#festival of Dedication

[dejahisashmom]

Hanukkah Origins: ‘Miracle of Oil’ Exalted a Religious Freedom Victory in Ancient Jewish Temple | Ancient Origins

Hanukkah Origins: ‘Miracle of Oil’ Exalted a Religious Freedom Victory in Ancient Jewish Temple | Ancient Origins

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/hanukkah-0010949

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#166 BC #2nd century BC #4th century BC #Alexander the Great l #chanukkah #dreidel #Eight Days #Festival of Dedication #Festival of Lights #festivals #Hanukkah #Jerusalem #Judas Maccabeus #Judea #Latke #Maccabean Revolt #Maccabees #Mattathias #Menorah #Modiin #Oil #Second Temple #Seleucid Empire #Seleucus I Nicator #Sufganiyah #Temple #The Hammer #Torah

[happyk44]

thinking about this very hypothetical child of Neptune (who I am definitely not thinking about writing a fic around) and she'll have to be a girl because of the established pattern (if you don't understand, just think about it for a min) and thinking about how she could turn fresh water into salt water with just a touch, and how she'd speak with an almost monotone, until she's really really fucking angry and then the cadence of her voice pitches and twists like the thrashing of the waves, and how her eyes would be almost as dark as Nico's, a dark blue-gray of storm clouds, an always clear threat, and how she'd be able to blend in easily with other people, appearing sweet almost, with a subtle air of danger around her that people ignore until it's too late, and how she'd rip the blood from someone's veins without batting an eye, and how she'd stand behind Percy encouraging him to let go, to give into the violent nature of the ocean in their blood, to cave to the riptide, to stop fighting and let everyone else drown.

If they wanted to reach the surface, maybe they should've swam harder.

#happy talks pjo #the fresh water to salt water thing is because neptune was also considered the god of fresh water in addition to the ocean #which makes it even funnier than they feared him in pjo canon bc um. why would you be scared of the guy who gives you drinking water #but honestly i think the romans feared neptune thing was a bit exagerrated in pjo - i can't find any IRL proof of that online #other than generic statements about how the romans weren't typically seafaring people and sailors in general were wary of the sea blah blah #besides they also had a festival for him in july (neptunalia) and they dedicated horse racing to him since he was also the god of horse #the push to represent neptune as some heavily disliked figure was some weird way to make a whole new camp bully percy again lmao #but then again was it even frigging necessary? like what did the whole neptune is bad and we don't like him or you do for the series anyway #daughters of neptune

[jankwritten]

somehow my jasico makeup fic trilogy has gone from "nico and Jason being cute the makeup is an allegory for hiding" or some shit like that to "Nico allowing the son of the god they're worshiping to do his makeup thus introducing a symbolism of nico as an almost holy figure in Jason's eyes" and honestly i'm okay with that you know.

#jason grace #nico di angelo #jasico #sometimes they're allowed to be mentally ill about one another #pjo #hoo #NIco is absolutely viewing Jason a a holy figure too #Because the reason nico got all dolled up was he knew that this festival meant a lot to Jason #so he wanted to look REALLY PRETTY to show his dedication to it (but in reality it's to show his dedication to Jason) #look at me finding symbolism in my own writing yo

[beheworthy]

What about Natalie's clothes? Does she like colors and prints more?

ABSOLUTELY!

SHE'S A VISION! ❤️

I recommend @possession (x) and @rebeccasundstrom (x) 's gorgeous Natalie edits if you're interested in her fashion :)

#answers #anonymous #natalie portman #outfits #chris hemsworth #charles melton #photoshoot #miss dior #comic con #cannes film festival #oscars #the hollywood reporter #most of the times i remember her specifically wearing black is usually around chris lol #as if to match his dedication to wear black all the time

[miamierre]

every time i go through my au tag i go crazy. like i want to write everything in there with my whole heart what the FUCK its so STUPID

#need a fic festival dedicated to it. like the HPCU AU event where everything in that tag is fair game #tbh i just need to split myself into 10 people and i should be able to get it all written #its pierre and charles' fault theyre the ones who are insanely conducive to being thrown into other universes #ive textposted so much today gkldsjklgdjsgldsj u all got me at my most annoying bless up gn

[sunburnacoustic]

Muse to play 'Origin Of Symmetry' in full at Reading And Leeds Festivals 

Matt Bellamy tweets the news about 2001 album

March 29, 2011

Muse are planning to play their 'Origin Of Symmetry' album in full at the Reading And Leeds Festivals this summer, according to Matt Bellamy.

The frontman had already stated that the band's headline sets would draw heavily from their 2001 album. He also said that the shows would be the last time some of those songs were played live.

Now he has tweeted that the Devon trio will be playing the 2001 album, their second, from start to finish.

