Guest guest Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 the image and the idea behind .. it all sounds beautiful! =) jenni On Dec 21, 2005, at 2:18 PM, Amy wrote: > > There is a " tumulus at > > Newgrange in the Boyne River Valley in > > Ireland. It was built in approximately > > 4500 B.C.E. On the morning of the winter > > solstice, a shaft of sunlight enters the > > mound, travels down a stone corridor, and illuminates > > the spiral designs on the back > > wall of the cave. " > > Hey, I've been there! :-) Not on the solstice (they have a lottery > for the 3 or 4 days around that), but they did a simulation (obviously > much poorer than the real sun would be) using lights.. it was amazing, > and I can't imagine how wonderful it would be with the real sun. It > was thought that all the ashes of the dead were stored there until the > solstice, and when the sun would come through, the souls traveled to > " heaven " on it, and then they could be moved to a permanent chamber > elsewhere. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 , Gary Mattingly <gsmattingly> wrote: Thanks for the links, Gary. I do enjoy reading about the history of cultural celebrations. Denise > Some web pages for those interested: > > http://www.didyouknow.org/xmas/xmashistory.htm > http://www.kencollins.com/Holy-02t.htm > http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/xmastrivia.html > http://chi.gospelcom.net/GLIMPSEF/Glimpses/glmps084.shtml > http://www.beliefnet.com/story/2/story_264_1.html > http://www.spelwerx.com/yulehistory.html > http://www.religioustolerance.org/xmas_tree.htm > http://www.religioustolerance.org/winter_solstice.htm > > Gary > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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