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10:34:00 AM EDT
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HAPPY SPRING!!!
Just like to wish all of the peeps out there a very blessed OSTARA!!! or in Christian/laymen terms.... Happy EASTER!!!
in case anyone is wondering what that's all about, Ostara is actually the original fertility Sabatt or Holiday celebrating the arrival of spring, hence the fertility theme.
If you think about it fertility equals.... rabbits, who are known to procreate well, like rabbits, LOL.
then we have Eggs... ever wonder how rabbits & eggs got together??? when you find out let me know, LOL. no, eggs are another sign of FERTILITY!!!
and in order for new things to grow & be born & just continue on, one must be fertilized first!!! RIGHT??????? no fertility, no eggy... got it, hehe.
anyway, many Christian holidays were originally Pagan (=farm folk, which was an insult by the way). As is often the case, when a people are taken over they're forced to embrace the new boss's beliefs... but, in the case of Pagan vs. Christian, in order to get those dumb ole' farm folks to do what was asked of them, many of the symbols of the old were added to the new in order to "entice" those not so inclined to make the change without alot of hooha attached to it. Not only that, alot of the masons that did the work on the churches were... (drum roll please) PAGAN, hence alot of the statuary, and beautiful architecture has pagan themes in it, i.e, the Green Man is in many of the old church architecture (look up when you walk... it's amazing what you'll see). The Green Man, a man's face surrounded by leaves, is a take on Jack O' the Green, Pan, or the Oak King, which is the new "YOUNG" king that takes over the seasons of spring & summer. come the fall & winter the Holly King or the OLD king, takes over, being that it's the colder time of the year, but that is a different blog, for a different day.
In the meantime, I do hope everyone enjoys their holiday, whatever you call it. Just know that spring is right around the corner. The crocus & tulips are already poking their heads up through the ground, snow covered or not... and of course, the march winds have been blowing like crazy, especially here,up on the hill. Geeze, i actually thought the house was going to be blown away the last few nites. Now i know how dorothy must have felt in the Wizard of Oz, LOL.
OK, enough blabber... although it is daytime, i must get myself a little sleep. i tend to be a major night owl, which cuts into my daytime activites at time.
Blessed Be to all my AOL friends
Happy Spring as well.
hugs
till the next time...............................
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Ya I was lucky enough to take a class about all this stuff, but it was also a class that the teacher gave a warning to at the beginning of the semester, which I still think is funny.....I guess some people rather not know the truth behind things.
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ahh, someone after my own heart. I don't think some people stop and ponder where the holidays originally derived from. Have a beautiful, peaceful and loving Ostara my dear friend. (Hugs) Indigo
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