He wrote from Twitter.com/bellamy_matt: "So we'll probably play 'Origin...' in its entirety (as well other songs) at Reading/Leeds as it will be 10 years since it came out."

The Reading And Leeds Festivals take place on August 26–28. Muse headline the Friday night (26) at Leeds and the Sunday night (28) at Reading.

My Chemical Romance, The Strokes and Pulp will also play headline slots.

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Muse to play 'Origin...' songs for the 'last time' at Reading And Leeds Festivals

Matt Bellamy and co. talk to NME about headline slots

March 22, 2011

Muse have said they are likely to play some songs from their 'Origin Of Symmetry' album for the "last time" at this year's Reading And Leeds Festivals.

The band were speaking in the new issue of NME (March 23) or available digitally. They are joining My Chemical Romance in headlining the August events, while The Strokes and Pulp will play co-headline slots.

Frontman Matt Bellamy said that the band want to mark the 10-year anniversary of 'Origin Of Symmetry''s release in some way at the shows.

"It's probably the last time some of these songs will ever be played live again," he said of the 2001 album. He explained that the shows would see the band "drawing a line under one phase of our career".

He added: "It was on the second album ['Origin...'] that things really started happening for the band, and when we focused on the live side of things much more. So it'll be like coming full circle: we've gone off on one a little bit, and now it feels like the right time to pull it back and remind ourselves of what we were doing 10 years ago."

The Reading And Leeds Festivals take place on August 26–28. Muse headline the Friday night (26) at Leeds and the Sunday night (28) at Reading.

#muse #muse band #muse interviews #muse news #muse history #2011 #Reading and Leeds #Muse live #Resistance era #archived #music festivals #NME #Ah the good old days of early Muse social media. bellamy_matt; MattB; all the other 'rubbish' names that preceded MattBellamy #also Muse were *really* early to social media given that after 3 tries at a public high profile account Matt could still get MattBellamy #and Muse are just @Muse like Tumblr was the only one where they didn't get that (tipping my hat to tumblr user @muse) #MCR Pulp The Strokes and Muse can you imagine #(if I was feeling cranky I'd say remember when we used to have festivals dedicated to one genre? #Reading was a rock festival and that was fine otherwise it's no different from Glastonbury (it's now no different from Glastonbury) #and in trying to become a Glastonbury copycat I feel R+L has lost something that made it unique :/ Like both 2022 and 2023 I have enjoyed #Glasto more. I think Glasto 2022 was their bets bill in like. 20 years. 2022 Reading did not compare #because obviously they can't book the exact same lineup and so Glasto gets all the good bands first. And then the heavier acts that used to #differentiate Reading from Glastonbury Reading doesn't care about them anymore it's now busy booking popstars to make up the sales #and it's like. GUYS!! You will never uncover the next generation of rock giants if you don't GIVE! Them! A fucking! Chance!! #Put Nova Twins on the Main Stage headline and watch rock fans come to the rock festival. #Don't get me wrong — I think Billie Eilish is insanely talented and should definitely be headlining festivals (she's headlining Osheaga thi #weekend!) But I don't see why Reading needs to become Coachella. Download is a metal festival right? It's okay for festivals to have genres #those are the pathways for new musicians. If only pop musicians get coverage anywhere and everywhere it's over for everyone else #oh fuck it; this is a different post. Not really the point for a muse historical article. Enjoy this post

[jethroq]

there’s a way history is flattened when talking about disco and the backlash to it. considering that at the time a lot of venues made a very sudden change from hosting live bands (which has a lot of moving parts and associated costs) to just having a DJ, and many radio stations switched to disco overnight because to chase higher ratings. it’s one thing that this happens once where you live, but if every club and every station change, it is pretty frustrating, and paired with discotechques having strickter door policies, it came across as very commercial and elitist.

#there was a similar thing that happened with major music festivals in the 2000’s with rap and edm replacing bands #but now there’s a dedicated infrastrucrure for live music venues and less reliance on radio #and radio stations also understand counterprogramming

[tittysmith]

I learned so much about Juno (the Roman goddess) from wiki after I sent that ask 😂 I'm honoured that you drew from it

Although nobody knows of her exact origin, Juno is one of the three original Roman gods — Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva.

Early representations of Juno vary, but Roman literature does pretty much regard her as the Queen of Heaven. She was worshipped in the East as the goddess of both love and war, and often closely identified with Astarte, the patron goddess of Carthage. In the West, we'd find two distinct characterizations of her in different places: the lawless war goddess Juno Moneta (Juno Sospita if you’re Lanuvian), deity of soldiers and spears, of warning, advising, instructing — and the Juno of the Capitol, patroness of women, of marriage, of love, and female life (some known surnames are Pronuba, Matrona, Juga, Lucina, Opigena).

