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Redemption, resurrection, renewal, promise and freedom\u00a0are themes of our current season. Over the ages, countless traditions have marked\u00a0the springtime miracle of\u00a0life bursting forth from\u00a0seemingly cold, dead\u00a0earth. In this time of Coronavirus, these themes are all the more meaningful.<\/p>\n

I’m thinking of three traditions in particular, two of which are\u00a0probably obvious to those of us in the West, Passover and Easter. This year, the week of Passover overlaps Christian Holy Week, the period between Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday.\u00a0To add a hint of scandal,\u00a0I’m also thinking of the ecstatic Dionysian Mysteries of ancient Greece. All three involve breaking free of physical and spiritual bondage of some sort and emerging as a more complete, connected and authentic individual, community member and earthling.<\/p>\n

Passover celebrates the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, led by the divinely chosen but less-than-willing Moses. They are reborn as a nation and set on a path by\u00a0the Lord to the Promised Land. The physical redemption of the Israelites is honored during the 7-day holiday and it is also a time of spiritual redemption. Along with house cleaning of the soul there is house cleaning of the house. The Israelites left Egypt in a hurry and, unable to wait for\u00a0bread to rise, they took unleavened bread to sustain them on their journey. A big part of Passover tradition is to rid the home of all traces of leavened stuff and anything that might consider leavening if given the opportunity. Cupboards and pantries are cleansed of breads and pastries, pastas and most grains and, for good measure, the whole house is usually given a major spring cleaning.<\/p>\n

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the Sinai Desert, where the Israelites wandered after leaving Egypt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mt.
Mt. Nebo in Jordan, from which Moses viewed the Promised Land before dying<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, a sign of redemption and liberation from death.
\nThrough Jesus we are shown that death is not an end but a new beginning, a passage to another life.
\nEaster symbols are all about fertility and new life – eggs, chicks, bunnies, Easter Lilies…<\/p>\n

\"the
the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, the route Jesus walked to his crucifixion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
the Garden Tomb, where some traditions believe Jesus was buried and resurrected<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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the Holy Sepulchre, an alternate site believed by some traditions to be where Jesus was buried and resurrected<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dionysian\u00a0rites were held in the spring across the Greek and Roman world.\u00a0Dionysus was associated with the season of rebirth because he\u00a0was a twice-born god. His mortal mother Semele died while pregnant with Dionysus when she insisted that Zeus, the father of her baby, appear before her in his full godliness. Semele was not equipped for such a sight and perished instantly. Zeus provided the fetal Dionysus a substitute womb inside his thigh, from which Dionysus was born again sometime later.<\/p>\n

There were also strong liberation themes in Dionysian rites, which were characterized by wild abandon. Dionysus was god of the vine and wine was used to break down restrictive social barriers and inhibitions. Celebrants drank and danced into tranced-out frenzy, transcending the mundane world to be spiritually unified with the god. Woohoo!<\/p>\n

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La Jeunesse de Bacchus by William Bouguereau, 1884 (the Youth of Bacchus, Bacchus is the Roman name for Dionysus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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