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rabbitcruiser · 8 months

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Michaelmas

Michaelmas is a Christian festival celebrated by some Western churches. Its name derives from the phrase "Michael's Mass", similar to how Christmas comes from "Christ's Mass". Michael is the greatest of the archangels, and defeats Satan in the war of heaven in the Book of Revelation. He also is the protector against the darkness of night. Michaelmas was started in the 5th century after a basilica was dedicated to Michael. The day now honors Michael and all the other angels. At one time it was obligatory to participate in Mass on the day, but that was discontinued in the 18th century. It is associated with autumn and the shortening of days, and in some countries—such as Britain and Ireland—it is known as one of the four "quarter days", along with Lady Day, Midsummer, and Christmas. On these days, servants were hired, rents were due, or leases were signed. This also once was looked at as the end of the harvest season. Geese are also strongly associated with the day, as geese were sometimes offered to landowners as part of their rent on the day. Also, it is believed that Queen Elizabeth I heard of the defeat of the Spanish Armada when she was eating goose, and decided she would eat goose again on Michaelmas. A tradition in Britain also was the eating of a fattened goose after the harvest, to protect against financial problems in the coming year.

How to Observe

If you belong to one of the churches that celebrates Michaelmas, you could go to Mass. If you are not Christian or of a denomination that celebrates Michaelmas, you could still celebrate the day by making and eating a goose. Maybe this will increase your financial luck for the year! You could also make some Saint Michael's Bannock—also known as Struan Micheil—to eat.

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advocatus-diaboli-official · 2 years

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one of the prettiest places in Leipzig, germany 🖤

#leipzig #germany #Völkerschlachtdenkmal #Völki #Südfriedhof

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mansnooziesmoosmutzel · 6 months

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This is the Monument to the Battle of the Nations, located in Leipzig (my hometown), build in 1913. It has a height of 91 meters and so it is one of the biggest monuments in europe.

In Germany this monument is known as Völkerschlachtdenkmal or (in the vernicular) simply Völki

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After the disastrous Campaign against Russia in 1812, the Grande Armée was no longer considered invincible. So from 16 to 19 October 1813, Leipzig was the scene of the Battle of the Nations. The allied armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria and Sweden won a decisive victory over Napoleon and his allies. The result: 600,000 soldiers from over twenty nations took part, 100,000 were killed or wounded. Napoleon's Grande Nation collapsed and the Confederation of the Rhine fell apart.

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I have watched the film NAPOLEON two days ago and I was dissapointed to see that the Battle of the Nations was not mentioned there. With no single word. Neither in the film nor in the statistics at the end.

#the battle of the nations 1813 #history #leipzig #Napoleon film 2023 #Just one of several reasons why NAPOLEON was not as good as I wished. Hopefully the Director's Cut version will make it better

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maseli · 5 years

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#m #leipzig #völki #x100t #fujifilm #völkerschlachtsdenkmal

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travelless · 6 years

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Völkerschlachtdenkmal Leipzig

#dusk #sunrise #sky #famous place #travel destinations #Völkerschlachtdenkmal #Völki #sightseeing #Leipzig #Re

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sunny2504 · 6 years

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#fotografie #photography #himmel #sky #abenddämmerung #bäume #trees #wasser #wather #leipzig #leipzigcity #loveleipzig #instaleipzig #leipzigartig #leipzigram #völki #völkerschlachtdenkmal https://www.instagram.com/p/BoPfypRlN-G/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nb5l7dkr3czq

#fotografie #photography #himmel #sky #abenddämmerung #bäume #trees #wasser #wather #leipzig #leipzigcity #loveleipzig #instaleipzig #leipzigartig #leipzigram #völki #völkerschlachtdenkmal

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ladylilitu · 6 years

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Revisited Völkerschlachtdenkmal today. Our giant .... unfazed by mankind’s nonsense for over 100 years now. (photo by me, taken on Oct 31, 2013 ... 200 years and 13 days after the decisive battle)

#home #Leipzig #Völki #völkerschlachtdenkmal #can we please just stop wars and battles???

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xdaimienx · 4 years

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Das Völkerschlachtdenkmal bei Nacht ist noch beeindruckender als am Tage. Ich bin auch überrascht wie gut diese Bilder geworden sind. #leipzig #völki #denkmal #nightphotography (hier: Völkerschlachtdenkmal) https://www.instagram.com/p/CH-WL8lp6tz/?igshid=flfe60590gi8

#leipzig #völki #denkmal #nightphotography

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rabbitcruiser · 4 years

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Völkerschlachtdenkmal, Leipzig (No. 4)

Bruno Schmitz (21 November 1858 – 27 April 1916) was a German architect best known for his monuments in the early 20th century. He worked closely with sculptors such as Emil Hundrieser, Nikolaus Geiger and Franz Metzner for integrated architectural and sculptural effect.

Schmitz was born in Düsseldorf. His single most famous work is the massive 1913 Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Monument to the Battle of the Nations) located in Leipzig, Saxony, designed with local architect Clemens Thieme. The Monument was inaugurated in 1913 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. Bohemian sculptor Franz Metzner designed the architectural figures, including the powerful and strangely scaled Masks of Fate in the monument's crypt.

Along with the Leipzig monument, Schmitz designed the Kyffhäuser Monument and the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument at Porta Westfalica, bringing him the distinction of designing the three largest war monuments in Germany. All of them are rough, primitive masonry structures in a style that blends Romanesque precedents with modernist touches, and all of them are associated with German nationalism in the period before World War I.

Schmitz's daughter Angelica Schmitz (1893–1957) was the wife of the Ukrainian-American sculptor Alexander Archipenko.

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frayderike · 7 years

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#leipzig #völki #völkerschlachtsdenkmal

#völkerschlachtsdenkmal #leipzig #völki

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christianramin · 7 years

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🌅 @maxdnkwtz Danke für den Spaziergang :) #leipzig #leipzigview #leipzigcity #ig_leipzig #shot #evening #skyline #sunset #voelkerschlachtdenkmal #völkerschlachtdenkmal #völki #monument #monumenttothebattleofthenations #battle #nations #nation #ig_europe #igers (hier: Kansojen taistelun muistomerkki)

#sunset #völki #evening #leipzigcity #monumenttothebattleofthenations #nations #leipzigview #ig_europe #monument #battle #igers #shot #nation #voelkerschlachtdenkmal #völkerschlachtdenkmal #leipzig #ig_leipzig #skyline

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leipzigermama · 7 years

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Das Wetter war heute ein Traum und lud doch glatt zu einem kleinen Lauf ein. #leipzig #völkerschlachtdenkmal #völki #sonnenuntergang #twilight #traumwetter (hier: Leipzig, Germany)

#sonnenuntergang #traumwetter #völkerschlachtdenkmal #twilight #leipzig #völki

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route-rocks · 6 years

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