Ok this is coming from a non religious person not steeped in bible things....I but have always been curious as to what the halo around heads is all about.. Is this to do with pagan gods that are backlit with fire to give them an aura of wonderment or is it to show virginity or sacredness...Why a circle or taurus and not a square or a triangle...
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Like most of our Christian traditions, they have their roots in Greek and Roman mythology.
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Benthoven
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Sep 13, 2018
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Thanks for that...interesting reading....circles squares and hexagons...who knew...lol
@Dragoria It fascinates me how protective they are of they symbology, never realizing that it comes from paganism, which they so decry.
@Dragoria It was deliberate. As Christian Rome expanded, they only way to prevent was the locals from rising up was to combine the local religion with Christianity. This kept the populations from turning on them.
While I don't know , I suspect it was originally artists using back lite by sunlight , to show holiness in their artwork . If you see someone , especially a small child with fluffy hair , when the sun shines through their hair , it's the same general effect . The connotations aare innocence .
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