Pagan Spring Fertility Rite
March 23, 2008 7:10 am > MAUI TODAY |
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Liberty Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Hoomana: Religion PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Lotu: Religion, worship HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “One hand points upward, the other gropes downward.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “RELIGION: The daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.” (Ambrose Bierce)
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TODAY: Easter Sunday
Easter is the most important religious feast in the Christian liturgical year. It is believed by the Christians to be the resurrection of Jesus, which they believe occurred on the third day after his crucifixion around 33 BCE. Easter is a moveable feast that has its origins in Jewish Passover and pagan rites of spring. Many non-religious cultural elements have become part of this holiday, and those aspects are often celebrated by christians, pagans and others alike. Read more ….
EVENTS ON THIS DAY — March 23rd
- 1775: Patrick Henry gives his “Give me liberty or give me death” speech to the Virginia convention
- 1806: Lewis the Clark reach the Pacific coast
- 1912: The Dixie Cup (paper cup) is invented
- 1925: Tennessee becomes the first state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution in public schools
- 1929: The first telephone is installed in the White House
- 1933: The German Reichstag grants Adolph Hitler dictatorial powers
- 1956: Pakistan proclaims itself as an Islamic republic within the British Commonwealth (National Day)
- 1956: Sudan becomes an independent country
- 1971: The House of Representatives passes the 26th Amendment to the Constitution (lowering the voting age to 18) and passes it on to the states for ratification
- 1973: Yoko Ono is granted permanent residence in U.S.
- 1983: President Ronald Reagan gives his “Star Wars” speech announcing the beginning of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) (
- 1998: The Supreme Court rules that term limits for state lawmakers are constitutional
- 2001: Russia’s orbiting Mir space station ended its 15-year odyssey with a fiery plunge into the South Pacific.
BORN ON THIS DAY — March 23rd
- 1769: William Smith, geologist
- 1857: Fannie Farmer, actress
- 1900: Erich Fromm, psychologist
- 1908: Joan Crawford, actress
- 1910: Akira Kurosawa, director
- 1912: Werner von Braun, rocket expert
- 1929: Roger Bannister, 1st to run a mile under 4 minutes
- 1953: Louie Anderson, comedian
- 1957: Amanda Plummer, actress
- 1965: Richard Grieco, actor
- 1966: Marti Pellow, rocker
- 1976: Keri Russell, actress
- 1977: Josh Ackerman, actor
