Re-Emergence Day

I was up in Vancouver for Re-Emergence Day a few years back, staying at a cute bed and breakfast. The night before they made sure all the house's blinds and curtains were shut. The next morning they went around to each window opening all the blinds and curtains as much as they could while saying things like "We're back!" and "Hello again world!" and they invited all the guests to pick a window and do the same.

Not sure how widespread this is but I enjoyed it!

So ... one important lesson I learned the last time I threw a re-emergence day bacchanal is that you *really* should not dramatically light a set of curtains on fire, no matter how primal it feels, ESPECIALLY if they are made of synthetic material.