Imagine it or not, on New Yr’s Eve, we nonetheless have fun the traditional Roman faith/fantasy of Janus, who presided over the start and finish. So one face seemed on the previous and the opposite the approaching new 12 months. In reality, January is known as after Janus. He additionally represented the start and finish of the battle. In historic 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 instances of struggle and closed to mark peace. This represented that issues may change politically throughout a struggle.
Janus, subsequently, represented struggle and peace. This can be notably true because the Neocons are decided to usher in World Conflict III. They’re scheming to create struggle BEFORE the election simply in case Trump wins overwhelmingly to entice him right into a struggle that he can not negotiate his approach out of. The important durations in 2024 will likely be January, April, and July/August 2024.
So once we have fun New Yr’s Eve, we are saying goodbye to the previous and stay up for the longer term, an idea stemming from Janus. A lot of right this moment is traditions extending again 1000’s 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 fun New Yr’s Day, allow us to hope the doorways are slammed shut fairly than extensive open.