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Blessed Solstice / Blessed Yule
by Sirona 18 Replies latest jw friends
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White Dove
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blueviceroy
Come join us in celebrating moms birthday !!!
It's full of people awake to change
http://www.tenmillionclicksforpeace.org
Be blessed and loved
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Sirona
Someone messaged me saying that they are jealous that I live in a place where there are ancient monuments! Yes....Long Meg is just an hour's drive from my house. I've also seen many other circles: Stonehenge, Arbor Low, Avebury, Long Meg, Little Meg, Swinside, ....others I've forgotten the names of
Its great living in the UK. I do plan to see some scottish circles when we go up to Edinburgh for the apostafest in April 2008
Sirona
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Sirona
Is there a particular reason, I wonder, that other threads relating to the season are doing well, but this one isn't?
Is it because we are pagans?
Do exJWs not like us?
Sirona
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Country_Woman
Is there a particular reason, I wonder, that other threads relating to the season are doing well, but this one isn't?
Is it because we are pagans?
Do exJWs not like us?
don't think so.
if there is a reason, it would be the "unknown" I think.
what brings me to a question: I know what solstice is, but Yule ???
whatever it is, I do wish you a great feast with marvellous moments to remember.
Have a great time.
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BlackSwan of Memphis
CountryWoman:
http://www.candlegrove.com/yule.html
Yule means "feast".
Or maybe"wheel".However, some who have studied the linguistics tell me that the association of "Yule" with "wheel" (a fond belief you will find in many places, since the words are nearly identical) is a myth. The roots of the two words have about as much similarity in Scandinavian languages as in English. According to one theory, the root word for Yule came from the aboriginal Scandinavians, and has always meant only one thing: the festival at the Winter Solstice. The word for wheel came from the Indo-Europeans who migrated to Scandinavia around 3800 BC (although they didn't even begin to use wheels until about 2500 BC!) The debate points out how ancient the word is.
For ancient Germanic and Celtic people, the impulse to celebrate solstice was the same as for their neighbors to the south -- a celebration of the cycle of nature and a reaffirmation of the continuation of life. But the style and substance of their celebrations took very different shape.
The site itself is much more indepth and this is really only a fraction of what is behind Yule.
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diamondblue1974
Blessed Solstice and Seasons Greetings
Gary /|\
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Mr Ben
And a blessed Yule to you too! (From an ex-JW)
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Country_Woman
Thanks Black Swann.
After I read your post, I googled the word Yule. found lots of articles - and this little picture
