Ron and I took Alex to a harvest festival at a big farm nearby on Saturday. See the photographic evidence in the post immediately prior to this one. :) There were so many people there-it was like visiting Disneyland. They had hay rides, a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, a corn maze, etc. It was such a huge deal, it got me thinking about harvest festivals in general, and what an ancient part they are of human culture. I remember reading The Golden Bough years ago; how James Frazer talks about the sacrifice of the king that would happen during harvest festival, to ensure the return of the crops the following year.
More thoughts to come later.
Image is "Corn King" by Charles Vess.
PS-Neil Gaiman's recent essay on fairy tales can be found here.
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The essay was great, though he complains about how it was edited. Check out his blog entry on it:
http://www.neilgaiman.com/journal/2007/10/re-your-brains.html
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