Be Smart, Be Safe in Weathersfield, Vermont. February 15 edition
Weathersfield Center Meeting House Winter can be long, dark and cold. If you are lucky you can also see some very beautiful views on the rare warm and sunny day. Get outside and let nature, nurture! Lunar New Year was February 12 We bid farewell to the Year of the Rat and say hello to the Year of the Ox. Friday marked the beginning of the xin chou year, according to the sexagenary cycle. "Xin" represents the heavenly stem for the element metal, while "chou" is the earthly branch symbol for ox, making it the Year of the Metal Ox. "san tai gin hong" or "shen ti jian kang" (I wish you good health) Mardi Gras, February 16 Laissez les bons temps rouler Mardi Gras (/ˈmɑːrdi ˌɡrɑː/), or Fat Tuesday, refers to events of the Carnival celebration, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday, which is known as Shrove Tuesday. Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday", r...