Since 2014, some people have celebrated Petrov Day with a small in-person ceremony, with readings by candlelight that tell the story of Petrov within the context of the long arc of history, created by Jim Babcock.

I've found this pretty meaningful, an it somehow feels "authentic" to me, like a real holiday. Which, as the creator of Secular Solstice 2020 it is humbling to say, feels more true than Solstice did (for the first few years, Solstice felt a little obviously "made up", and now it has more storied history, it instead often feels a bit too much like "a show" as opposed to "a holiday", at least when you go to the large productions in the Bay or NYC).

I don't know how much my experience generalizes, but having been familiar with Seders (classic Jewish, or rationalist), it just felt to me like a real historical holiday built [...]

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September 26th, 2025

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