Kinselday

From German, Keine Seele Tag, literally "No Souls Day", it is the annual celebration of the martyrs of free-thought by atheists. It is observed in the spring, often on the same day as the christian Easter. Though there have been many thousands who have been put to death over the centuries for doubting the state religion, writing books that question theology, and statements of atheist belief, the most famous is still Socrates who was ordered to commit suicide in 399 BCE for impiety. Because of this many Greek spring dishes are traditional including lamb, asparagus, a salad, and served with liquor flavored with evergreens to recall (in a non-fatal way) the hemlock that Socrates drank.

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