The Liquid Belfry (for All of You) by sandra46
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The origins of All Souls' Day in European folklore and folk belief are related to customs of ancestor veneration practiced worldwide, such as the Chinese Ghost Festival or the Latin American Day of the Dead. In Italy, broad beans are traditionally sown on November 2, All Souls Day. Broad beans were related to the dead according to ancient Greeks and Romans, because they make people fart. The stinking gases coming from a hole opposed to the mouth are typical of putrefaction and, moreover, the dead do things in the reverse order. Small cakes made in the shape of broad beans (though not out of them) are known as Fave dei Morti or Beans of the Dead. In ancient Greece and Rome, beans were used as a food for the dead, such as during the annual Lemuria festival. In Roman religion, the Lemuralia or Lemuria was a feast during which the ancient Romans performed rites to exorcise the malevolent and fearful ghosts of the dead from their homes. The unwholesome spectres of the restless dead, the lemures or larvae were propitiated with offerings of beans. On those days, the Vestals would prepare sacred mola salsa (salt cake) from the first ears of wheat of the season. In the Julian calendar the three days of the feast were 9, 11, and 13 May. According to cultural historians, this ancient custom was Christianized in the feast of All Saints' Day, established in Rome first on May 13, in order to de-paganize the Roman Lemuria. In the eighth century, as the popular observance of the Lemuria had faded over time, the feast of All Saints was shifted to November 1, coinciding with the similar Celtic propitiation of the spirits at Samhain. Pope Gregory III (731–741) fixed the anniversary, also in competition with the Greek Orthodox Church in Byzantium, where the Christian feast had originated. According to the traditional culture of many Italian localities, the night of the Day of the Dead the spirits of the defunct ones would return from the Other world making processions through the streets of the village. In some zones (those of the Romanized Celts of Northern Italy), as it happens in occasion of the festivity of Halloween, it was tradition to dig up and carve pumpkins and then put a candle inside to use them as lanterns. While this tradition faded away, it has recently been substituted by the globalized Halloween.
The Fave dei Morti (Beans of the dead or sweet beans) are small almond cakes, egg-shaped and flattened, sprinkled with powdered sugar; they look like a macaroon, but have greater consistency (Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Lombardy, Marche and Umbria). Different, though always based on almond, are the Beans of the Dead common all over North Eastern Italy.They are of three colors (cream , brown and pink) and range from crunchy to soft. The Bones of the Dead are oblong-shaped biscuits (Veneto), sometimes covered in chocolate (Sicily).
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Comments (41)
Amosicho
Very beautiful work
bimm3d
great info, wonderful composition!!!
brycek
Fantastic image and info!!
flora-crassella
very pretty Halloween picture!!!
mgtcs
Wonderful scene my friend, excellent colors and mood!
claude19
cette profusion de symboles culinaires dans l'Italie moderne ! En France le Jour des Morts est le 2 Novembre de chaque année, le 1er Novembre étant la TOUSSAINT soit la fête de tous les saints. Le jour des Morts en france, les familles se rendent dans les cimetières pour refleurir les tombes, ou constater l'état dans lequel elles se trouvent. Dans la société française, ce jour est de moins honoré par les jeunes, et beaucoup plus par les parents à partir de 50/60 ans ! The Roman origin of Day of the Dead may be said that culinary symbols of wealth in modern Italy! In France the Day of the Dead is November 2 each year on 1 November as the Toussaint is the feast of All Saints. Day of the Dead in France, families visit cemeteries to flourish graves, or declare the state in which they are located. In French society today is less honored by youth, and much more by parents from 50/60 years!
Rainastorm
Happy Halloween!
bazza
Lovely image Sandra, very nicely done.. Nice info as well.. thank you.. Those bats look amazing too..
psyoshida
Great history and picture. I love the liquid belfry with the ghosts flying out. Very festive and scary especially the bats.
MOSKETON
GENIAL. CREACION.
magnus073
Sandra this is a brilliant image you created to help celebrate it. The detailed description of the history was wonderful to read
Miska7
Very nice halloween image! Great work.
Star4mation
Super Halloween image Sandra!
MrsLubner
I know a lady who is opposed to Halloween because it is a holiday of the Pagans. I don't know about that but I know it is a time to acknowledge those who have passed on. this is a very creative image to go with your information.
Darkwish
Beautiful pic! Very well done!
carlx
Thanks for the history!!! Very beautiful composition!!!
drifterlee
really cute. Interesting information!!
lucindawind
cool Halloween work !
mariogiannecchini
Bella composizione e storia interessante !
jeroni
Excellent work and perfect realisation
frankie96
Kind of a 3D effect in this one..that bat seems to be coming right at you..
West_coaster07
Awesome picture!!!
tstray1
Very creative, great color use!!
Richardphotos
I think the bat is smiling.maybe it knows something we do not.superb post work
1358
fascinating.. well researched text, stunning artwork... I like bats.. to me hallowe'en is my favourite time of the year. it's like valentines except that while you do get the candies, you don't get the heartache...and you get to dress wildly and nobody minds a bit of wild... salud!
wysiwig
This is a photograph? OMG, where do you live? :) Fantastic post work on the belfry. Excellent work. I do love your history lessons. Every time I visit your gallery I get smarter.
Hendesse
Fantastic scene and postwork. Looks superb!
AndreiR
cool work, spooky and eerie ... !
tennesseecowgirl
OH I love this.. great Halloween scene, enjoy!!
MagikUnicorn
SUPER WORK :)