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Show IRISH EASTER LEGEND That the Sun Dances on the Sea on the Day Commemorative of the Resurrection Is Simple Truth. AN IRISH legend runs to the effect ef-fect that on Easter day the sun dances on the sea ; and the legend Is true The writer knows It Is. He has seen this phenomenon when as a child he climbed from the little farmhouse which was his home, a matter of a couple of miles to the top of a rugged mountain overlooking the Irish sea. This phenomenon can be seen any Easter day when the skies are bright. All necessary Is to be on some commanding height as the sun pokes his head out of the sea to the east. The British Isles give expression to the thought that April showers bring May flowers', and It is not every Easter day that the sun rises in a clear sky. That is the difference between the British Brit-ish Isles and California. Easter day may come any one of the 20 days following fol-lowing the 25th of March. No matter now early It comes In soutlTTjrn California Cali-fornia the sun generally comes up in a clear sky. Environment has caused all evolution, and Is causing it still. These clear skies account for the way Callfornlans celebrate Easter day. They have at Riverside on Rubidoux mountain a great cross, where annually at sunrise on Easter day thousands are accustomed to gather to see the sun rise on the mountain tops and dance in the heavens. The hearts of the thousands who assemble on that mountain top under the blazing cross dance with the sun. The Hebrew prophet said: "I hear the sound of feet of the rain." Why not then see the feet of the sun dance upon the sea or mountain top? On Easter of last year it is said that 20,000 people assembled as-sembled on Rubid'oux mountain, where their hearts danced with Joy at the thought of the resurrection. Those who Invented the Rubldoux jjouatala Easter festival set an ex- ample that is being followed by many others. April showers are rare things in southern California, and one may plan for weeks ahead for a sunrise festival fes-tival on Easter day. It may be expected expect-ed that this custom will grow and prove another attraction to the land of sunshine and flowers. |