Consider it or not, on New Yr’s Eve, we nonetheless have a good time the traditional Roman faith/fable of Janus, who presided over the start and finish. So one face seemed on the previous and the opposite the approaching new yr. In truth, January is called after Janus. He additionally represented the start and finish of the battle. In historical Rome, the Temple of Janus stood within the Roman Discussion board with doorways on each ends and inside was a statue of Janus, who’s at all times represented because the two-faced god. The doorways of his temple have been open in occasions of battle and closed to mark peace. This represented that issues may change politically throughout a battle.
Janus, subsequently, represented battle and peace. This can be significantly true because the Neocons are decided to usher in World Battle III. They’re scheming to create battle BEFORE the election simply in case Trump wins overwhelmingly to entice him right into a battle that he can’t negotiate his approach out of. The crucial intervals in 2024 will probably be January, April, and July/August 2024.
So once we have a good time New Yr’s Eve, we are saying goodbye to the previous and sit up for the longer term, an idea stemming from Janus. A lot of at this time is traditions extending again hundreds of years and phrases like your Achilles’ Heel, named after the Greek warrior who died on the battle of Troy. It was stated that when he was born, his mom dipped him in a sacred river to guard him however held him by his heel, which the water by no means touched. He was shot in his heel with an arrow and died. This statue exhibits him pulling the arrow from his heel as he died.
The Greeks have been masters in creating tales handed down by the centuries—even the state of New Jersey in Latin in Nove Caesaria – the land of the brand new Caesar. Even Christmas Day, December twenty fifth, was the feast day of the traditional solar god – Sol.
Our Republican comes from Rome, and Democracy comes from Athens. Authorized Codes return even earlier than Babylon.
So once we have a good time New Yr’s Day, allow us to hope the doorways are slammed shut quite than broad open.
