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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Gravestone Unearthed
Did you hear about the workers who were digging in NYC last week, and unearthed a tombstone!!
Workers were doing construction in Washington Square Park and they came across the grave marker of James Jackson who died on Sept. 22, 1799!!! As you can see it was very well preserved!
The stone reads, "Here lies the body of James Jackson who departed this life 22 day of September 1799 aged 28 years native of the county of Kildare Ireland."
The area in which it was found was know to be a burial plot/potters field for the poor and indigent, long before it was developed. There is claim that 20,000 people are buried below the park in that area. While construction has been going on workers have found full skeletal remains and bones of all sorts!!
I know from reading some history of NYC and watching the movie "The Gangs of New York" the lower end of NYC use to be quite a place not to live!!
It is at least rewarding to know that mystery of who James Jackson was is being unravel by the historical society, they found his address and his death records from 1799, city records list his as a watchman.
ONLY IN NEW YORK!!!
Workers were doing construction in Washington Square Park and they came across the grave marker of James Jackson who died on Sept. 22, 1799!!! As you can see it was very well preserved!
The stone reads, "Here lies the body of James Jackson who departed this life 22 day of September 1799 aged 28 years native of the county of Kildare Ireland."
The area in which it was found was know to be a burial plot/potters field for the poor and indigent, long before it was developed. There is claim that 20,000 people are buried below the park in that area. While construction has been going on workers have found full skeletal remains and bones of all sorts!!
I know from reading some history of NYC and watching the movie "The Gangs of New York" the lower end of NYC use to be quite a place not to live!!
It is at least rewarding to know that mystery of who James Jackson was is being unravel by the historical society, they found his address and his death records from 1799, city records list his as a watchman.
ONLY IN NEW YORK!!!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
All Souls Day
Today is All Souls Day ... and I think of the wonderful friends, the loving family, and my daughter Jodi who have left this plane to wander on yet another. I will say a pray for all of them.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Samhain / Halloween
Since this is the time of year when all those ghosts and goblins come out to scare us ... I thought I would do a little update on how Halloween originated and thought it would be worth a blog!
Did you realize the traditions of Halloween come from Irish heritage? As millions of children and adults participate in the fun of Halloween on the night of October 31st, few will be aware of its ancient Celtic roots in the Samhain festival. In Celtic Ireland about 2000 years ago, Samhain (pronounced SOW-in, SAH-vin, or SAM-hayne) was the division of the year between the lighter half (summer) and the darker half (winter). At Samhain the division between this world and the Otherworld was at its thinnest, allowing spirits to pass through. It is one of the two "spirit-nights" each year, the other being Beltane, when it’s magical interval when the mundane laws of time and space are temporarily suspended, and the Thin Veil between the worlds is lifted. Communicating with ancestors and departed loved ones is easy at this time, for they journey through this world on their way to the Summerlands.
The family's ancestors were honoured and invited home whilst harmful spirits were warded off. People wore costumes and masks to disguise themselves as harmful spirits and thus avoid harm. Bonfires and food played a large part in the festivities. The bones of slaughtered livestock were cast into a communal fire, household fires were extinguished and started again from the bonfire. Food was prepared for the living and the dead, food for the ancestors who were in no position it eat it, was ritually shared with the less well off.
Christianity incorporated the honouring of the dead into the Christian calendar with All Saints (All Hallows) on November 1 followed by All Souls on November 2. The wearing of costumes and masks to ward off harmful spirits survived as Halloween customs.
The Irish emigrated to America in great numbers during the 19th century especially around the time of famine in Ireland during the 1840's. The Irish carried their Halloween traditions to America, where today it is one of the major holidays of the year. Through time other traditions have blended into Halloween, for example the American harvest time tradition of carving pumpkins.
Did you realize the traditions of Halloween come from Irish heritage? As millions of children and adults participate in the fun of Halloween on the night of October 31st, few will be aware of its ancient Celtic roots in the Samhain festival. In Celtic Ireland about 2000 years ago, Samhain (pronounced SOW-in, SAH-vin, or SAM-hayne) was the division of the year between the lighter half (summer) and the darker half (winter). At Samhain the division between this world and the Otherworld was at its thinnest, allowing spirits to pass through. It is one of the two "spirit-nights" each year, the other being Beltane, when it’s magical interval when the mundane laws of time and space are temporarily suspended, and the Thin Veil between the worlds is lifted. Communicating with ancestors and departed loved ones is easy at this time, for they journey through this world on their way to the Summerlands.
The family's ancestors were honoured and invited home whilst harmful spirits were warded off. People wore costumes and masks to disguise themselves as harmful spirits and thus avoid harm. Bonfires and food played a large part in the festivities. The bones of slaughtered livestock were cast into a communal fire, household fires were extinguished and started again from the bonfire. Food was prepared for the living and the dead, food for the ancestors who were in no position it eat it, was ritually shared with the less well off.
Christianity incorporated the honouring of the dead into the Christian calendar with All Saints (All Hallows) on November 1 followed by All Souls on November 2. The wearing of costumes and masks to ward off harmful spirits survived as Halloween customs.
The Irish emigrated to America in great numbers during the 19th century especially around the time of famine in Ireland during the 1840's. The Irish carried their Halloween traditions to America, where today it is one of the major holidays of the year. Through time other traditions have blended into Halloween, for example the American harvest time tradition of carving pumpkins.
Stay tuned kiddies ...TOMORROW ... the history of the pumpkin and Halloween!!!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Please pull your pants up!!!
My friend works in a high school and she came accross this clip, I think it is great!! AND I agree ... PLEASE PULL YOUR PANTS UP!!!!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Foto Friday ~ Sharing - taken 10/09
see the little guy in the corner looking at me ... (click on foto to enlarge)
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