HowRu68
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- Submitted 1 week ago to movies@lemm.ee | 4 comments
- Comment on Why is Green and Red the colors of Christmas? 3 weeks ago:
The Xmas tree probably originates from the Nordic" Tree of life ". I remember reading it was used to celebrate life and the return of light during the dark cold winters in the north
To celebrate and remember the return of the sun, lights were used to chase away the dark; green as a symbol of returning life, like vegetation and plants, and red probably symbolises fruit and harvest.
There are several versions and interpretation, so it probably depends in which country it was used and in which century.
Santa Claus , originally Saint Nicolaus, was merged with Wodan (Nordic God). Many old Germanic/Nordic religions were integrated with Christian symbolism and rituals.
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- Comment on How did Third World countries handle the Covid Pandemic? 2 months ago:
A better wording would be using the term developing nations. The term 'third world ’ refers to not being part of NATO (or not aligned to NATO), and is outdated. Also, there various sorts of developing countries, richer, poorer, and some are war or conflict zones.
- Comment on [Weekly thread] What have you been watching this week? 2nd of May 8 months ago:
I just saw Godzilla minus one,( [link metacritic])(www.metacritic.com/movie/godzilla-minus-one/) and I was left with awe about the script and the music. It’s situated in post WW2 Japan, and since we have national Memorial Day for the fallen this week in my country, it felt appropriate.
The monster in itself is not a high end design, but the movie feels like a colorized old authentic movie. It has a special atmosphere . I appreciated the metaphor for godzilla as a mix of ancient folklore and the spirit of defeat and reconstruction after WW II. I highly recommend this movie if you’re into this (specific) genre.