Happy Michaelmas Day! / myLot

Malaysia

September 29, 2015 4:26am CST

Do you celebrate Michaelmas Day? If I am not mistaken, it's a Christian festival celebrating Saint Michael or St. George slaying or taming the dragon. It falls on 29 September each year. We do not really celebrate Michaelmas Day here. In fact, I have never heard about this festival until I read about it in many Waldorf blogs and books. Though we don't celebrate this festival, there are many good stories to tell to my children. This festival is also celebrated as festival of strong will, it celebrates our inner strength and courage. I also read that it's time for us to tame our own challenges, both external and inner dragons to overcome the darkness and cold. I think the meaning of celebrating Michaelmas Day is very good, hence I plan to read some good stories to my children, especially my 6 year old son, and perhaps make a dragon. I think my son and myself need to learn to tame our own inner dragon.

Do you celebrate Michaelmas Day? How do you celebrate it?

4 people like this

4 responses

Anna

@LadyDuck (458006)

• Switzerland

29 Sep 15

Today is Saint Michael. Saint George is celebrated on April 23rd, I am more than sure about this because this is the name of my husband. Anyway we are a Catholic country but today is not a special day (as it is not the day of Saint George).

1 person likes this

Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

29 Sep 15

It is nice to know that someone is aware of the date of St George's Day. It appals me that the majority of English people have no idea, despite it qualifying as our National Day.

2 people like this

Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

29 Sep 15

@LadyDuck Sadly, due to the animal rights activists and various charities, we are no longer allowed to slay a dragon during our celebrations. It was so much more fun back in the good old 3rd century. Political Correctness takes all the fun out of life these days.

2 people like this

Anna

@LadyDuck (458006)

• Switzerland

29 Sep 15

@Asylum I cannot forget, in Italy we celebrate the birthday and the day of the Saint of our name. So I know for sure that on April 23rd at home we celebrate St. George's Day.

1 person likes this

Show more comments

Marsha

@MarshaMusselman (38652)

• Midland, Michigan

1 Oct 15

I grew up in a Catholic home in the USA and we did not celebrate that then. I'm now a non-denominational Christian and we don't celebrate the days that the Catholics delegate as saints days. Maybe it was celebrated centuries ago, but I don't think it's done so much today.

1 person likes this

Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14916)

• Malaysia

1 Oct 15

I thought Michaelmas Day is a Christian's festival but it seems like not many Christians celebrating this festival too, except for those I heard are from Waldorf families.