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Mourning Announcements

Today is the anniversary of Jesus’ crucifixion. Okay, it probably really isn’t, and we don’t even know what year that happened, let alone the specific date. While Easter does sometimes fall this early, it’s rare. And if these first century … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Catholicism, Christianity, Christmas, Easter, History, Holidays, Islam, J.R.R. Tolkien, Judaism, Middle Ages, Passover, Religion, rosh hashanah | Tagged abraham, adam and eve, akedah, angels, apocrypals, bible, bishop james ussher, cain and abel, calendar, chronology, creation, crucifixion, exodus, feast of the annunciation, gabriel, garden of eden, genesis, good friday, gospel of luke, gospels, human sacrifice, isaac, jesus, john the baptist, lord of the rings, lucifer, martyrdom, melchizedek, moses, one ring, podcasts, pope benedict xvi, st. dismas, summer solstice, vernal equinox, virgin mary, winter solstice |

In the Garden of Sweden

Midsommar – SPOILERS! Ari Aster’s second film is a folk horror piece that ties in with a fictionalized version of Swedish paganism, and also comments on breaking up and mental illness. The outdoors parts take place entirely in the light, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Cults, Holidays, Humor, Mythology, Norse, Relationships, Religion, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged anthropology, ari aster, john bauer, may queen, midsommar, morality, relativism, ritual, summer solstice, sweden |

Season Cycle Moving Round and Round

Yesterday was the vernal equinox, and hence the official start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, at least according to a lot of calendars. Mind you, since temperatures have been fluctuating wildly in these parts as of late, it’s hard … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate, Global Warming, Holidays, Science | Tagged calendar, julian calendar, lent, seasons, spring, summer solstice, vernal equinox, winter solstice |

Take Me to the Pilate

I forgot to mention on Friday that it was the feast day of a saint unique to the Coptic Church, Pontius Pilate. Yes, the guy who executed Jesus, which really doesn’t make a whole lot of sense at first glance. … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Coptic, Eastern Orthodox, History, Holidays, Judaism, Religion | Tagged antisemitism, bible, claudia procula, crucifixion, flavius josephus, gospels, jesus, john the baptist, pontius pilate, summer solstice |