LL-L "Tradition" 2010.10.22 (05) [EN-NDS]

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From: "Stellingwerfs Eigen" <info at stellingwerfs-eigen.nl>

Subject: LL-L: Traditions



Liebe Hanne en aanderen,
Et vaalt mi'j ok de hieltied op dat d'r een protte misverstanen bestaon rond
dit soorte feestdaegen. Et Duutse 'Erntedankfest' het neffens mi'j dan ok
niet zo hiel vule (meer) te maeken mit 'Thanksgiving'.
Et Erntedankfest en Thanksgiving hebben krek as een protte aandere
Christelike, Kattelieke en Joodse feesten vanzels wel overienkomsten mar ok
grote onderlinge verschillen. Een protte feesten wodden van ooldsher altied
al holen rond de wisseling van de seizoenen zoemer en winter. De meerste
feesten bin dan ok in de meitied en in et naojaor. De versie die wi'j
vandaege-de-dag vaeks kennen stamt meerstal uut de Middeliewen van rond 1400
nChr.
Et Joodse (Hebreeuwse) Pesach gong bi'jglieks via et (Aramese) Pascha en et
(Griekse) Pascho naor et Nederlaanse Pasen (Stell.: Poasken; Duuts: Ostern;
Eng.: Easter; bet.: het oosten). Mar Pesach het eins niks mit Paosken te
maeken. Et vaalt toevallig in dezelde tied van et jaor. Mit et Joodse Pesach
wodt de uuttocht uut Iegypte herdocht, mit et Christelijke Paosken et uut de
tied raeken en opstanding van Jezus. Ok de rituelen van palmtakken,
paoshaezen, paoseier en gao zo mar deur hebben allemaole een groot verscheid
an herkomst, van vruchtberhiedsritueel tot et verjaegen van demonen.

Een protte kiender van vandaege-de-dag kennen et Kastfeest niet aanders as
een vri'je dag en weten vaeks niet meer dat et wat mit een geboorte en een
kiend in een voerbak vandoen hadde.
Mit een vrundelike groet uut Stellingwarf,
Piet Bult



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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Tradition



Dear Piet,

Several Jewish holidays originated within seasonal agricultural contexts.
Farther, religious, meaning came to be added to them.

In particular, Passover (Pesach פסח, in spring), Shavuot (שבועות‎, “weeks,”
in late spring or early summer), and Sukkot (סוכות, “booths,” in early fall)
are known as the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (שלושה רגלים) during which the
Israelites would travel to Jerusalem to take animals and produce from their
land as offerings to the Temple.

Among these particular holidays, only Shavuot has retained its clearly
agricultural character and has by-names such as “Festival of Reaping” and
“Day of the First Fruits.” However, it too has taken on some added meaning
in that it celebrates the Book of Ruth. Following 50 days after Passover,
early Greek Jews referred to it as Pentecost (*πεντηκοστή*, “fiftieth day”),
and Christian Pentecost (Whitsuntide) came to be based on it.

You said correctly that Passover is primarily dedicated to celebrating the
exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt. Nevertheless, it has an ancient spring
festival substratum. Originally, the festival could not begin before the
barley was ripe (which in the Levant is pretty early in the year).

The primary focus of Sukkot (which we celebrated recently) is to remind Jews
of the hardships their homeless ancestors had endured during the exodus,
which is why temporary shelters are built in which to live at least
part-time for six or seven days. However, it is partly rooted in an ancient
harvest festival (and the booths may well be derived from harvest time field
shelters), which is the reason why many people adorn their *sukkot* (booths)
with harvest themes and eat meals that celebrate the bounty of the fall.

Falling in January or February, Tu BiShvat (ט״ו בשבט) is a minor Jewish
holiday that is also closely connected with harvest and with pilgrimage, or
rather with calculating the time of tithing. It is also known as the “New
Year of Trees,” which has much to do with the flowering and fruit-bearing of
trees (especially olives and almonds) in the Levant.

In other words, Jewish holidays, like Christian holidays, are multi-layered
affairs.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron
Seattle, USA



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