Tag: #Luganda
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Easter, Pasakh, and the Passover: A Wombist Reflection on the Spiral of Resurrection
This is one of those moments. As Easter approaches, we find ourselves standing between languages—English, Hebrew, and Luganda—all whispering the same sacred truth: Rebirth is not linear. It is a spiral—of rupture, passage, and resurrection. This is the spiral we now follow:From Passover to Pasakh,From Mpisa to Pasuka,From the escape of death to the unsealing of new life. 1. The English…
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Afro-Semitic Resonance: ‘Eid / Eddi’ — A Wombist Reflection on Return and Feast
1. Return as Spiral: The Sacred Rhythm of Recurrence The word Eid (Arabic: ﻋﯿﺪ) comes from the triliteral root ʿayn–yā–dāl (ع-ي-د) carrying deep semantic and spiritual connotations: Basic Meaning Eid (ﻋﯿﺪ) means festival, celebration, or recurring day of joy or return. Etymology Breakdown ﻋﺎد (ʿāda) — to return, to recur Eid (ʿīd) literally carries the…
