It may not seem like I am staying on target, but I am totally focused on the Festival of Moving.
On Friday in celebration of summer and 18 happy years in my apartment, I am planning a mini-Potlatch. If I get it together, I will make it "virtual".
The dictionary says:
A ceremonial feast among certain Native American peoples of the northwest Pacific coast, as in celebration of a marriage or accession, at which the host distributes gifts according to each guest's rank or status. Between rival groups the potlatch could involve extravagant or competitive giving and destruction by the host of valued items as a display of superior wealth.
[Chinook Jargon, from Nootka p'achitl, to make a potlatch gift.]
A mini-Potlatch stops well short of competitive giving and destruction of valued items
3 comments:
Last time I moved long-distance, we threw a going-away party for ourselves and gave away bags of frozen vegetables as gifts. It was a definite hit with the family with five kids.
Love the idea of your young friend discovering lots of sparkly bits in your garden, how fun for you both. The Potlatch is an interesting idea it would be wonderful to join in and help you celebrate both the 18 years that have passed and the many years that are yet to come. Enjoy your feast of fun. Best wishes, Martha
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