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Pagan & Shinto News: Tarrant Referenced Valhalla Before NZ Terror Attack

Pagan & Shinto News: Tarrant Referenced Valhalla Before NZ Terror Attack

Last updated on: March 17, 2019 at 3:36 pm by Megan Manson

Pagan & Shinto News: Tarrant Referenced Valhalla Before NZ Terror Attack 2019-03-17T15:36:29+00:00 Megan Manson

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8chan user claiming to be New Zealand shooter posted ‘see you all in Valhalla’ before mosque massacre
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8chan user claiming to be New Zealand shooter posted ‘see you all in Valhalla’ before mosque massacre

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The past few decades of both religion and politics have been truly awful, and I know that having any religion forced down your throat is a form of abuse…

Shinto News

Emperor starts ceremony series related to his abdication
The Asahi Shimbun
Emperor Akihito on March 12 took part in the first ceremony related to his abdication, informing imperial ancestors, including Amaterasu-omikami, the legendary sun goddess, of his intention to step down on April 30…

Most young people in Japan say coming-of-age ceremonies should continue to be held for 20-year-olds
The Japan Times
Over 70 percent of people aged between 16 and 22 in Japan believe official coming-of-age ceremonies should continue to be held for those aged 20, a Cabinet Office survey has shown, as the government prepares to lower the age of adulthood to 18 in April 2022…

People erect parades to praise the penis as part of Japan’s yearly fertility festival
Metro
Every year in March, residents and visitors of the Aichi Prefecture in Japan flock to Komaki, north of Nagoya, to celebrate the phallus, all as part of the Penis Festival – also known as Honen-sai…

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Digital Journal
This is the season for traditional cultural festivals or Matsuri…

Pagan’s progress: Hiking the Kumano Kodo Iseji Route
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Through his research, he’d found that there were uncanny parallels between Celtic and Kumano cultures. Both based around primal religions, similar characteristics exist between the two in the worshipping of kami, shamanism, agricultural and fertility rites and paying homage to the seasons..

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Northwest Asian Weekly
This was the celebration of O-Hina-Matsuri, Doll Festival, or Girls’ Day, just like Western custom of Mother’s and Father’s Day. It’s an opportunity for the whole family to put aside grief, misfortunes or misgivings, and open their heart to joy and fun by celebrating girlhood and wishing their daughters good luck…

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Memorial for victims of Orkney witchcraft trials unveiled
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Cat-themed dolls occupy historical theater for Hina Matsuri festival
The Asahi Shimbun
Visitors are asked to imagine that cats living in the neighborhood have transformed into “hina” dolls for an evening and pull out all the stops to throw a raucous party, an annual event where attendance is open to all.

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Once or twice and you can chalk it up to an unfortunate accident, but when the majority of ancient statues have had their noses removed, something fishy is going on…

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India: Woman killed for practicing ‘witchcraft’
Avenue Mail
A 25 year-old youth allegedly hacked his 70 year-old aunt, identified as Pandugda Mundain, to death in Jaluakocha under Kuchai police station area on Wednesday. He reportedly took the violent step to stop the woman from practicing ‘witchcraft’..

Cops crack ‘witchcraft’ murder in Jharkhand
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Two men were remanded in judicial custody on Saturday for murdering a woman after branding her as a witch…

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