Thursday, July 2, 2009
To the weekend!
To continue with the days....... Thursday was derived from Thor, the strongest of the Teutonic gods. He had a hammer that no man could lift, a pair of iron gloves, and a belt which doubled his great strength when it was fastened. Frigg was the wife of Woden and mother of Thor. A day was named after...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The week marches on...
Tuesday is named after Tiw, the Saxon god of battle, while Norsemen called him Tyr. There is an interesting story behind his having only one hand. The gods wanted to capture a terrible wolf spirit Fenris, with a strange chain made by the spirits of the mountains. This chain was made of the most...
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Sunday, June 28, 2009
Origins of the week!
Here's something to start the week! The names of the days of the week are closely related to Roman mythology. The Romans associated their gods with the changing night sky, and named the planets after them—Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. When the seven day week came from Mesopotamia, they...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Here comes the sun!
Today, June 24, is Midsummer’s day and St.John’s day, celebrated widely in Europe, so here are some snippets to add to Elinjo’s interesting post on this topic a few days ago.... Midsummer’s day is not the same as the summer solstice, or longest day in the northern hemisphere. In ancient Europe,...
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
Father’sDay snippets
It is believed that almost 4000 years ago in Babylon, a small boy called Elmesu etched a Father’s day message on a clay card, wishing his father a long and healthy life! The word “dad” may have originated in the 16 th century from the Welsh word “tad”, meaning “father.” This was later changed to...
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Friday, June 19, 2009
From the cradle to the altar!
Customs and rituals are as diverse as the human race… Here are some interesting ones related to births and weddings! The Japanese take the baby to a Shinto Shrine to “show” the baby to God, and give thanks that he/she is alive. Many communities have ceremonies to ward off disease and danger. In...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Salt of the earth!
This is an unedited copy of a forward....a very long list I'm afraid, but might be handy! USES OF SALT 1. If you drop a whole egg on the floor, pour salt all over the egg, let it sit for awhile, then use dustpan, the egg will come right up, without all that mess. 2. Soak stained hankies in salt...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Still here...
My heartfelt gratitude to each one of you for the very supportive and warm comments on my last post. Unfortunately, we had to cancel the trip to the hills; my son Ashish's tests were not very satisfactory, so more tests etc.---please keep up the prayers. The irony is that the present problems are...
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Beautiful June!
This is an “advance” post again, as I’m off to the hills for a week, minus the laptop! So, a few snippets on June. In ancient Rome, June was the fourth month. It was named in honor of Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage. The latin origin was “juniores,” or “young men.” In the northern half of the...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Embracing Imperfection...a wonderful story
More food for thought......in a forward received today. "When I was a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate...
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