Aition

[Grogie]

I discovered this wonderful word today. It,s ''an explanation of the origin of a religious observance, custom, tradition etc, etc.''

[gailr]

That's not a common term, grogie; where were you spelunking this week?

I also found
aition

<ontology, metaphysics, epistemology, Aristotle, causality>, <reason, scholasticism, Aquinas, occasionalism>, <foundation, deduction, physics, Laplace> the most general Greek term for cause or responsibility, used by Aristotle especially in reference to any one of the four kinds of answer it is legitimate to give in response to any "Why...?" question. Recommended Reading: F.E. Peters, Greek Philosophical Terms: A Historical Lexicon (NYU, 1967).

[Grogie]

Hi Gail. I know it,s not a common term but it struck me as being very interesting. I found it in a Webster,s dictionary.

[Perry]

So what is the Haitian aition of voodoo?

[gailr]

So what is the Haitian aition of voodoo?

That's not a topic; that's a board in itself!

-gailr
Ifa tried to answer, Yoruba here a long time...

[sluggo]

So what is the Haitian aition of voodoo?

That's not a topic; that's a board in itself!

Haitian aition includes libation, avec some variation...

Ifa tried to answer, Yoruba here a long time...

Oshun. Ewe go...

[Perry]

Haitian aition includes libation, avec some variation...

Attaboy!

[Bailey]

calls for a celebration,

de-mark-a-shun Bailey