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Kalimac · 10-24-2002, 07:35 PM

Gandalf - in Catholic tradition (I'm not sure about others, but Tolkien was Catholic so he would have known this) March 25th is Lady Day, or in other words the feast of the Annunciation, when the angel told Mary that she was going to bear Christ, who would redeem the sin of the world. It's not a moveable feast like Easter so I'd be inclined to connect the date the Ring was destroyed with the first day of the rebirth of the world and the beginning of the redemption of the sin of Adam (or Isildur, if you want to put it in ME terms). Much the same symbolism as Easter, of course - just a little earlier (the first day Jesus existed on earth as opposed to rising from the dead - but once he was started the conclusion was foregone). Just a thought.

10-24-2002, 07:35 PM	#10
Kalimac Candle of the Marshes Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Flyover Country Posts: 780	Gandalf - in Catholic tradition (I'm not sure about others, but Tolkien was Catholic so he would have known this) March 25th is Lady Day, or in other words the feast of the Annunciation, when the angel told Mary that she was going to bear Christ, who would redeem the sin of the world. It's not a moveable feast like Easter so I'd be inclined to connect the date the Ring was destroyed with the first day of the rebirth of the world and the beginning of the redemption of the sin of Adam (or Isildur, if you want to put it in ME terms). Much the same symbolism as Easter, of course - just a little earlier (the first day Jesus existed on earth as opposed to rising from the dead - but once he was started the conclusion was foregone). Just a thought. __________________ Father, dear Father, if you see fit, We'll send my love to college for one year yet Tie blue ribbons all about his head, To let the ladies know that he's married.