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CHRISTMAS AND OTHER RELATED HERITAGE,
CULTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES AND EVENTS CONNECTED WITH IRELAND |
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For those who may be interested in knowing more about
the extremely ancient "Festival of Saturnalia" held on (and
for some days before and after) the "Winter Solstice Day"
(Northern Hemisphere), which is nominally December 21st, but
can vary by up to a day or so either side, and the origins
of which probably date back far beyond the period before
written history first appeared, has powerful links with the
Newgrange Monument (circa 5,000 years old), the Hill of Tara
(and its Great Banqueting Hall), Brehon Law, Cairn T (near
Oldcastle), and King Ollamh Fodhla, please see below.
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SATURNALIA & CHRISTMAS:
"For much of life on Planet Earth, NATURE transmits an
important signal on December 21st of each year. This is the
day of The Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere":
http://homepage.eircom.net/~williamfinnerty/SATURNALIA/Dec_21st_2001.htm
"It appears also that the changing seasons (and their
associated cycles of degeneration and regeneration) were
greatly revered and very carefully monitored by the ancient
Celts. For example, the great passage-tomb at Newgrange,
County Meath (which is now thought to have been built around
3100 BC - making it one of the oldest buildings in the
world), seems to have been very skilfully constructed in
such a way that on the morning of December 21st of each year
(the winter solstice), a pencil-thin shaft of light
penetrates the chamber for approximately 17 minutes:
symbolic some think of the womb-like compartment being
impregnated by the sun - so as to arouse the fertility of
the soil, and thus begin the new cycle of annual
regeneration."
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Saturnalia:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Saturnalia%3A&oq=Saturnalia%3A&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggA
EEUYOTIGCAEQRRg60gEJMzk3MGowajE1qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Newgrange:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Newgrange%3A&oq=Newgrange%3A&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBgg
AEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg60gEKMTA0MzhqMGoxNagCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Hill of Tara:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Hill+of+Tara%3A&oq=Hill+of+Tara%3A&gs_lcrp=Eg
ZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIMCAEQABhDGIAEGIoFMhIIAhAuGEMYrwEYxw
EYgAQYigUyBwgDEC4YgAQyDQgEEC4YrwEYxwEYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyBwgG
EAAYgAQyBwgHEAAYgAQyBwgIEC4YgAQyBwgJEAAYgATSAQk0NTcxajBqMT
WoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Brehon Law:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Brehon+Law%3A&oq=Brehon+Law%3A&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAE
EUYOTIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQLhiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQA
BiABDIHCAcQABiABDINCAgQLhivARjHARiABDIHCAkQABiABNIBCDE3Nz
VqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
King Ollamh Fodhla:
http://www.humanrightsireland.com/KOF/KingOllamhFodhla/index.htm?fbclid=IwAR2o-E-
GOsnYcTn3oQt6ltpdXwODjQIcCJhqFeG8r3Y0Kyh4xStG1VYBC5g
Cairn T
https://www.google.com/search?q=Cairn+T&oq=Cairn+T&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIPCAEQLhhDGLED
GIAEGIoFMg0IAhAAGIMBGLEDGIAEMgcIAxAAGIAEMgcIBBAAGIAEMgcIBRAAGIAEMgcIBhAAGIAEMgcI
BxAAGIAEMhIICBAuGBQYrwEYxwEYhwIYgAQyBwgJEAAYgATS
AQkzMzI0ajBqMTWoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF -8
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WINTER SOLSTICE SCENE FROM INSIDE THE NEWGRANGE MONUMENT:
"... a pencil-thin shaft of light penetrates the chamber for
approximately 17 minutes: symbolic some think of the
womb-like compartment being impregnated by the sun (the male
Celtic Sun God Lugh perhaps?) so as to arouse the fertility
of the soil (of Mother Earth), and thus begin the new cycle
of annual regeneration" ...
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ANCESTRY, ART, CIVILISATION, CULTURE, POLITICS , POWER,
REGENERATION, RELIGION, SURVIVAL, SYMBOLISM:
http://homepage.tinet.ie/~williamfinnerty/protest/nov21_stone.htm
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THE PRESENT LOCATION OF THE WORLD FAMOUS TUROE STONE?
https://www.facebook.com/HumanRightsIreland/posts/pfbid03zq1JZ6h8Mu
wwR6eNDXo5qbbfq2Qmw6Ts6FvgpsLubKp1SDVpW3PX1Gq892ACfCkl
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Arguably the most important -- and possibly PRICELESS --
piece of ancient, circa 200 BC, Celtic stone art in the
world?
