#observance

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Pedestrians and traffic at Fifth Ave. and 42nd St. come to a halt for a minute of silence at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 1936.

Photo: Wurts Bros. via MCNY

#vintage New York #1930s #Wurts Bros. #Armistice Day #Veterans Day #November 11 #Nov. 11 #11 November #11 Nov. #42nd St. #Fifth Ave. #observance #vintage NYC

[bikerlovertexas]

#Memorial Day #Service to Country #Observance #Remembrance #Honor #New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs #Wrightstown #New Jersey #USA #flickr

[nothoward]

Love, Peace...

...everything else is gravy.

Love, peace, and gravy.

#Happy #New #Year #Love #Peace #Gravy #Food #Gastronomy #Icing #humour #humor #Wish #Greeting #culture #society #Public #Health #Holiday #Observance

[minnesotadruids]

Newbie druid here.. can I celebrate the wheel of the year in any way while being comfortably Catholic? I don't want to praise the Godess or anything like that.. I just want to appreciate the time and world around me. Is that inappropriate and or impossible? Thanks!

Yes you absolutely can :)

Monotheism in the Druidry Revival Period and Later

In fact historically from the onset of the Druidry Revival Period in the 1700s through the mid 20th century, most people who practiced druidry were still practicing Christianity as well. Sure in the 21st century, most druids might consider themselves neopagan now, but there are still many Christian druids today as well.

Reverend Henry Rowlands (also a druid) in 1723 believed the ancient druids and the Celtic cultures were descendants of Noah's son Japheth. He believed the ancient druids had been practicing a more pure form of pre-Abrahamic monotheism, despite Greek and Roman accounts that indicated the druids were polytheists. Of course this theory is also not supported by genetic evidence either, but in the Revival period these theories were enough to draw in many Christian druids.

The Bardo-Druidic Creed

The Reverend Dr. James published a long-winded statement called the Bardo-Druidic Creed in 1844, but in 1895 it was condensed down to much simpler terms without really changing its meaning in the following:

There was one God. There were five elements—earth, water, fire, air, and heavens. The soul—refined, vital, and imperishable—is a lapsed intelligence, regaining happiness by transmigration. Creation improved as man improved, and animals gradually became men. Man develops by experience in different states of being. Celestial beings aid man in development. Ultimately all will be happy, and evil finally extinguished.

The Wheel of the Year

Several major Christian holidays and also some feast days of saints have already been shoehorned to closely tie-in to the solstices, equinoxes, and times in between.

Samhain: near All Souls Day (November 2)

Midwinter Solstice: near Christmas (December 25)

Imbolc: St. Brigid's Day & Candlemas (February 1 & 2)

Vernal Equinox: near Easter (first Sunday after the first full moon after the equinox) gotta know astronomy or astrology for that one!)

Beltane: tenuously associated with Saint Walpurgis/Walpurgis Night (May 1) but mostly in Germanic and Scandinavian countries

Midsummer: near Feast of St. John (June 24) with bonfires

Lughnasadh/Lammas: Loaf Mass (August 1 to celebrate the first harvest and by extension, feeding Loaves & Fishes to the 3000)

Autumnal Equinox: near Michaelmas (September 29) with guidelines for certain crop harvesting and superstition: don't pick blackberries after Michaelmas because the devil pissed on them!

Another reason that it's fine to at least observe the Wheel of the Year holidays is because of how they are connected to the survival of humanity. In the centuries before calendars were a household item, the Church was largely in charge of keeping time, reminding parishioners which festivals and feast days were coming up. Agriculture and animal husbandry were coordinated with specific observations, and many events were treated as celebrations of some sort.

I can only imagine some of the pious monks in the medieval period uttering "isn't this a pagan tradition, your grace?" and the bishop replies, "yes, but it's tradition!"

So it is entirely possible to celebrate or observe the Wheel of the Year days for the sake of becoming in tune with the changing seasons, knowing what weather patterns to prepare for, when to expect different types of wildlife, and when certain local crops are ripe at the farmer's market. There's no need to tie the festivals to pagan deities. Each festival can even be used to express gratitude to the divine for whatever time of year it is, that way we aren't taking as many things for granted, which strengthens our humility.

