Maying

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The coming of May marks a shift from the winter-half to the summer-half of the year.  On the Eve of May comes an opening between the two worlds-- a Twyrymet-- the Undermind rises to blend with the Edhli, if you can but see it, feel it, know it.  Much comes out into the open that has been kept elsewheres, much comes together that was sundored, and Alfen-folk head into the Greenwood to breathe-in the wodhe and bliss of this blessed tide.  In groves they dance to sway-gal that's merry and deep and fremd.  They leap oer the May-fires and sing and make skentings and gay banter with each other and eat and drink and play.  And it is all harm-free fun, to help make the shift to Summer.

And when the May-fires are spent, the folk go to their beds, and when the morning comes they arise as they will and then there is the Day of May, with wonderly helg-rynes, and then meeting and greeting, and walks about the land, and many other fair things to do, for Summer is come to stay for a whiles, and this is how the Alfen-folk like to mark it.

Maying-- celebrating May Day.
Twyrymet-- dual/overlapping space.
Edhli-- Nature.
Wodhe-- inspiration.
Sway-gal-- music.
Fremd-- strange.
Skenting-- entertainment.
Helg-rynes-- sacred rites.