[positive adjective] [seasonal event]!
A number of co-workers and clients have been struggling this year to come up with a way to wish people "Season's Greetings" or the like, and also to celebrate with appropriate symbols to everyone. I'm more of a "give everyone the ability and space to make their own proper statements" type, myself. However, in light of this apparent need for a truly multicultural celebratory event, I've come up with:
Multicultural December Solstice-ish seasonal event celebration instructions.
1) Take 44 small evergreen trees or bushes. Water them only at night for one month.
2) Obtain 9 grass mats.
3) On the last evening of the 30 days, decorate the 44 evergreens with a multitude of tiny oil lamps while contemplating the blessing of having trees.
4) On the next evening, place one evergreen on a grass mat.
5) Set one of the other evergreens on fire; use it to ignite the first, then place it on another grass mat.
6) Repeat for seven more evenings, adding an extra evergreen each night. [Grass mats and oil lamps may need to be replaced, depending on quality, materials, and treatment.]
7) Plant 45 evergreens at the end of the festival.
Warning: not recommended for indoor celebration.
It's sure to please or offend all in equal portions.
[edited 13:18]
Multicultural December Solstice-ish seasonal event celebration instructions.
1) Take 44 small evergreen trees or bushes. Water them only at night for one month.
2) Obtain 9 grass mats.
3) On the last evening of the 30 days, decorate the 44 evergreens with a multitude of tiny oil lamps while contemplating the blessing of having trees.
4) On the next evening, place one evergreen on a grass mat.
5) Set one of the other evergreens on fire; use it to ignite the first, then place it on another grass mat.
6) Repeat for seven more evenings, adding an extra evergreen each night. [Grass mats and oil lamps may need to be replaced, depending on quality, materials, and treatment.]
7) Plant 45 evergreens at the end of the festival.
Warning: not recommended for indoor celebration.
It's sure to please or offend all in equal portions.
[edited 13:18]