Penathi so mai *
Celebrate Discardia this week. Discardia is a floating holiday to celebrate letting go.
Unlike other holidays, Discardia, occurs more than once a year, as determined by the sun and the moon.
Discardia takes place in the time between the Solstices & Equinoxes and their following new moons. So, the length varies as well as the dates; sometimes it's short and sometimes it's long.
Discardia is a celebration of… nothing.
Discardia is celebrated by getting rid of stuff and ideas you no longer need. It's about letting go, abdicating from obligation and guilt, being true to the self you are now. Discardia is the time to get rid of things that no longer add value to your life, shed bad habits, let go of emotional baggage and generally lighten your load.
Discardia is a "made up" holiday. But then, all holidays were made up at one time, by somebody. 🙂 All it takes to become "real" is to be practiced.
… one thing you might like to consider is the idea of culminating the Discardian season with a particular act of letting go. For example, on the Discardian new moon you might decide that you won't buy anything or bring anything into your home and that you will instead just enjoy the fact that you have enough. Or you might make that your night to be completely selfish, avoid all social commitments and do something you really enjoy, regardless of what anyone else thinks or expects of you.
The next Discardian period occurs between December 21 and December 30. What might you do to celebrate Discardia?
* Let it go
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