Season 4, Episode 8: The Fall Season and Remembrance Days
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Season 4, Episode 8: The Fall Season and Remembrance Days
In another of their intimate international dialogues, Thomas and Panu discussed the significance of connecting with nature for them during the changing seasons. Panu evolved the Finnish season of Marras, the gray time of the year as Autumn transitions to darker Winter, and when it’s normal for us all to be sensitive to feelings associated with grief. Thomas reflected on holidays of remembrance like Veterans Day (dating to WWI Armistice day), Remembrance Day for Species, and the Day of the Dead that help to mark our losses and celebrate our continuing bonds. Their conversation emphasized that "We create our own light when we need to" – and reminds you of the the value of your community and connections in your own place this season.
Links
On Marras and Marraskuu in Finnish Culture (Video)
Tom Lathan (2024, Nov 30) The big idea: on Remembrance Day for Lost Species, here’s why it matters. The Guardian
The poem referenced by Panu: Gerard Manley Hopkins: 'No worst, there is none. Pitched past pitch of grief.'
Carl Cassegård 2024. ‘Activism without Hope? Four Varieties of Postapocalyptic Environmentalism’. Environmental Politics 33 (3): 444–64.