#christian druidry #druidry #druidism #revival #wheel of the year #paganism #syncretism #festivals #feast days #observance #about druidry #bardo #druidic #creed

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

The Feast of Purim Instituted

29 Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter about Purim. 30 He sent the letters to all the Jews, to the one hundred and twenty-seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with instructions for peace and truth 31 in order to confirm these days of Purim at their appointed times, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had instituted for themselves and for their offspring, with the instructions for their times of fasting and their lamenting. 32 The command of Esther confirmed these traditions of Purim, and it was written in the book. — Esther 9:29-32 | Modern English Version (MEV) The Holy Bible, Modern English Version. Copyright © 2014 by Military Bible Association. Published and distributed by Charisma House. Cross References: Genesis 23:1; 2 Chronicles 35:25; Esther 1:1; Esther 2:15; Esther 4:3; Esther 9:20-21; Esther 9:26; Esther 9:28; Esther 10:1

#Queen Esther #observance #Jewish feast #Purim #public declaration #truth #Book of Esther #Esther 9:29-32 #Old Testament #MEV #Modern English Version Bible #Charisma House #Military Bible Association

[socialistexan]

Hallmark Movie tropes where a woman visits her rural hometown and fall in love with a random camo wearing musclebound white man because of the power of Christmas, and then leaves her successful city job, and cuck boyfriend to be said man's submissive wife is conservative and possibly even white nationalist propaganda.

In this essay I will...

#im certain other people have made this observation

[stil-lindigo]

Bisan is calling for another global strike!

I saw some posts just outlining Jan 21st, and wanted to clarify that Bisan has called for a full seven days of action.

What a global strike would look like is:

calling in sick to work

purchasing bare essentials ahead of the week so you can observe the general boycott of goods / buying as little as you genuinely can

putting in a concerted effort to elevate Palestinian voices and make it clear that this strike is in support of a permanent ceasefire!

For those who will have to purchase necessary goods during this time, please observe the brands that the BDS movement is asking us to boycott!

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Right now is also a good time to mention some better uses for your money during this week.

Available e-sims in Gaza are running low!!

Mirna El Helbawi and her team are working round the clock to continue to connect Palestinians as Israel does its best to cut them off from the rest of the world.

You can learn how to purchase and send e-sims here, and below you’ll find a list of what is currently needed (the areas in brackets indicate what region you should select to buy e-sims in).

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CareforGaza is an organisation that does verifiably good work, distributing supplies directly to Palestinian families.

They have a Gofundme set up at the moment, but because of Gofundme’s poor track record regarding refusing to transfer funds to Palestinians, I’d recommend continuing to donate directly to their PayPal here.

Good luck to all of you. Don't turn away from Palestine!

#i know that for some people their first instinct will be to scoff. how can anyone just not buy things for a full week? #what about groceries? rent? #and personally. i wanna say yes. there are some things that we have to spend money on to survive. #but it is possible still to make a concerted effort in your life #to carve out seven days where you can minimise that amount of money #i know its a lot. #for some people who are living on a tight budget. i know its not possible and i dont fault you for that #but i know for a fact that so many of us would be able to take out a few daily purchases in observance of this strike #do your best #dont turn away from palestine #free palestine #palestine #from the river to the sea #call to action

[elodieunderglass]

changes and trends in horror-genre films are linked to the anxieties of the culture in its time and place. Vampires are the manifestation of grappling with sexuality; aliens, of foreign influence. Horror from the Cold War is about apathy and annihilation; classic Japanese horror is characterised by “nature’s revenge”; psychological horror plays with anxieties that absorbed its audience, like pregnancy/abortion, mental illness, femininity. Some horror presses on the bruise of being trapped in a situation with upsetting tasks to complete, especially ones that compromise you as a person - reflecting the horrors and anxieties of capitalism etc etc etc. Cosmic horror is slightly out of fashion because our culture is more comfortable with, even wistful for, “the unknown.” Monster horror now has to be aware of itself, as a contingent of people now live in the freedom and comfort of saying “I would willingly, gladly, even preferentially fuck that monster.” But I don’t know much about films or genres: that ground has been covered by cleverer people.

I don’t actually like horror or movies. What interests me at the moment is how horror of the 2020s has an element of perception and paying attention.

Multiple movies in one year discussed monsters that killed you if you perceived them. There are monsters you can’t look at; monsters that kill you instantly if you get their attention. Monsters where you have to be silent, look down, hold still: pray that they pass over you. M Zombies have changed from a hand-waved virus that covers extras in splashy gore, to insidious spores. A disaster film is called Don’t Look Up, a horror film is called Nope. Even trashy nun horror sets up strange premises of keeping your eyes fixed on something as the devil GETS you.

No idea if this is anything. (I haven’t seen any of these things because, unfortunately, I hate them.) Someone who understands better than me could say something clever here, and I hope they do.

But the thing I’m thinking about is what this will look like to the future, as the Victorian sex vampires and Cold War anxieties look to us. I think they’ll have a little sympathy, but they probably won’t. You poor little prey animals, the kids will say, you were awfully afraid of facing up to things, weren’t you?

