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Y2/D229 - Halloween
I watched church on Facebook, and television. Did take a brief walk at twilight. Pretty sunset tonight.
Mainly talked to folks on the phone.
Wales called and reminded me that Halloween was a Celtic Holiday, originating in the British Isles as Samhain
Me: I should have known that.
Wales: I only remembered because I've been listening to NPR.
Mother: Why didn't you know that?
Me: Brain fog? God knows. I did know it. I studied it. But my brain has too much information in it, and either due to stress, perimenopause, or depression - I've been forgetting stuff or have brain fog moments.
Anyhow, "By 43 A.D., the Roman Empire had conquered the majority of Celtic territory. In the course of the 400 years that they ruled the Celtic lands, two festivals of Roman origin were combined with the traditional Celtic celebration of Samhain.
The first was Feralia, a day in late October when the Romans traditionally commemorated the passing of the dead. The second was a day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple, and the incorporation of this celebration into Samhain probably explains the tradition of bobbing for apples that is practiced today on Halloween."
On May 13, 609 A.D., Pope Boniface IV dedicated the Pantheon in Rome in honor of all Christian martyrs, and the Catholic feast of All Martyrs Day was established in the Western church. Pope Gregory III later expanded the festival to include all saints as well as all martyrs, and moved the observance from May 13 to November 1.
By the 9th century, the influence of Christianity had spread into Celtic lands, where it gradually blended with and supplanted older Celtic rites. In 1000 A.D., the church made November 2 All Souls’ Day, a day to honor the dead. It’s widely believed today that the church was attempting to replace the Celtic festival of the dead with a related, church-sanctioned holiday.
All Souls’ Day was celebrated similarly to Samhain, with big bonfires, parades and dressing up in costumes as saints, angels and devils. The All Saints’ Day celebration was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse meaning All Saints’ Day) and the night before it, the traditional night of Samhain in the Celtic religion, began to be called All-Hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween."
So there you have it, the origins of Halloween. Now watch, I'll forget it all in a week.
Here's a picture:
**
Finished watching Season 2 - Lock & Key which I enjoyed. S2 was a lot better than S1, with Tyler and Bode taking a back seat role to Kinsey.
Last season we resolved most of Tyler's issues, this season we resolved Kinsey's. Also, the season ended with Tyler choosing to forget magic and live a normal life.
While I did want a S2, I'm not sure I want a S3, mainly because the villain who came out at the end was kind of annoying and cliche. I've no interest in following what happens with him, or his ancestor, the mansplainy American History professor.
Overall it was entertaining, and I'm halfway tempted to re-watch from the beginning - except too many television shows, too little time.
****
Soap Twitter had a kerfuffle of sorts over vaccine mandates. Apparently they were arguing over which soap actors got the vaccine, because ABC and Disney have now mandated that everyone get one. (Probably waited until the unions would agree to it?) So the fans are fighting over it. Do they support their favorite stars in not getting the vaccine, or support the network for mandating it? Or mind their own business? (To put this in perspective? Imagine worrying over whether Spike or Buffy will continue if the actors playing the roles got vaccinated? Although all those actors actually have been vaccinated because they aren't dingbats like some soap opera actors I won't mention.)
Everyone is fighting over vaccine mandates. Just so we're all on the same page? I am 100% for vaccine mandates. Unless you have a really good medical reason not to get the vaccine, do it. Even the religious organizations are pro-vaccine. The Jehova Witnesses support vaccines on their website.
Wales: the NYPD and NYFD are fighting the vaccine mandates..they feel it's their right - and their employers are using as leverage against them their fellow employees who got it, and will be angry at them for not getting it.
Me: Well, that's true. They are angry at them. I'm angry at them.
Wales: But that's not right.
Me: Yes it is. Vaccines should be mandated.
Wales: I agree - but to pit people against each other.
Me: What else can they do? The idiots won't get vaccinated. This is actually working.
I used to care about human rights? The Pandemic and Humanity has managed to beat that out of me. I no longer care. I'm fighting for animal and environmental rights from now on. Humanity is on its own.
Wales accused me of being hypocritical, because I don't care what happens to the Qanon supporters aka Kool Aid drinkers in the US. Granted she has family members and friends who drank the Kool Aid, I don't. I have managed to stay clear - so far - from the dingbat Kool Aid drinkers. Or the universe is protecting me from them or vice versa. I feel lucky about that.
(It's more than possible I know a few - but staying away from politics in certain circles has helped.)
***
Talked to my father, who made no sense. And mother sent me a picture of him - he has aged a great deal in a short period of time. And looks like a deflated version of himself. As if someone sucked the air out of him or something? I worried after our conversation, like I always do, if I said all the wrong things.
Me: I felt like I said all the wrong things. And should have answered differently.
Mother: No you didn't.
Me: And my brother handles it better.
Mother: He doesn't handle it any better, or worse. About the same.
