Bill Millin, piper at the D-Day landings, died on August 17th 2010, aged 88. The whining skirl of the pipes struck such dread into the Germans on the Somme that they called the kilted pipers “Ladies from Hell”http://econ.st/1MxhpKD
ANY reasonable observer might have thought Bill Millin was unarmed as he jumped off the landing ramp at Sword Beach, in Normandy, on June 6th 1944. Unlike his...
a shrill, wailing sound, especially that of bagpipes.
"we heard a skirl of the pipes"
verb
1.
(of bagpipes) produce a shrill, wailing sound.
"the pipes skirled and moaned down the street"
kilt
kɪlt/
verb
past tense: kilted; past participle: kilted
1.
gather (a garment or material) in vertical pleats.
"kilted skirts"
2.
tuck up one's skirts around one's body.
kelter =kilter (kĭl'tər) n.
Good condition; proper form: "policy 'adjustments' designed to bring the . . . country's economy back into kilter with the Western economic system" (Edward Zuckerman).
[Origin unknown.]
"If you are talking or thinking or anything about that dress, stop it now."
多人畫The Tribute Moneya. Roman tax dispute (Matthew 22:15-22) and a Temple tax miracle (Matthew 17:24-27).Matthew 10:14...shake off the dust of your feet.” dust and ashes . dust /dʌst/The Dust-Divers of the Hoover Dam
Seeking to entrap Jesus while he taught at the temple in Jerusalem, a group of Pharisees asked him whether one should pay taxes—tribute money—to Rome. A ...Read more
Its context is the tax of a half shekel levied on each person entering Capernaum, as a contribution towards the upkeep of the Temple in Jerusalem. It begins ...Read more
In Matthew's Gospel, "tribute money" refers to two distinct accounts: a Roman tax dispute (Matthew 22:15-22) and a Temple tax miracle (Matthew 17:24-27). In 22:19-21, Jesus asks to see a denarius coin used for paying Roman taxes, declaring, "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's".
Key Aspects of the Tribute Money:
The Roman Tax (Matthew 22): Pharisees and Herodians asked if it was lawful to pay taxes to Caesar to trap Jesus. By examining the coin's image of Caesar, Jesus taught that while people owe secular taxes to the state, their spiritual loyalty belongs to God.
The Temple Tax (Matthew 17): Jesus instructed Peter to catch a fish, inside which he would find a stater (a silver coin worth two didrachms) to pay the annual half-shekel Temple tax for both of them.
The Coin: In the tax dispute, the coin was a denarius, a Roman silver coin.
Artistic Representation: Masaccio's famous 1420s fresco The Tribute Money in Florence depicts the scene from Matthew 17.
Render to Caesar: This phrase from Matthew 22:21 is widely cited as separating civil obligations from religious obligations.
Miraculous Provision: The story in Matthew 17 shows Jesus providing for necessary expenses in an unexpected way.
Matthew 10:14...shake off the dust of your feet.” dust and ashes . dust /dʌst/The Dust-Divers of the Hoover Dam
Matthew 10:14
“And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.”
Dust is fine, dry particles of earth or other matter. It can refer to the powder itself, a cloud of these particles, or the remains of something that has disintegrated. As a verb, "dust" can mean to cover with a powder, to remove dust from something, or to sprinkle.
Noun
Fine particles:Dry, powdery material such as earth, sand, or pollen.
Cloud of particles:A visible mass of these fine particles in the air.
Disintegrated remains:The substance to which something is reduced after death or decay.
Anything worthless:Sometimes used to describe something of little value.
Figurative uses:The "dust of the earth" can refer to the ground or humble humanity.
Verb
To cover:To sprinkle a surface with a powder or dust. For example, "dust the cake with sugar".
To clean:To remove dust from a surface. For example, "dust the cabinets".
To sprinkle or scatter:To distribute something in loose particles.
To blur:To rub or smudge a drawing to blur its outlines.
Examples of usage
Usage example:The furniture was covered with dust.
Usage example:Dust the top of the cake with icing sugar.
Usage example:He waited for the dust to settle after the election before making any new decisions.
Usage example:The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image.
During the construction of the Hoover Dam in the brutal heat of the early 1930s, Carlos, a 20-year-old Navajo high-scaler, performed a duty no one else would. While others braved the heights to clear rock faces, Carlos and his crew—mostly Native American and Mexican workers—specialized in the depths. They were the "Dust-Divers," tasked with descending into the freshly poured, setting concrete of the massive dam itself. Their job was to use sensitive listening rods and their knowledge of earth and stone to "hear" pockets of air or weaknesses forming within the curing monolith, which they would then fill with a special grout mixture. It was claustrophobic, terrifying work inside the slowly solidifying structure. They used rituals of focus and calming breath taught by Carlos's grandfather and traded their crucial, hidden skill for extra water rations and safer above-ground assignments for their crew. Carlos said: "They build the shape of the dam for all to see. We give it its strong heart, where no one will ever look." Their unseen work ensured the structural integrity of one of America's modern wonders. #HooverDam #GreatDepression #LaborHistory #Engineering #IndigenousKnowledge
The "dust and ashes" idiom means that something has become worthless, failed, or ended in a very disappointing and negative way. It can also refer to human mortality, humility, or repentance, symbolizing that a person is but temporary and made of the earth. For example, after a plan results in a failure, one might say, "All our hard work turned to dust and ashes".
Meanings of the idiom
Disappointment and failure:
It represents the final, worthless state of something that was hoped to be valuable.
Example:"His dreams of becoming a doctor turned to dust and ashes after he failed his medical exams".
Mortality and humility:
It is used to symbolize that humans are temporary and insignificant compared to the grandeur of God or the cosmos.
Example:Religious figures have used it to express their humble state before God, acknowledging their mortality.
Repentance:
It is a symbol for showing remorse and acknowledging destruction.
Example:Ancient figures would wear sackcloth and ashes as a sign of repentance for their sins.
