Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This was an enactment too. There never was a battle of Natchitoches. That said, this is all of little value, and as I pointed out before, the discussion verges on a forum deal. You need more info, go to Wikipedia. I posted the pictures here hoping for comments about the pictures, Fat chance. Sent from my iPad > On Nov 5, 2014, at 10:01 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Sonny, > That is enactment, not reenactment. People are enacting out of belief what > they presume will get them to heaven, it is a ritual - they do not dress up > as gods. Religion is anyway a whole different ballgame. > > That is why I said it is akin to a costume drama, or a play. They can carry > very serious messages...whether it is the horror of war, or a longing for > days gone and a way of life that has all but disappeared, or of nostalgia > for one's roots. All valid. > > Cheers > Jayanand > >> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Jay, you send religious reenactment sets frequently >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Nov 5, 2014, at 9:23 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> I would like to know, too. From far away, it looks like grown men trying >> to >>> be kids again...something like this is not part of our culture at all. >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 8:50 AM, George Lottermoser < >>> george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I'd like to understand the "more." >>>> I generally try to see these things as some sort of living museum? >>>> like many of the "forts" and "settlement" museums. >>>> >>>> Yet something seems more odd about "reenacting" battles? >>>> >>>> What are your thoughts on the "more to it" Sonny? >>>> >>>> a note off the iPad, George >>>> >>>> On Nov 5, 2014, at 9:02 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I think there's more to it. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information