Carbonari was the name of an Italian political secret society, which appears to have been formed by the Neapolitan republicans during the reign of Joachim (Murat), and had for its object the expulsion of the strangers and the establishment of a democratic government. The ritual of the Carbonari was taken from the trade of the charcoal-burner. A lodge was baracca (a hut); a meeting was vendita (a sale); an important meeting alta vendita.
There were four grades in the society; and the ceremonies of initiation were characterized by many mysticrites. The language of religion was much used to express their purposes. Christ was the lamb torn by the wolf and whom they were sworn to avenge. Clearing the wood of wolves (opposition to tyranny) became the symbolic expression of their aim. By this they are said to have meant at first only deliverance from foreign dominion; but in later times democratical and antimonarchical principles sprang up, which were discussed chiefly among the higher degrees. The order, soon after its foundation, contained from 24,000 to 30,000 members, and increased so rapidly that it spread through all Italy. In 1820, in the month of March alone, about 650,000 new members are said to have been admitted.
After the suppression of the Neapolitan and Piedmontese revolution in 1821, the Carbonari, throughout Italy, were declared guilty of high treason, and punished as such by the laws. Meantime societies of a similar kind had been formed in France, with which the Italian Carbonari amalgamated; and Paris became the head-quarters of Carbonarism. The organization took on more of a French character, and gradually alienated the sympathies of the Italian members, a number of whom dissolved connection with it, in order to form the party of 'Young Italy.' Research Carbonari
Passover is a Jewish festival to commemorate the deliverance of the Israelites, when the angel of death (that slew the first born of the Egyptians) passed over their houses, and spared all who did as Moses commanded them. Research Passover
In Jewish legend, Gideon (the name in Hebrew, meaning a destroyer), was the son of Joash, of the tribe of Manasseh, who was supposedly divinely called to deliver the Israelites from the oppression of the Midianites. Having effected their deliverance he was chosen judge of Israel. Research Gideon
Hezeki'ah was the twelfth, and one of the best of the kings of Judah. He succeeded Ahaz about 717 BC and died about 698 BC. He repressed idolatry, fought successfully against the Philistines, and hoped to become entirely independent of Assyria, but had his fenced cities captured, and was mulcted in a large tribute. About this time Hezekiah had a serious illness from which he miraculously recovered, and celebrated his fresh lease of life in a thanksgiving, preserved in Isaiah xxxviii. Among the ambassadors who came with letters and gifts to congratulate him on his recovery was the viceroy of Babylon, to whom he displayed the royal treasures. For this he received a terrible rebuke, and he was told by Isaiah that from Babylon would come the ruin and captivity of Judah. The greater part of the Scripture records bearing on the reign of Hezekiah is occupied by the two invasions of Sennacherib, and the sudden destruction of the Assyrian army. Hezekiah did not long survive this deliverance. Research Hezekiah
William Etty was an English painter. He was born in 1787 at York and died in 1849. He studied at the Royal Academy. He worked for a long time without much recognition, but at length in 1820 he won public notice by his Coral Finders. In 1828 he was elected an academician. Among his works, which were greatly admired, are a series of three pictures produced between 1827 and 1831 illustrating the .Deliverance of Bethulia by Judith, Benaiah one of David's mighty men, Woman interceding for the Vanquished. All these are very large pictures, and are now in the National Gallery of Scotland. Others of note are The Judgment of Paris, The Rape of Proserpine, Youth at the Prow and Pleasure at the Helm. In colouring and the representation of the nude or partially nude figure, particularly females, he displays high ability. Research William Etty
Burt Reynolds (Burton Leon Reynolds Junior) is an American actor. He was born in 1936 at Waycross, Georgia. He tried a career in American football, but gave up the chance for acting after a car accident injured his knee. He then began to act in theater plays. During the 1960s, he made his way in Hollywood by appearing in television series, until his great chance in the 1972 film Deliverance. He posed naked for the central page of the 'Cosmopolitan' magazine and he became a box office hit in several films that explored his dexterity in dangerous scenes and his malicious and cynic personality. In 1977, his film Smokey and the Bandit was well attended and to this today it is one of the most-seen films. He proved his other talents behind the cameras in the 1981 'Sharky's Machine', based on William Diehl's romance, in which he left the image of good ol'boy and began to make more sophisticated films. During the filming of the 1984 movie 'City Heat' beside Clint Eastwood, he was hurt by a chair and broke his jaw. In 1990, his
career won a new breath with the television's series 'Evening Shade', but a troubled divorce interfered. Burt Reynolds's big comeback came in 1998, following the 1997 film Boogie Nights that led to further big roles. Research Burt Reynolds
In Christian mythology, The Feast Of The Transfiguration (also known as the Feast of Tabor) is a commemoration held on August the 6th of the story of Christ appearing. Revealed in His divine glory as the Son of God, in the company of Moses and Elias (Elijah) before Peter, James and John at night on MountHermon or MountTabor. The Feast Of The Transfiguration was first observed in the east during the 8th century and is said to have been enjoined by Calixtus III in memory of the deliverance of Belgrade from the Turks. Research Feast Of The Transfiguration
In Hindu mythology, the uplifted hand of Siva represents peace and protection, the lowered hand, pointing to the foot, depicts deliverance. Research Hands of Siva
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