#Personnal thought on the Bleach LA

[sweet-maemi]

Bleach LA

So, I looked to the Bleach LA yesterday evening, and I think that it’s very good. The fights are realized really well, I appreciated a lot the one of Ichigo against Renji. And when he took out Zabimaru, I was so "wahoo" Obviously, the movie is filled with IchiRuki moments, and those who say the opposite are blind. As for the characters, the actors knew how to play their role, and we find well our favorite characters. - Ichigo and Rukia, nothing to say, they are Ichigo and Rukia and their bond is demonstrated very well. - Isshin, I found him more paternal than in the manga, it was a little bit strange. - Yuzu and Karin were cute. - Byakuya, well, except for his cup shaved on the side, the actor plays him well, but I would have preferred fewer expressions on his face, as Byakuya is, - Renji, I admit that I did not like him, was he really like that in the manga? I thought he was less arrogant. - Ori... Well, she is even more boring in the movie than in the manga. Her only thought is Ichigo, wow, she’s a very interesting character (irony) - Chad... We did not enough see him. - Tatsuki and Keigo, meh Tatsuki is a little OOC I think. - Ishida was perfect. When he took out his bow for the first time, I thought that he had a crazy class ^^ To finish, I think that we were spoiled with IchiRuki, and I wonder where are the canon couples u_u

[luc3]

Hawthorn / French Folk Traditions

I recovered some typical French folk traditions related to Hawthorn, which "conjure" a little what happened (it calms my anger and I think it's a nice way to pay homage), because the tree is essentially seen by the ancients as a protector and even healer.

Christian Folklore :

Thus it is said that the Blessed Virgin fell asleep under this tree or that she protected herself there from the storm during the flight to Egypt. In many places it is explained that its branches were used to make the crown of Christ. Moreover, if one pricks oneself with one's thorns, one must not swear because that brings bad luck. It is thought almost everywhere in France that when the hawthorn is in flower in May, it brings renewed cold and frost. When it bears a lot of fruit, it also announces a very harsh winter. (…)

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Protective Magic :

In his Fasti, Ovid relates that Janus, who had deflowered Carna, made her the goddess of hinges (opening and closing of doors) and endowed her with a branch of hawthorn to chase away harmful influences.

He further evokes the strigas (…) and adds that to protect an infant from the suction of these evil females (to which the witches will subsequently be assimilated), a hawthorn wand consecrated to Janus is placed near his window.

(…)

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Storms :

Everywhere in France, the peasants are convinced that lightning never falls on the hawthorn and take refuge under it when they are surprised by the storm.

We carry them on ourselves and place them in homes to protect them (from lightning).

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In certain prayers to be recited during the storm, the hawthorn is sometimes asked to "serve as a sacrament":

"Hawthorn, my good / I gather you and I take you / If I die on the way / Serve me a sacrament"

(Aubépine, mon bien / Je te cueille et je te prends / Si je meurs en chemin / Sers moi de sacrement)

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Hawthorn branches picked on the first of May are very powerful.

The one that will be planted in the manure will prevent the wheat from germinating in the attic, or will prevent snakes and toads from sucking the cows' milk.

On St. Peter's Day, hawthorn branches blessed by the priest are attached to protect the vines from bad weather.

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Magical Medicine :

To get rid of stains on the eyes, we address a prayer :

" Hawthorn, God bless you above all flowers and roots / In the name of God, flower, I command you / If you are white, that you bleach / If you are red, that you redden / The three persons of the Holy Trinity command you to go away".

"Aubépine, Dieu de bénit par-dessus toute fleur et racine / Au nom de Dieu, fleur, je te commande / Si tu es blanche, que tu déblanches / Si tu es rouge, que tu dérouges / Les trois personnes de la Sainte - Trinité te commandent de t'en aller".

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Against all fevers : we lead the sick, men or animals, in front of a hawthorn bush : we hang bread on a fork of the shrub and we throw salt on it. We go back by a different path from the one we took to come and we enter through a different door than the one we took to leave. (Offerings vary by region.)

The clod of grass on which the sick person or animal has stepped is carried in front of the shrub. Healing occurs as the grass dries.

There are also many instances in which mothers bring their sick children to the feet of the hawthorns and then kneel down to pray.

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[Excerpts from P. Sebillot and M.C Delmas - who herself was inspired by the abbot Thiers ]

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