and legends that are pagan in origin and have nothing to do with Christianity, and it is facinating to learn about them.

Scholars, accepting the derivation proposed by the 8th-century English scholar St. Bede, believe the name Easter is thought to come from the Scandinavian "Ostra" and the Teutonic "Ostern" or "Eastre," both Goddesses of mythology signifying spring and fertility whose festival was celebrated on the day of the vernal equinox

Traditions associated with the festival survive in the Easter rabbit, a symbol of fertility, and in colored easter eggs, originally painted with bright colors to represent the sunlight of spring, and used in Easter-egg rolling contests or given as gifts.

Easter is observed by the churches of the West on the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or following the spring equinox (March 2I). So Easter became a "movable" feast which can occur as early as March 22 or as late as April 25

As to the australian $20.00 note that Emilia brought back from her trip, for info on what it is made of, go to the entry a couple of days back that has the $50.00 note. This is also a polymer. What is interesting about the twenty is the fact that therer has been only two issuings of this note. The first issue was 14 February 1966, replacing the ten pound note which had the same red colouration, and that was made of paper, which had a gradient of yellow and red, with a distinct red background, and this polymer note which can be recognised for its distinct red colouration in 1994. Mary Reibey, a philanthopist in the late 1700's to mid 1800's appears in the bottom pic, and the Rev. John Flynn, a presbeterian minister, appears on the other side. He founded the founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the world's first air ambulance service. He died an old man in 1951. Garry Emery designed the note.

Okay, as to the Manuscript news, we neeed to get it to the published by Jusly, completly done. The contract is in the mail to us, and all is well. We should have our book out next year at the latest, depending on when the publisher decides to release it. Okay, there is the excitement for teamramey, for those who did not know.

Peace

Jody