***
Okay that's all for tonight..Happy Samhain...tomorrow is All Souls Day.
Mainly talked to folks on the phone.
Wales called and reminded me that Halloween was a Celtic Holiday, originating in the British Isles as Samhain
Me: I should have known that.
Wales: I only remembered because I've been listening to NPR.
Mother: Why didn't you know that?
Me: Brain fog? God knows. I did know it. I studied it. But my brain has too much information in it, and either due to stress, perimenopause, or depression - I've been forgetting stuff or have brain fog moments.
Anyhow, "By 43 A.D., the Roman Empire had conquered the majority of Celtic territory. In the course of the 400 years that they ruled the Celtic lands, two festivals of Roman origin were combined with the traditional Celtic celebration of Samhain.
The first was Feralia, a day in late October when the Romans traditionally commemorated the passing of the dead. The second was a day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple, and the incorporation of this celebration into Samhain probably explains the tradition of bobbing for apples that is practiced today on Halloween."
On May 13, 609 A.D., Pope Boniface IV dedicated the Pantheon in Rome in honor of all Christian martyrs, and the Catholic feast of All Martyrs Day was established in the Western church. Pope Gregory III later expanded the festival to include all saints as well as all martyrs, and moved the observance from May 13 to November 1.
By the 9th century, the influence of Christianity had spread into Celtic lands, where it gradually blended with and supplanted older Celtic rites. In 1000 A.D., the church made November 2 All Souls’ Day, a day to honor the dead. It’s widely believed today that the church was attempting to replace the Celtic festival of the dead with a related, church-sanctioned holiday.
All Souls’ Day was celebrated similarly to Samhain, with big bonfires, parades and dressing up in costumes as saints, angels and devils. The All Saints’ Day celebration was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse meaning All Saints’ Day) and the night before it, the traditional night of Samhain in the Celtic religion, began to be called All-Hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween."
So there you have it, the origins of Halloween. Now watch, I'll forget it all in a week.
Here's a picture:
**
Finished watching Season 2 - Lock & Key which I enjoyed. S2 was a lot better than S1, with Tyler and Bode taking a back seat role to Kinsey.
Last season we resolved most of Tyler's issues, this season we resolved Kinsey's. Also, the season ended with Tyler choosing to forget magic and live a normal life.
While I did want a S2, I'm not sure I want a S3, mainly because the villain who came out at the end was kind of annoying and cliche. I've no interest in following what happens with him, or his ancestor, the mansplainy American History professor.
Overall it was entertaining, and I'm halfway tempted to re-watch from the beginning - except too many television shows, too little time.
****
Soap Twitter had a kerfuffle of sorts over vaccine mandates. Apparently they were arguing over which soap actors got the vaccine, because ABC and Disney have now mandated that everyone get one. (Probably waited until the unions would agree to it?) So the fans are fighting over it. Do they support their favorite stars in not getting the vaccine, or support the network for mandating it? Or mind their own business? (To put this in perspective? Imagine worrying over whether Spike or Buffy will continue if the actors playing the roles got vaccinated? Although all those actors actually have been vaccinated because they aren't dingbats like some soap opera actors I won't mention.)
Everyone is fighting over vaccine mandates. Just so we're all on the same page? I am 100% for vaccine mandates. Unless you have a really good medical reason not to get the vaccine, do it. Even the religious organizations are pro-vaccine. The Jehova Witnesses support vaccines on their website.
Wales: the NYPD and NYFD are fighting the vaccine mandates..they feel it's their right - and their employers are using as leverage against them their fellow employees who got it, and will be angry at them for not getting it.
Me: Well, that's true. They are angry at them. I'm angry at them.
Wales: But that's not right.
Me: Yes it is. Vaccines should be mandated.
Wales: I agree - but to pit people against each other.
Me: What else can they do? The idiots won't get vaccinated. This is actually working.
I used to care about human rights? The Pandemic and Humanity has managed to beat that out of me. I no longer care. I'm fighting for animal and environmental rights from now on. Humanity is on its own.
Wales accused me of being hypocritical, because I don't care what happens to the Qanon supporters aka Kool Aid drinkers in the US. Granted she has family members and friends who drank the Kool Aid, I don't. I have managed to stay clear - so far - from the dingbat Kool Aid drinkers. Or the universe is protecting me from them or vice versa. I feel lucky about that.
(It's more than possible I know a few - but staying away from politics in certain circles has helped.)
***
Talked to my father, who made no sense. And mother sent me a picture of him - he has aged a great deal in a short period of time. And looks like a deflated version of himself. As if someone sucked the air out of him or something? I worried after our conversation, like I always do, if I said all the wrong things.
Me: I felt like I said all the wrong things. And should have answered differently.
Mother: No you didn't.
Me: And my brother handles it better.
Mother: He doesn't handle it any better, or worse. About the same.
***
Okay that's all for tonight..Happy Samhain...tomorrow is All Souls Day.