Good Afternoon to you all….
In my delvings into early Christian history, I still haven't learnt why it's Good Friday. Well, I do know, but why name it a good day when your beloved lord was executed in a typically sadist Roman fashion?
Maybe a more enlightened person could fill me in on this small matter.
I can't view this time of year via Christian eyes/mindset. I go back to the pagan ways, yes, I'm leaning that way again but with a slightly different way of thinking.
Did you know that hot cross buns are essentially pagan? Like so much of the other symbols and paraphernalia of Easter.
They were originally symbols of pagan rights and the crosses on the top marked the four seasons of the year and the four points of the compass.
Festive spiced cakes where known to the Greeks & Romans, and the church, doing what they do best, adopted the tradition to fit their own needs.
Centuries ago, it was believed that if someone went on a long journey, a hot cross bun nailed to the beam of the door would bring them back safely. Something of an insurance policy, a lot cheaper than today's policies, but I don't think it would be quite as usual in an emergency.
I have to name and thank my local newspaper for this bit of trivia. They don't know about this though.
whale said,
11 May, 2005 at 4:22 pm
In the balance of fairness, I'm providing a link to the comments that were left on the old blog.
I'm far too much of a git to transfer them over here myself though.
Oh, and you could peruse the rest of the site for yourself, if you feel the need to find an excuse for gouging your eyes out; beating your own brain to a bloody pulp; or other such fun. But don't say I didn't warn you.
The Linky