Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Very much my pleasure and glad you like what you saw/read. The author Neil McGregors Campbell has put a lot of prana and dedication into researching this subject dear to his (divine) heart. Great man. , "karisprowl" <karisprowl@e...> wrote: > Thank you SO much for this! I see some mighty familiar names, herein. > No WONDER a Celt feels so much at home with Hindu God/dess/es! Makes > one wonder who visited whom, and when, in the days before the Romans > imposed, er, spread Christainity, > > BTW-- AS you no doubt know, but the list members may not, the Romans > cannonized some of the Celtic dieties, and adopted their feast days > into Christianity. > > Yule (means "wheel) became Christmas. Yule celebrated the birth of the > Sun God, Lugh ("light"). So, the Romans put the birth of THEIR solar > God, Jesus, there. Imbolc became "St. Bridget's Day." They cannonized > Brighde, after whom Britain was named. I'll bet She was THRILLED. <g> > Lugh is St. Michael. Easter is taken from the feast day of Eostre, > which was what the Brits called the Semitic fertility Goddess Astarte > (after whom "estrogen" and "estruus" are named). > > Hey, folks! Did you know that Britain, Scotland, and Ireland were all > named for Goddesses? (Brighde, Scotia, and Eriu) > > BB, Sis! Love, Kari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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