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Easter Monday, or my last chance Easter meme this year.

Easter Monday, or my last chance Easter meme this year. | Easter, or Ostara, is a Pagan Goddess of spring and fertility, celebrated around the time of the Spring Equinox. Because rebirth is a recurrent motif in many Pagan religions, the death and resurrection of Christ could be forced into an already existing theme. Easter is the root of the word estrogen, the female hormone, and the egg 🥚, as a powerful symbol of potential new life, is celebrated at Easter in the eggs given to children. In Russia, the egg takes the form of Pysanka, delicately painted hard boiled 🐔 eggs. Easter contains the word east, the Germanic Ostara has the same meaning. Her name is also spelled Eostre, which connects Her to Eos or Aurora, the dawn 🌄 Goddess. Rather than the daybreak, She represents spring - the dawn of the year. Lilith ⚸ is a form of Her Middle Eastern counterpart, thus lillies are displayed during Easter. Easter is traditionally celebrated on the Spring Equinox (March 21st). Christians wanted to obscure the origin, so they randomized its date. Now it's the 1st Sunday following the full moon 🌕 after the Equinox. Thus it can occur anytime between March 22nd to April 25th. Yet honoring both the day of the 🌞 & the cycle of the 🌙 still seems pretty Pagan. | image tagged in estradiol tablet 1mg,sun loved moon,pagan,heathen,tradition | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Symbolism of the hare.

Symbolism of the hare. | Because the hare is a nocturnal creature, she carries all the symbolism of the 🌜, light in the darkness, concealed wisdom, arcane information, intuition & the Goddess. The 🌓 is symbolic of rebirth and resurrection, because of its visible phases, & the hare shares these qualities, too. Significantly, in some parts of the world the shape of the hare is visible in the face of the 🌕 further reinforcing the mystical connection between the two. The hare is renowned for its fertility, & it is in this guise that it is simplified as the Easter 🐰. The Springtime Goddess, Easter, governs the cycles of fertility & so her symbol is the 🥚, hence the chocolate eggs given to children at Easter, a remnant of a Pagan tradition that has never been satisfactorily explained away by its Christian adoptees. The fact that an animal is not eaten 🚫 is generally a sign that it has sacred status, & certain Muslim sects refused to eat the flesh of the hare because they believe that it is the reincarnation of Ali, the Prophet's son-in-law, who intercedes between true believers and Allah. Pre-Christian Celtic ☘ people similarly regarded the hare as being too sacred to consider eating; they were kept as pets. Because of its fecundity & gregarious nature, the 🐇 is a symbol of love and peace for some Native Americans. There's a courtship ritual called the Rabbit Dance 👯. The Algonquin tribe believe that the world was created by the hare Manibozo. The Menomonee call Him Menebuch & say that He came down from the heavens to educate human kind in all His ways, & to protect us from monsters and evil spirits 👻. Three hares joined at the ears & running in a circle in the form of a triskele, is a mysterious ancient symbol that seems to have transcended cultural boundaries & geographical borders. At the center of the circle, the ears of the hares form an equilateral triangle. This motif appears in Buddhist ☸️ caves 2500 years old; in Muslim ☪️ artwork and designs; in synagogues ✡ & in several places of Christian ✝️ worship throughout Europe. There is no definitive interpretation of the symbol although it may represent the attributes of the Triple Goddess, an age old concept that transcends religious dogma. The hare, because it is a lunar creature, belongs to the Goddess. | image tagged in easter hare,full moon,easter eggs,triskelion,mythology,traditions | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Symbolism of the lily.

Symbolism of the lily. | Along with the rose🌹 & the lotus, the lily comprises a sacred trinity of the most important flower symbols in the world. Not all lilies are white but paleness is synonymous with the flower; We even speak of something as meaning "lily white." The lily is therefore a symbol of purity, innocence & virginity. The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary carrying a lily, & the flower has always been associated with the virgin. However, both the shape of the lily's petals & its phallic looking pistils, standing erect from the center of the flower, means that the flower is a symbol of sexuality & reproduction. So the lily effectively contains both ♂ & ♀ reproductive parts; hence when we see depictions of Mary we can recognize the flower as symbolizing virginity, fertility, & motherhood. The lily is the symbol of the Goddess, in whatever form she may take, & the Babylonian Goddess Lilith ⚸ (the first wife of Adam) who was later demonized 👿 by the Christian church, takes her name from the name of the lily or the Lilu (Lotus). The flower is also sacred to Astarte, whose name in parts of Europe is Eostre, which gives us the word "Easter"; hence the lilies which have become a symbol of the springtime celebration are a secret symbol of a much older association. If the Milky Way 🌌 is seen as the milk which poured from breasts of the Sky Goddess, then lilies are the💧of milk which fell to the ground. The fleur-de-lis ⚜ or flower of the lily, is the stylized symbol which sprang from both the lotus and the lily. It is symbolic of the Triple Goddess as well as encompassing all the other associations of the lily; it was used extensively in France 🇫🇷, where it became a symbol of royalty 👑 & nobility. The lily--particularly the calla lily--is also a symbol of resurrection, which is why it is used at funerals & sometimes appears on gravestones. The day lily blooms only for one day, & so is a simple symbol of a carefree nature. The lily of the valley has our reputation for attracting silver - probably because the way it's white flowers gleam in the darkness of its luscious leaves. It was the flower which grew where witches 🧙‍♀️ lived, in dark, often forested places, yet was also a symbol of spring and new life. In Japan yuri or lillies are a symbol of women loving women 🏳️‍🌈. | image tagged in easter lily,lilith,saints fluer de lis,distracted she-ra,culture,traditions | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Symbolism of the rabbit.

Symbolism of the rabbit. | Rabbit: incredibly fecund, the rabbit is a symbol not only of fertility, but also sexuality and lust, personified by the "bunny girl." "Bun" is an old English word and refers to the distinctive circular shape of the animal's tail. Although the rabbit didn't make its appearance in the British Isles until the 12th century, its prolific breeding habits meant that it was soon prevalent everywhere & it had adopted a little of the same symbolic meaning as the hare, minus the mystery accorded to the hair as the more elusive nocturnal creature. The rabbit's foot is still seen by some as a particularly potent good luck charm. While having its foot severed is presumably not very lucky for the rabbit itself, as a totem object the foot is believed to bless its owner with the same fertility & swift footedness as the animal. The efficacy of the piece of rabbit worn as a charm did not escape the Lakota warriors, who believe that an armband of its skin would enable them to run its fast as the rabbit itself. | image tagged in easter bunny,cute animals,legends,mythology | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Fun fact.

Fun fact. | Hot cross buns popularly consumed at Easter are claimed as a Christian symbol, but they're actually Pagan. The Greeks, Romans & Egyptians all had a tradition of eating wheat cakes to celebrate the coming of spring. These cakes are circular (representing the moon or sun) with a ➕ that divides the cake into the 4 lunar quarters or the 4 seasons. | image tagged in hot cross buns,heathen,tradition,food,cereal | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Salem, Oregon's official nickname is the cherry city.

by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Also spelled Qingming.

by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Failed attempt at cultural imperialism.

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by AlaskaNativeManitou
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The Sphinx originally had a cat head.

by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Should anyone be excluded, based on their religion?

by TerrenceWeijnschenk
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Goddess of fertility, love & beauty.

by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Symbolism of the egg.

by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Should men wear dresses in front of our children?

by TerrenceWeijnschenk
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This lolcat wonders if all that God has created is in the Bible

by TerrenceWeijnschenk
307 views, 2 upvotes, 2 comments
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