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Who were the Magi?
No specific area, but the gospel spread around the mediterranean region.
frankbeswick, on 04/19/2024
Laudato Si: reflections on the papal encyclical
Yes, certainly
frankbeswick, on 04/19/2024
Rotating your crops
No, Ireland was very poor.
frankbeswick, on 04/19/2024
Meet the Herods
The Herods were Edomites, a tribe coerced by the.?
Hasmoneans into accepting
Judaism, but culturall they werev Hellenised into Greek culture
frankbeswick, on 04/19/2024
Different Versions of Red Riding Hood
The third, Perrault version intrigues me with your description that "the girl wears a red hood, not a cap, which is worn in versions by the Grimms."
Is it known why Perrault replaced a cap with a hood?
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/18/2024
The North Wales Pilgrim Path
The first paragraph to the first subheading, Pilgrimage, considers that "Pilgrimages used to be part and parcel of life in Britain, but they were seriously curtailed by the Protestant reformation, which was imposed on the people by a small ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/18/2024
The Traditional Languages and Dialects of the British Isles
Thank you!
It appears to me a bit confounding that there are not Gaelic speakers on the Isle of Man.
So do most Isle of Man-ers speak English even as some Isle of Man-ers speak Manx?
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/18/2024
Who were the Magi?
The first two sentences in your introduction are that "There came wise men from the East who were following a mysterious star, which led them first to King Herod and then to Bethlehem where they met the infant Jesus and his family. They then ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/18/2024
Laudato Si: reflections on the papal encyclical
The second paragraph to the second subheading, The basic principles, considers that "The idea underlying this encyclical is that humanity and nature are part of an integral unity under God. Think of it as a triangle with the individual at the ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/18/2024
Rotating your crops
Thank you!
Your comment March 2, 2024, in answer to my previous, same-day question, categorizes Irish rent-paying in corn versus English rent-paying in cash.
Your comment three boxes down, in answer to my question four boxes down, considers ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/18/2024
Mailing Addresses for 2023 Forms 1040 and 1040SR Filed in 2024
For potential filers whose status (single, married filing jointly, married filing separately, head of household, qualified surviving spouse) changed during the year: Your filing status is determined by your situation on the last day of the year. ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/18/2024
Mailing Addresses for 2023 Forms 1040 and 1040SR Filed in 2024
Remember that the five federal filing statuses have different gross income requirements. The lowest gross income requirement of "at least $5" applies to those who are "married filing separately."
"If you didn't live with your spouse at the end ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/18/2024
Meet the Herods
Thank you!
It appears somewhat puzzling to me that a Jewish family bore a Greek name. Could their members be considered Hellenized Jewish?
Much, much later Portugal-ized Jewishness of those escaping the Spanish Inquisition, for example, ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/18/2024
Mailing Addresses for 2023 Forms 1040 and 1040SR Filed in 2024
For those who are not required to file Form 1040 or Form 1040SR: Overwithholding, in which the amount of federal taxes withheld during the year exceeds the taxes that are owed, results in refunds.
But if you are not required to file a return, ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/18/2024
The Traditional Languages and Dialects of the British Isles
Manx is not spoken outside the Isle of Man, and is in that isle an enthusiast's tongue rather than a language of the ordinary people. Gaelic is not spoken in the Isle of Man at all.
frankbeswick, on 04/18/2024