The ancient Greek Titaness Themis embodies the divine order, law and custom. It is known that she is of good counsel, her name Themis translates to divine law.
Displaying a wreath on the front door of one's house on during the Christmas holiday is borrowed from ancient Rome's New Year Celebration.
It was the custom during that period that Prisoners of War became Slaves. This applied to enemy soldiers, women and children captured.
In ancient Greek culture, a wreath of laurel leaves was a symbol of victory. A linguistic remnant of this custom remains in the phrase "rest on your laurels" meaning to be satisfied with past success rather than still striving for more success.
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the ancient Egypt custom was believing in many gods.One god that i know is ( RA ) son the sun god.
They are worn over the heart. It is an ancient custom.
Ancient Ireland by way of a Celtic Tribe, about 2000 years ago.
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1) A custom to be valied must not contravene any express law 2) A custom to be valied must be ancient , certain & invariable 3) A custom to be valied must not have been declared to be void by any competent authority before the passing of the Punjab laws act 1872
I believe that would be corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's Day. I have been told that this custom was first begun by Irish immigrants in the U.S. and not an ancient Irish custom at all.
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The ancient Greek Titaness Themis embodies the divine order, law and custom. It is known that she is of good counsel, her name Themis translates to divine law.
Some think this day emerged from a custom of mother worship in ancient Greece, which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of Greek gods.
According to Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England (see Tucker, 1803), legal custom is ancient (no one can remember its beginning), continuous (it has never been abandoned or interrupted), peaceable (it has the common consent of those using it), reasonable (in terms of "legal" reason), certain (ascertainable), compulsory (it is not obeyed at option), and consistent (one custom cannot contradict another).As complete as that definition might sound, we must still consider the question of how custom is determined.However, as you can see "Custom" is ancient and is unable to be determined in regards to its beginning.Reichel, P (2008). Comparative Criminal Justice.
Displaying a wreath on the front door of one's house on during the Christmas holiday is borrowed from ancient Rome's New Year Celebration.