Linking back to the A to Z Challenge.
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(Street party in 1977 for the Silver Jubilee)
Thursday, 11 April 2024
J is for Jubilee
J is for Jubilee, from the Hebrew, is a biblical commandment observed every 50 years concerning ownership of land and slaves, although not observed for many centuries. It is also used by the catholic church and is linked to pilgrimage. Now of course it refers to significant anniversaries, for monarchs or marriages, though why 50 is a significant year and 49 is not remains to be explained.
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Imagine if we used the jubilee principle these days. So radical. Too radical.
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ReplyDeleteJubilee now is a cause for celebration, hence jubilation.
ReplyDeleteWhen they start a jubilee year in the Cathiolic Church, the Pope opens the Holy Door on Christmas and closes it on Epiphany of the following year. It's quite special...
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that was the origin of the Jubilee!
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