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Lest We Forget
Remembrance Day, Armistice Day, Veterans Day and Poppy Day are names of the same memorial day that was originally chosen to mark the end of World War I. The war was formally ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 when Germany signed the Armistice.Remembrance Day is observed primarily in Commonwealth countries and includes national ceremonies which begin with[...]
A Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice
In a small patch of greenery in London, England is Postman's Park, so named because postal workers from the nearby sorting facility used to stay and chat in that area after a long day at work. The tiny park is walled in and against one of these walls, under an awning is the "Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice".George Frederic Watts was a Victorian painter and sculptor who proposed the[...]
Sojourn in the Summerlands
"Merry meet, so sad to part - but merry meet again - in the Summerland, Valhalla; the Blessed Isles - and perhaps back here among the living." Wiccan Passage, derived from the Wiccan Rede.Some people believe in a utopia in the sky - that mystical place of Nirvana. It's the embodiment of tranquility and peace, and it goes by many names; Arcadia, Zion, Canaan, Elysium, Heaven. However,[...]
Hollow Log Coffin Memorial
A memorial of 200 hollow log coffins has been installed in the entrance of the National Gallery of Australia's new building which opened in 2010. These hollow log coffins were created in 1988 by 43 artists to commemorate the Indigenous Australians who died during the European settlement of Australia which began in 1788. These artists created a hollowed coffin for each of the 200 years[...]
Brokering a Deal with the Devil
The notion of selling your soul to the devil has been around since the advent of Christianity and stories have been passed down through the ages despite there being no reference to the soul selling process in the Bible. Made popular by Christopher Marlowe's play Dr. Faustus, which was written in 1592, it tells the story of a German scholar who grew dissatisfied with the limits of the[...]
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