"The Turoe Stone was removed by the OPW (Office of Public
Works) a number of years ago to be cleaned and to be
returned under a weather proof cover. We are still waiting
for this to happen. Check here for updates":
Text in quotes above copied from:
https://www.turoepetfarm.com/about-us/turoe-stone
on January 30th 2022.
===
The text in the section just above has been copied from:
http://www.humanrightsireland.com/index.htm#Turoe-Stone
(NOTE: Viewers who click on the link immediately above are
advised to anticipate a delay of up to 10 seconds or so
before reaching the correct "www bookmark" page location,
and this because the page is a lengthy one that contains
several images and several "www bookmarks".)
===
THE TUROE STONE
(Believed to have been carved sometime between150 BC to 250
BC):
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CLOSELY RELATED "SATURNALIA TYPE EVENT" AT NEW INN IN COUNTY
GALWAY (REPUBLIC OF IRELAND)
The New Inn Mummers Festival
(January 6th and 7th 2000)
"In a variety of forms most (if not all) of the early
cultures and races all around the world seem to have adapted
and developed the custom of mummery. As to which culture was
first with the idea, nobody seems to know. However, the
ancient Celts, if not themselves the originators, would
almost certainly have been involved at a very early stage.
Their remarkable love of dressing up and celebrating has
been commented on many times in the writings of pre
Christian Greek and Roman writers.
"As a further indication of possible early Celtic
involvement, there are some archaeologists who suspect that
the search for gold may have been one of the main reasons
for the ancient Celts coming to the Island of Ireland in the
first place: because they had used up all that was easily
available to them on mainland Europe. Their reason for
wanting more gold seems to be that they needed it for the
fabulous jewellery they liked to be seen wearing at their
public celebrations.
"Amongst the earliest written references to mummers are
those connected with the Winter Solstice Roman Festival of
SATURNALIA: which appears to have been well established as
long ago as 400 BC, and which by all accounts was a period
of wild revelry and unrestrained merry-making. To begin with
at least, it seems to have been started by (and was for)
farm labourers.
"In Roman mythology (largely based on a mixture of earlier
Celtic, Egyptian, and Greek myths), the God SATURN was
greatly revered: because his reign was thought of as a
golden age. He was the God associated with agriculture and
vegetation. Rome dedicated a day of the week (Saturní diés)
to him. Eventually, "Saturní diés"(day of Saturn) became our
"Saturday".
"The Romans at that time also had a particular God (unique
to their culture) called JANUS, who often appeared on Roman
coins as a figure facing in two directions. The month of
January was called after him: because the winter solstice
was a popular time of the year for many people to relax and
to look back at the old year, and at the same time look
forward to the new. (In contrast, the period around the
Summer Solstice on June 21st would probably have been a very
busy time for most of the many people connected with the
land.)
"Eventually, Rome embraced the idea of the winter solstice
marking the point in time where the "old year" ended and the
"new year" started; and from 153 BC onwards the official
Roman New Year began in Jánuárius (i.e. the month of Janus,
or January as we now call it).
"A few hundred years or so after officially making January
the start of the New Year, Rome replaced the Saturnalia
Festival with the Festival of Christmas.
"To this day, mistletoe is very strongly associated with
Christmas; and to the Celtic Druids of ancient times there
was nothing it seems more sacred than mistletoe: provided it
grew on an oak tree.
FROM:
"MUMMERS IN THE VERY EARLY STAGES" at
http://homepage.eircom.net/~williamfinnerty/mummers/festival.htm#ten
and
"SATURNALIA" at
http://homepage.eircom.net/~williamfinnerty/mummers/festival.htm#thirteen
ALSO,
"THE THINKING BEHIND THE MUMMERS IDEA":
http://homepage.eircom.net/~williamfinnerty/mummers/festival.htm#seven
=== === ===
Young local musician dressed up for the "Saturnalia" type
Mummers Festival in New Inn during January 6th and 7th 2000
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