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Ostara

Ostara
Contribution for The Sunday Challenge #479: Anything at all to do with Easter

I wanted to challenge myself. So, I went out to shoot Viktor Jansson's sculpture Kajastus (Dawn).

By publishing the shot online, I thought I would infringe the Finnish copyright law. But I now learned some more about "freedom of panorama" concerning art in public places in Finland:

"A work of art may be reproduced in pictorial form [..] if the work is permanently placed at, or in the immediate vicinity of, a public place. If the work of art is the leading motive of the picture, the picture may not be used for the purpose of gain. (FINLEX 2005.)"

So, I assume the amateur photographer's derivative work shared here is not used for the purpose of gain (other than possible faves and praises).

And what does this photo has to do with Easter? Well, that is because:

"This Ostarā, like the Anglo-Saxon Eįstre, must in the heathen religion have denoted a higher being, whose worship was so firmly rooted, that the Christian teachers tolerated the name, and applied it to one of their own grandest anniversaries. [..] Ostara, Eástre seems therefore to have been the divinity of the radiant dawn, of upspringing light, a spectacle that brings joy and blessing, whose meaning could be easily adapted by the resurrection-day of the Christian's God. (Grimm 1882:290-291.)

Sources:

Copyrighted monuments in Finland. Why Finnish works of art are not widely represented in Wikipedia by Vitaly Repin
Copyright Act, Section 25a (821/2005) - FINLEX [PDF]
Ēostre at Wikipedia
➽ Grimm, Jacob (James Steven Stallybrass Trans.) (1882). Teutonic Mythology: Translated from the Fourth Edition with Notes and Appendix Vol. I. London: George Bell and Sons. Available at Google Books.

Gudrun, Annemarie, Fred Fouarge, Marie-claire Gallet and 20 other people have particularly liked this photo


32 comments - The latest ones
 Xata
Xata club
It is always very interesting to see how successive religions took over from previous rites and adapted them so people would accept better the transition.
Very interesting info and quote about Ostarā, and well done work with the photo.
3 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Xata club
Obrigado, Isabel =)
3 years ago.
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
P.S. Grimm also wrote:

"All the nations bordering on us have retained the Biblical ‘pascha’; even Ulphilas writes paska, not įustrō, though he must have known the word; the Norse tongue also has imported its pāskir, Swed. påsk, Dan. paaske."

In Finnish we call it as "Pääsiäinen":

en.wiktionary.org/wiki/p%C3%A4%C3%A4si%C3%A4inen

Better than "paska" =D

en.wiktionary.org/wiki/paska#Finnish
3 years ago.
 Jan
Jan
Very interesting Sami and also great shot!
3 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Jan
Thank you, Jan =)
3 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
★彡 Good work my friend. Happy Easter to you and yours and have a lovely new week 彡★
3 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to ╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Thank you, June =)
3 years ago.
 Dida From Augsburg
Dida From Augsburg club
Very good work, Sami.

Happy Easter to you and yours!
3 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Dida From Augsburg club
Thank you, Dida =)
3 years ago.
 Diederik Santema
Diederik Santema club
Nice work and processing.
You'll never know what mailicious lawyers throw at you since you admit receving gains, albeit it the form of faves and comments...
3 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Diederik Santema club
Thank you, Diederik =)

And yes, that is possible, which is why I tried to make this as derivative work as possible =D
3 years ago.
 Amazingstoker
Amazingstoker
Lovely image, very atmospheric
3 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Amazingstoker
Thank you, Stoker.
3 years ago.
 Wierd Folkersma
Wierd Folkersma club
paska, never heard about that ;) but a lovely picture
3 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Wierd Folkersma club
I was surprised to see that exact spelling used. But even more surprised to find it on the map:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paska
3 years ago.
Wierd Folkersma club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
:)))
3 years ago.
 Au Cœur... diagonalhorizon
Au Cœur... diagonalh… club
A great piece of art
bis repetita placent !
Well done Sami your art gives a second birth to the original one actually

and I like this drawing or etching or print look you gave to your shoot
as a friend of mine used to say it is not a photo anymore it is a picture…
3 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Au Cœur... diagonalh… club
I actually tried to replicate the style I have seen on some of your photos, Luc ;-)
3 years ago.
 Clickity Click
Clickity Click
What an uplifting picture Sami. Liked the background information as well.

Welcome The Light The Spring Equinox Has Brought Once More - A Time For Rebirth ,Renewal And Hope With The Opportunity To Find Balance In Our Lives
3 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Clickity Click
Thank you, Chris =)
3 years ago.
 Ghislaine
Ghislaine club
Une image tout à la fois "solaire" et mystérieuse !
Un beau cliché hors les sentiers habituels.
3 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Ghislaine club
Merci, Ghislaine =)
3 years ago.
 Boarischa Krautmo
Boarischa Krautmo club
good shot, challenge well mastered!
3 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo club
Thank you, Markus =)
3 years ago.
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
Uplifting and beautiful!
3 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Gillian Everett club
Thank you, Gillian =)
3 years ago.
 Amelia
Amelia club
I love the history behind the sculpture. Ostara looks both uplifting and strong.
3 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Amelia club
Thank you, Amelia =)
3 years ago.
 PhLB - Luc Boonen
PhLB - Luc Boonen club
I sincerely think you brought up one of your best-ever contributions here Sami; I'm really astonished; both the image and the idea finding are excellent
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to PhLB - Luc Boonen club
Thank you very much, Luc =)
3 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Fascinating, the sun behind the sculpture and the toning give it a timeless look!
The story behind it is also illuminating, typical of religions to adapt bits of the old faith they want to replace so people go with the new one;-)
3 years ago.
 raingirl
raingirl club
It's great that the challenges inspire you so! A beautiful image with the great angle and sun and archs of lines.
3 years ago.

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