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Celebrating the Winter Solstice
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on January 02, 2008, 07:59:30 pm ---
This is very interesting, but say, rather, Judaism came first. Christianity began as a sect of Judaism, not as a sect of Mithraism. What this demonstrates is that certain practices (ritual purificatory baths, ritual meals) were common elements in various religions in the Near East at the beginning of the present era. It does not demonstrate that Christianity took these things over from Mithraism.
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Kinda hard to say. Where did Judaism get its rituals from? Some say during their sojourn in Babylon, which is where Judaism picked up some Zoroastrian influences that it didn't have before (Mithra, being one of the heavenly beings in the Zoroastrian pantheon - to dfferentiate from Mithras). Other theories are the influences from the Sumerian people who were city dwellers and writers long before the Jews put pen to paper so to speak. Their worship included ritual meals and bathing. I kinda figured it goes way back. Jewish goat herders were not usually in a position to find sufficient water for purification baths on a regular basis unlike some more sedentary urban civilizations.
Front-Ranger:
The Solstice draws near...I will have my Tarot cards ready!!
Penthesilea:
I'm note one for Tarot or spiritual celebrating of solstice. But I'm damn glad the days will start to get longer again from tomorrow on :D.
Artiste:
La journée la plus longue et la plus noire est aujour'dhui ?
Longest and darkest day is to-day?
ifyoucantfixit:
That picture of Jack with the sheep, is and has been my desk top pic. Since the first day
I got it. I love it, and it just mean BBM to me.
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