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they define morning
these birds
each
with its peculiar song

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their joyful songs
baptist bells ring out -
nineteen ninety six
© gillena cox 2016

The shouter baptists, who professed their religious codes at street corners, were ridiculed scorned and harassed, until 1951 when the law stated it was Okay for them to freely practice their religious rites and much later, in 1996, Spiritual Shouter Baptist Liberation Day was declared a public holiday here


Today is Spiritual Shouter Baptist Day
in Trinidad and Tobago
Happy Holiday from Lunch Break

Revisit
Happy Holiday 2009
Happy Holiday 2011
Happy Holiday 2014


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Susan, prompting today, informs us: Because this is a Leap Year, March 30th is the 90th day of the year
Midweek Motif ~ Ninety / The Nineties
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20 comments:

  1. Susan11:14 AM

    Bells of liberation sure do diversify voices. Lovely!

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  2. Sanaa Rizvi11:24 AM

    Profound write :)

    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  3. Gillena Cox1:05 PM

    Thanks for dropping in Susan

    much love...

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  4. Sherry Blue Sky1:39 PM

    Well that is some interesting information I had not heard before. Thanks, Gillena. Made me smile.

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    1. Gillena Cox3:51 PM

      Glad you dropped by Sherry

      Much love...

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  5. Myrna R.3:42 PM

    Thanks for the joyous music. Interesting about this holiday. Teaches me something about religious freedom. Hope you have a lovely day.

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  6. Old Egg4:24 PM

    Well that was a joyful start to my morning Gillena.

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    1. Gillena Cox7:00 PM

      Glad you dropped in Robin

      Much love...

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  7. Anonymous12:44 AM

    each with their peculiar song... indeed they do define morning!

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  8. Sumana Roy2:29 AM

    Love the touch of history here...liberating indeed....

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  9. Jae Rose6:44 AM

    A fine remembrance - and for me a lesson in something new - thank you!

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  10. Gillena Cox7:26 AM

    Happy you dropped in Thotpurge

    much love...

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  11. Gillena Cox7:26 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Sumana

    much love...

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  12. Gillena Cox7:27 AM

    Thank you for your appreciation Jae

    much love...

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  13. Gillena Cox7:29 AM

    Happy you dropped in Sanaa

    much love...

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  14. Carrie Van Horn11:22 AM

    Insightful and beautiful Gillena! :-)

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  15. Gillena Cox6:01 PM

    Thank you Carrie

    much love...

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  16. Intelliblog2:42 AM

    It is important for people to live in a society where they can practice whatever their spiritual beliefs dictate as long as they are not harmful to other people. It is mind-boggling to think that some may be persecuted not only if they are not harming anyone, but in many cases they are persecuted even if they are helping others...
    A nice tribute, Gillena.

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    1. Gillena Cox3:33 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation Nicholas

      Much love...

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