Above reference: Hands, A. W. (1910). JUNO MONETA. The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society, 10, 1–12. http://www.jstor.org/stable/42663622

Further explanation and name breakdown:

Juno was known by a number of epithets, each of which showcased a distinct persona of the goddess. For her role in succoring the needy and protecting the city of Rome during war, she was called Juno Sospita, or “Juno the Savior". Juno Curritis/Curitis/Quiritis, or "Juno of the Spearmen," was said to be the only deity worshipped by all thirty curiae (military and political divisions) established by the founder and first Roman king, Romulus. She was also called Juno Moneta, or “Juno the Warner,” for bringing news of danger and preparing the threatened. She was named Juno Regina or “Queen Juno [of gods and men],” for her role as a head of state and member of the Capitoline Triad (with Jupiter and Minerva), but was also called Juno Opigena, or “Juno the Midwife,” for overseeing childbirth. Finally, she was known as Juno Lucina, or “Juno Who Brings Light,” for bringing light, life, and enlightenment to those who worshipped her.

Above reference:

Apel, T. (2020, August 16). Juno. Mythopedia; Mythopedia. https://mythopedia.com/topics/juno

Juno: Protective Roman Goddess. (2022). Vroma.org. http://vroma.org/vromans/bmcmanus/juno_info.html

Why history is difficult to know for sure:

After the arrival of Greek culture, the mythology of Roman religion and the identities of its deities became muddled. Stories about the gods, whether Roman or Greek, become intermixed. Juno, despite being closely associated with the Greek deity Hera, was, in her own right, an important god. She was the queen of heaven, the protector of women, the wife (and sister) of the all-powerful Jupiter. She was the mother of the war god Mars. Gradually, however, the entire mythology surrounding the gods — Jupiter, Juno, Neptune and all the rest — disappeared with the emergence of Christianity.

Above reference:

Wasson, D. L. (2015, April 8). Juno. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/Juno/

#juno basically embodied different things depending on the time and place if that wasn't clear #she's got a real fluid identity which made her very approachable and broadly worshipped - indicated by the ridiculous number of dedicated #temples (cough) cults (cough) and festivals #so some scholars have reason to believe that Astarte (form of juno in the near east region) is basically the greek love goddess Aphrodite #which is rather fucking confusing because Astarte (deity of married love) and Aphrodite (deity of love) both coexisted distinctly #and then greek HERA wife of zeus just comes along and her whole deal appears to have been inspired by astarte (east) and juno (west) #by the way. The Romans used an older name for Jupiter (one of the three original gods) - he was called Jove. #the name is indicative of a sky god - you can make the connection to zeus from there (god of sky and thunder) #do i know which gods came first? was it the greeks? i don't have a clue #because i DIDNT REALLY PASS HISTORY #i just fixated on one special specific topic like a maniac and banked my grade on begging and sniveling to my british prof #he gives me life what a guy #ANYWAY THIS IS REALLY LONG #THANKS GUYS #long post #asks #mine

[diospyros-kaki]

If anyone is interested, Festival de Parintins is going on right now. It lasts three nights startig today.

I wanted to watch live this year but unfortunately I'm too tired and can't stay up, so I'm offering my comically small number of followers the chance to know a brazilian tradition other than carnival. Enjoy.

(I say as if I hadn't only known the festival tangentially until last year, just in time to miss the presentations... but I've seen some clips and became team Caprichoso since then.)

#quick rundown: Caprichoso is the black ox and its colors are blue and white #Garantido is the white ox and goes with red and white #they're rivals and each has a two-three hour long presentation each night #they're judged on a series of things that I don't know the specifics to talk about #but basically it's the story of an ox (the owners favorite as a matter of fact) that gets killed to satisfy the cravings of a pregnant woma #who was the wife of one of the workers #the owner is upset and calls a shaman to bring the ox back to life #in short it's a celebration of the ox's ressurection and the festivities happen all across brazil mostly in a street and popular fashion #but Parintins is the most famous for having the two emblematic oxes and an arena dedicated to them #all of that and I didn't cite the tale is known as Boi Bumbá or Bumba-meu-boi #and that the ox is represented by a person inside a 'costume' #anyway I'm beat and REALLY need to sleep so I hope it made at least some sense #gnight #p.s.: boi means ox. Right now I'm too tired to remember what bumba/bumbá means but I think it might have something to do with drums?? #and meu is mine/my so boi bumbá is literally ox bumbá and bumba-meu-boi would be something like my bumba ox. explaining just in case #now I'm done for real bye #edit: or bumba my ox as in verbing the term in the imperative...I'm not actually sure how to translate. you know what just go with bumbá ox #have I said I need to sleep??

