I took this picture at the
Roman Baths in
York. If you want to celebrate Easter in an English city, York might actually be the best one, because of its history with the
Roman Empire. And let's face it, who does not associate Easter with Ancient Rome somehow? I know I do. The Romans are both the villains of the Biblical story (or at least often depicted as such) and the originators of many of the Pagan elements of Easter. Anyway, you can find in York's Roman Baths a shrine to
Fortuna, the goddess of luck and fortune. You could make an offering of 30p, which we did. Hey, you never know! No but more seriously, seeing this shrine made me feel like in another time altogether, both familiar and exotic.
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Fortuna and her Wheel of Fortune! I always think of "O Fortuna" in Carl Orff's cantata "Carmina Burana" when I read of her.
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