#this is the sort of observation I make here that people #go off and write their thesis about #so while I’m not expecting to be the first or cleverest person to say this #if you do use it as a springboard #tell me if you get a good grade ok? #I’ll be tremendously proud of you #like if you take a shitpost and use it to craft deep attentive thought on something important #I just think that’s probably the most noble use of a human brain #it makes me want to take off my hat and slam it to the ground in inexpressible emotion #it’s a cowboy hat btw #and I say something like GOLDURN IT THAT KID SURE HAS DELIVERED. #ok so don’t deny me this #especially if you correct me after a long research journey #GOLDURN IT THE KID IS RIGHT!

[cozymodeonpoint]

senshi fans: learning how to make nutritious meals for themselves

laios fans: down bad

marcille fans: lesbianism

chilchuck fans: putting that man in situations

#this is what I've observed over the past few weeks #it's great #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #senshi #laois touden #marcille donato #chilchuck #2000+ notes later and I'm starting to think i read y'all to filth #with exception to senshi fans also being down for him #update at 9000 notes: you can like laois for autism reasons and still be down bad #some of y'all in the tags and fics are down bad for laois in mental way #like you want him to be real so you can do brain crazy with him do you understand

[beachsideufo]

a strange internet phenomenon 2

#guy mcweirdson #doodles #go figure its the other one #again as said before #not dissing it #just observed a pattern i've noticed. #tbh i loved when people on twitter were showing their “I DO THIS!!!” art thats so sweet. hell yea man #furrify that guy

[grainelevator]

Faraway views (right lens of my binoculars)

#pursuit 8x42mm if anyone is curious… #observations #mine #my photography #nature #ocean #newfoundland #island #atlantic ocean #canada #binoculars #film photography #ecology #geomorphology

[terracottakore]

etho's completely normal and sane desktop setup.

#the end of an era.... ethogirlies we've made it. we have a Picture of his desk #this is a monumental occasion #ethoslab #hermitcraft #terracottaart #kore's etho setup observations

[theofficialastronomy101]

Close up of Pluto from the New Horizons space probe.

Will be adding several more photos to this same post

#astronomy #nasa #astronomers #universe #astrophotography #nasa photos #nasawebb #astrophysics #outer space #hubble space telescope #astrology #astronomy photography #astronomy picture of the day #astro observations #astro notes #astro community #astrography #our universe #nebula #pluto #planets #planet #nasa picture of the day #goddard space flight center #galaxies #galaxy #spacecraft #new horizons #space exploration #space

[elisaenglish]

All My Pre-Beloved Undenied

“Give sorrow words: the grief that does not speak whispers the o’er-fraught heart, and bids it break.”

-William Shakespeare, Macbeth-

It, too, was a Wednesday. Cold but dry. Last year gone and the new barely underway. I sway to it, from it. I don’t know. The voice of her that is an I. A was. An eye. A loss. Retraction of a certain time. To think, to be. A twice-turned trinity in fragments. Taste the whole, here suffered, dug into the soul—they call it salt. They cannot know. But I forgive them.

#writing #quote #love #loss #observance #meaning #all eternal things #love in a time of... #the places you have come to fear the most #the same deep water as you #letters from the wasteland #stripped and bare #inside of me #i grieve #in retrospect #six years later #some anniversaries you never forget #coming out of the dark #this is how it feels #elisa english #elisaenglish

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

Observe the Sabbath and Keep it Holy

12 ‘Observe Yom Shabbat to keep it holy, as Adonai your God commanded you. 13 Six days you are to labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is a Shabbat to Adonai your God. In it you are not to do any work—not you or your son or your daughter, or your slave or your maid, or your ox, your donkey or any of your livestock or the outsider within your gates, so that your slave and your maid may rest as you do. 15 You must remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Adonai your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore Adonai your God commanded you to keep Yom Shabbat. — Deuteronomy 5:12-15 | Tree of Life Version (TLV) Tree of Life Translation of the Bible. Copyright © 2015 by The Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society. Cross References: Genesis 2:2; Genesis 15:13; Genesis 19:16; Exodus 6:6; Exodus 16:23; Exodus 20:8-9; Exodus 23:12; Exodus 31:13; Exodus 34:21; Leviticus 23:3; Daniel 9:15; Mark 2:27; Luke 13:14; Luke 23:56; Hebrews 4:4

#Sabbath #observance #obedience #Torah #holy #Deuteronomy 5:12-15 #Book of Deuteronomy #Old Testament #TLV #Tree of Life Version #Holy Bible #The Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society

[nothoward]

Only 311 Shopping Days 'Till Christmas!!!

#Shopping #hoarding #Greed #capitalism #Holiday #Observance #Religion #Christmas #Gift #Presents #humour #humor #accumulation #Possession #money #spending