[alastair-made-me-undo-it]

breq walking into the genital festival like

#imperial radch #honest to god nothing could've prepared me for the penis festival #like #you come bearing news of war #destruction #calamity of a type your culture has never considered #but you can't find anyone to relay your news to #because they're all at the penis festival #dedicating their penises to their god

[chloemew]

I can’t wait for winter to be over… how was this ever my favourite season??? It’s dark and cold all the time and I never want to do anything because it’s cold and dark, so housework doesn’t get done. It’s dark when I have work in the morning and it’s dark when I go home and I have to deal with frost/condensation on my car and my plants suffer and it’s easier to get sick and heating is expensive and

#things i deem important enough to dedicate posts to #I still love the festive atmosphere #but winter is now a solid F tier season #Spring and Autumn are better #Summer is good but only when we’re not having heatwaves #20c is ideal! 38 is not!!!!!

[finexbright]

unpopular opinion and dip time

#as someone who's been following florence pugh for quite some time i can say with confidence that this is an actress who is extremely #passionate and dedicated towards her job #she involves herself in the filmmaking process and familiarises herself with every single person and builds #a personal relationship with everyone #she's worked with extremely famous directors and lesser known directors as well #she's worked with a proper star cast and worked with easily forgotten actors as well #and yet all through out it she maintains the same level of friendship with everyone #she's a goof but also she's a professional and she's an extremely lovable person in the industry #when she does a movie she literally doesn't shut up about it #she will post little behind the scenes anecdotes and speak highly of the cast and crew #and she'll post little stories #like following florence is like looking through a peephole of memories made on set #even after the movie is released she'll post about how the scenes came to be #she's talked about midsommar two years after the movie came out and not like on the anniversary date #just a random day #and for someone who is as involved as this to completely back out of promo for dwd #like yes she is filming dune but if she was able to come down for the premier in venice she def could've come for the press conference #and yes even with scheduling conflicts knowing her she definitely would have posted little anecdotes on ig #leading up to the release of the film #she made 4 posts about venice film festival and none about the movie #even the one she did make didn't utter the name of the movie or the director #so for someone as involved as florence to completely back out of promo and not post anything boy miss cockburn #must've fucked up really fucking bad to get this treatment #like she really must've fucked it up WHILE filming for flo to be this obviously pissed about it all #and from the looks of it even the cast seems to be taking the absolute piss out of it #it's one thing to lose respect and recognition by the gp because like people move ob #on* but with this one she really seems to have lost respect and recognition by her own peers and the film industry in general #no matter what happens after this she's not gonna be able to fix her career because she's done for #she's not getting any more opportunities especially after tanking this film so bad when wb is already bankrupt #and once harry ''breakup'' happens she's actually gonna wither away and be forgotten

[loraria]

I went into the drum event thinking, I'm amazing at rhythm games this is going to be really easy my score is going to be flawless

And then I left feeling thoroughly defeated and humbled

#i used to be amazing at rhythm games and now look at me #forget my exams from now on I'm dedicating my study leave time to getting a perfect score on this #genshin impact #genshin #arataki itto #genshin drum event #my kokomi is just standing there with her drum staring directly at me shes judging me for the amount of failed notes #almighty arataki great and glorious drumalong festival #i love how they say the entire thing

[hyliasblade]

//link is a church boy who goes to church and reads their (insert hylian book of scripture here)

#ooc text #religion // #or well. sort of #i don't think hylian religion has like organized congregation like a lot of religions have #most religious congregations i think are at festivals mostly #but there is like. a dedicated temple to hylia and some shrines to the golden goddesses that people are free to visit #and offer their prayers whenever they like #which link does fairly regularly when he is in castle town fjlddjfka #i also think there is nto really one holy scripture but many stories and scriptures passed down as legends #of hylia and the golden goddesses and the princess of goddess blood and the hero and such #uh i don't know where i am going with this #tagging as #lore #headcanons #for the tangent i went on in the tags lmao

[yugiohz]

the bnha arcs and subplots are actually separated so neatly I think it would be fairly easy to only read/watch the good parts

#like horikoshi kinda dedicates entrie chapters to dabi’s big moments and todoroki flashbacks in general like you rlly can skip a lot if #you only want the family drama #like fuck the cultural festival arc or class a vs b or whatever overhaul was doing

[theliterarywolf]

After tonight, I honestly feel like saving up money for a ticket/hotel for Sundance would have been a more viable use of my time.

#I'll do a write up on the few shorts I managed to see tomorrow #I'm just really upset right now #if your festival is 'a cringy indie music performance followed by a two hour documentary #and THEN maybe some animation' #just advertise it as that #rather than 'TWO HOURS DEDICATED TO THE RAW POWER OF ADULT ANIMATION'