February 22, 2009
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW A WORD, IDIOM OR PHRASE ORIGINATED IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE?
The focus for 2009 will be on terms related to health.
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February 15, 2009
The focus for 2009 will be on terms related to health.
Please read the attached pdf posting on the origin of “Biofeedback” to see the results of my research. jim-c-health-biofeedback
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February 8, 2009
The focus for 2009 will be on terms related to health.
Please read the attached pdf posting on the origin of “Diet” to see the results of my research. jim-c-health-diet
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February 1, 2009
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Please read the attached pdf posting on the origin of “Inflammation” to see the results of my research. jim-c-health-inflammation2
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February 25, 2008
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW A WORD, IDIOM OR PHRASE ORIGINATED IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE?
All of the terms examined in 2008 will be in the realm of politics.
Please read the attached pdf posting on the origin of “Political Campaign” to see the results of my research. Jim C Quiz – Political Campaign1.pdf
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February 17, 2008
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW A WORD, IDIOM OR PHRASE ORIGINATED IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE?
All of the terms examined in 2008 will be in the realm of politics.
Please read the attached pdf posting on the origin of “Right-wing / Left-wing” to see the results of my research. Jim C Quiz – Right-wing Left-wing.pdf
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February 10, 2008
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW A WORD, IDIOM OR PHRASE ORIGINATED IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE?
All of the terms examined in 2008 will be in the realm of politics.
Please read the attached pdf posting on the origin of “Super-delegate” to see the results of my research. Jim C quiz - Super-delegate.pdf
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February 3, 2008
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW A WORD, IDIOM OR PHRASE ORIGINATED IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE?
All of the terms examined in 2008 will be in the realm of politics.
Please read the attached pdf posting on the origin of “Super Tuesday” to see the results of my research. Jim C Quiz – Super Tuesday.pdf
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February 26, 2007
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW A WORD, IDIOM OR PHRASE ORIGINATED IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE?
Once the Carnival Season ends on Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras), it is followed on the very next day by Ash Wednesday, which starts the Lenten period. Originally, I thought that the Carnival Season and Mardi Gras were developed to counterbalance the fasting required during Lent.
However, most historians think that ancient rituals of fertility performed by different tribes were the roots of Carnival/Mardi Gras, and/or that these celebrations were a reward for surviving harsh winters and welcomed spring’s arrival. Therefore, these “fun” celebrations appear to have an origin long before Lent.
At first the word Lent simply meant Spring; then the Church sense of “period between Ash Wednesday and Easter” was developed and that sense of the word is peculiar to English.
After researching several Catholic sponsored web sites, I found that the timeline for Easter and the Lenten period was not established until 325 A.D., when the Council of Nicaea determined that Easter should be celebrated the first Sunday after the first full moon of Spring.
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February 19, 2007
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW A WORD, IDIOM OR PHRASE ORIGINATED IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE?
The Carnival Season is one of the unique events celebrated in the month of February, and the famous Carnival in Rio de Janeiro always starts on Saturday and ends on “Fat Tuesday” (Mardi Gras), which is the day before Ash Wednesday.
Just as with Carnival Season, you can quickly find a multitude of details by searching the internet, where most of the sites confirm that Mardi Gras has been celebrated for thousands of years. Some historians think that ancient rituals of fertility performed by different tribes were the roots of Mardi Gras. Other historians believe these celebrations were a reward for surviving harsh winters and were rituals to welcome Spring’s arrival.
Once again, one of the most interesting aspects of researching Mardi Gras was to find that the early Christian Church sanctioned the pagan-like celebration to help counterbalance Lent, which required fasting and religious rigors for the 40 days. Apparently, the early Church routinely incorporated long standing pagan celebrations into appropriate Feast Days in order to attract more people to Christianity.
One other interesting piece of information was that the colors of Mardi Gras are purple, green and gold. There is no real meaning of the choice of colors, but it is generally accepted that purple stands for justice, green for faith and gold for power.
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