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Re: October 31st - Picture of the Day
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lugnet.castle
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Fri, 1 Nov 2002 01:20:44 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Johannes Koehler writes:
> Hello!
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> For you October 31st is "Halloween".
> For me it is the day (485 years ago) when Dr Martin Luther nailed 95 theses
> against the practice of indulgence on the portal of the Schlosskirche
> (chateau church) in Wittenberg.
Some of us remember this over halloween, which after all is just a
corruption of hallow eve the eve of all saints day...
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Jojo/Eigenbauten/church/000martinluther.jpg
Beautiful.
> Well, historical research nowadays questions this formal act of nailing the
> theses on the door. However, it has become sort of a legend and a symbol of
> moral courage.
I know many people/books that still consider this very real, after all
the door was a message board of sorts. And the place to put anything of
debate...
Anyway it is the thought that counts...
Thanks for sharing this and God Bless,
Nathan
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| (...) BTW, I've seen the door.* I didn't reallize that there was debate as I understood that it was common practice to tack things to the door. *Kind of a funny story. A few years ago I traveled through Europe with a college friend. By accident, my (...) (22 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| Hello! For you October 31st is "Halloween". For me it is the day (485 years ago) when Dr Martin Luther nailed 95 theses against the practice of indulgence on the portal of the Schlosskirche (chateau church) in Wittenberg. This was a revolt against (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle) !
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