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 Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 4:17 pm
I've seen some words that distnctly remind me of Paganism. For example, when someone is taking a recuperative vacation from work, they're "on sabbatical". This bears a remarkable resemblance to the Pagan Sabbat - a time of renewal and regeneration.
Anyone else got any? (note - I'm not just looking for Pagan connections)
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 6:45 am
Erm, when people stub their toes and yell Jesus F-ing Christ, its a reference to Christianity. Does that count? xp
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 11:43 am
Naeryn I've seen some words that distnctly remind me of Paganism. For example, when someone is taking a recuperative vacation from work, they're "on sabbatical". This bears a remarkable resemblance to the Pagan Sabbat - a time of renewal and regeneration. Anyone else got any? (note - I'm not just looking for Pagan connections) Actually, Judaism used the term "sabbath" to denote their holy days LONG before Paganism used the term. The use of "sabbat" as a pagan holiday came about during the middle ages when certain days were known as the "Witches' Sabbath". Sabbath is simply a nearly-universal term for holiday or holy day. And on the topic of wordplay... Holidays are days when people get to take a break and relax. A long time ago, holidays were only on holy days. (Anyone make the connection yet? xp )
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 3:20 pm
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 3:51 pm
xdarktigress Erm, when people stub their toes and yell Jesus F-ing Christ, its a reference to Christianity. Does that count? xp I havnt heard people say that before...
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 3:56 pm
WolframBlut xdarktigress Erm, when people stub their toes and yell Jesus F-ing Christ, its a reference to Christianity. Does that count? xp I havnt heard people say that before... Wow, really? Um, lets see..... Nope, I got nuthin.
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:51 pm
how about the words dark ages? they imply paganism.
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Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:34 pm
Um...let's see . *Wracks her brains* Oh yeah here is one most people don't know about. Bloody hell, which is commonly used in the Isles refers to Jesus on the cross and the blood that he shed for the people. Itis like their version of Crap and they consider it a swear word just not a really bad one. I'll think of more later. What?! It's the weekend what did you expect!
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Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 7:40 pm
The days of the week are actually based on some norse and some greek/roman. And some just normal.
Thursday=Thor's day
Friday=Frey's day
Saturday=Saturn's day
Monday= Moonday lunes in spanish=luna=moon
Sunday= Sun day
I forget the rest. sweatdrop
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Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 4:58 am
Avatar-of-Jello The days of the week are actually based on some norse and some greek/roman. And some just normal. Thursday=Thor's day Friday=Frey's day Saturday=Saturn's day Monday= Moonday lunes in spanish=luna=moon Sunday= Sun day I forget the rest. sweatdrop You forgot Wednesday = Woden's Day = Odins days. Also I've heard friday as Frigg's day. Though friday seems more like Frey's Day to me. I dunno about tuesday though... eer, Chewy's day a day named after chewbaka xp
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Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 3:55 pm
aha, thanks neo. I forgot odin day.
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Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 12:25 am
where did you get that lost faith counter from?
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Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 11:44 am
BlondJP02 where did you get that lost faith counter from? I made it. Every time someone does something abhorrently stupid, I go into paint and change the number, then re-upload it into my photobucket.
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Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 1:28 pm
Avatar-of-Jello The days of the week are actually based on some norse and some greek/roman. And some just normal. Thursday=Thor's day Friday=Frey's day Saturday=Saturn's day Monday= Moonday lunes in spanish=luna=moon Sunday= Sun day I forget the rest. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:20 am
because saturday is the seventh day of the week which starts on sunday, and sabbat is hebrew for seventh
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