The taxi @jakemalasek and I took from O'Hare into Chicago the other night was one of the crazier rides of our lives...
He may have driven in the shoulder the entire ride, but he got us downtown in record time! It was crazy!
Procession of La Legión Española (Spanish Foreign Legion) carrying a large crucifix while singing its hymn, "El Novio de la Muerte" ("The Bridegroom of Death").
This annual tradition takes place during Holy Week in the city of Malaga 🇪🇸
Legionnaires are known as "Novios de la Muerte" (Bridegrooms of Death) and have observed this solemn ritual since the early 20th century in honor of both their and Spain's Catholic heritage and identity.
Below are the lyrics in English:
THE BRIDEGROOM OF DEATH
No one in the Regiment knew
who that Legionary was,
so bold and reckless,
who enlisted in the Legion.
No mother bore him,
nor love dwelt in his heart,
only the fervor he felt
for the homeland and valor.
I am a man whom fortune
struck with a beast’s paw;
I am a bridegroom of death,
who will join in a strong bond
with such a faithful sweetheart.
When the fire was fiercest
and the fight most savage,
defending his Banner,
the Legionary advanced.
And without fearing the thrust
of the exalted enemy,
he knew how to die bravely
and rescued the ensign.
And as he soaked
the burning ground with his blood,
the Legionary murmured
with a mournful voice:
I am a man whom fortune
struck with a beast’s paw;
I am a bridegroom of death,
who will join in a strong bond
with such a faithful sweetheart.
When they finally recovered him,
they found on his chest
a letter and a picture
of a beautiful woman.
And that letter read:
“…if one day God calls you,
save a place for me,
for I will soon find you.”
And in the last kiss
that she sent him,
she bid him
a final goodbye:
Just to be by your side,
my most faithful sweetheart,
I became death’s bridegroom,
I embraced her with a strong bond,
and her love was my Banner.
Happy March 25th!
Why did J.R.R. Tolkien choose March 25th as the date to destroy the one ring?
Christian tradition holds March 25th as the date of
- The creation of Adam
- Abraham’s Sacrifice
- The conception of Christ
- The crucifixion of Christ
When Cortés met the Aztecs, he was greeted by walls of human skulls and open markets where human limbs were sold as food alongside birds and fish.
Montezuma would have the thighs of young boys cooked for him in broth and corn.