Religion
W. C. Rice’s Cross Garden
More pics here.An account of the place here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 20, 2020 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Regionalism, Religion, North America
Covid Religions
Thanks to Covid, new religions are popping up.In Poland, the "Church of the Healthy Body" was recently founded. Members meet at a fitness club. And in Nottingham, England, members of the newly created Church of the 400 Rabbits gather at the 400 Rabbits tequila bar.
The religions are a longshot strategy by businesses to avoid covid restrictions. Because if they're a church they might be able to stay open, whereas if they're a fitness club or bar they're closed. The Polish fitness club/church has already reported that the local police weren't buying the rebranding.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Dec 17, 2020 -
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Category: Religion, Diseases
The Language of Deseret
I was unaware that Brigham Young created a new alphabet for his followers. "However, the alphabet failed to gain wide acceptance and was not actively promoted after 1869."Here is a page at the official Mormon site that tells of it.
Here is an encyclopedia entry with the full alphabet.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 29, 2020 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Inventions, Languages, Religion, Nineteenth Century
Church challenge
1941: Patrick Gunn, 46, left a note in the church collection plate challenging the priest, Monsignor Edmund J. Reilly, to a fight in the street.I found a photo of the Monsignor. He doesn't look like the fighting type.
Wilmington News Journal - Mar 24, 1941
Monsignor Edmund J. Reilly
source: FindAGrave.com
Posted By: Alex - Sat Nov 28, 2020 -
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Category: Religion, Violence, 1940s
Igorot Cave & Cliff Burial
A BBC slideshow here.
Essay here.
This is an original vintage post-mortem photograph from the 1930s. I believe it shows a very rare glimpse into traditional Igorot funeral customs. The man in this photo is deceased and bound in a sitting position.
A customer who has spent time with the Igorot had this to say, "I can explain why the man is placed in the seated position. I just spent a week in Ifugao, Philippines with a member of this tribe. A person is placed in this position and salted and dried for 3 days. The reason they are seated is because once dry, the person can be removed from the chair and turned,sideways into the fetal position. The Igorot/Ifugao tribe believes that a fetus in the womb is in the fetal position and by placing them in the fetal position after death, they will return to "mother nature/mother earth". Also Interesting to note that deceased loved ones are typically placed under their bed, under a child's bed, under the house, or somewhere else in the house in order to keep them close to the family. Just thought I'd share what I learned straight from a tribe member himself"
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 24, 2020 -
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Category: Death, Religion, Foreign Customs, South Pacific and Polynesia
Martha Graham’s “Heretic”
Early visual representation of social-media shaming. The two clips are different sections of the whole.The Wikipedia entry.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 16, 2020 -
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Category: Religion, 1920s, Dance
The Trance
Everything you need to know about religious trances.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 13, 2020 -
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Category: Religion, Science, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Books, Nineteenth Century
The Klaudt Indian Family
Their Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 12, 2020 -
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Category: Music, Religion, Twentieth Century, Native Americans
M. X. Mockus, Blasphemer
Read all about it here.
Photo source.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 11, 2020 -
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Category: Law, Religion, 1910s
The Jesus Tortilla
Oct 5, 1977: Maria Rubio was preparing a tortilla in a skillet in her home in Lake Arthur, New Mexico. When she looked down, she realized that a burn mark on the tortilla resembled the face of Jesus.The Rubio family created a small shrine where they displayed the "Jesus tortilla". Over the years, tens of thousands of people came to see it. Many of the pilgrims believed that the tortilla had the power to heal.
Maria Rubio with tortilla - 1978
Maria Rubio's daughter, Angelica, grew up to become a New Mexico state senator, and she kept a blog where she discussed her experiences with the holy tortilla. She also wrote an article on eater.com about it.
The Jesus Tortilla - source: thetortillakid.com
According to Roadside America: "In late 2005, Mrs. Rubio's granddaughter took the Miracle Tortilla into school for Show and Tell, and it was dropped and broken! The shed shrine has been closed and the remains retired to a drawer in the Rubio's home."
Albuquerque Journal - Dec 22, 1987
Posted By: Alex - Mon Sep 21, 2020 -
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Category: Food, Religion, 1970s, Pareidolia
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