THE BELOVED & ETERNAL UMBRELLA ☂️:
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Mary Poppins' magic umbrella is the most iconic umbrella of all time. 🌂👜
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The Penguin from the OG Batman comic is rarely seen without his umbrella, often hiding weapons and gadgets. 🐧
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The "Umbrella Man" from The Grassy Knoll brought the umbrella with him to heckle JFK because of his father's support of Neville Chamberlain (and ended up being part of multiple conspiracy theories). ☂️
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Friedrich Nietzsche perplexed generations of scholars when one sentence was found buried in an unpublished manuscript: "I have forgotten my umbrella." Was there deeper meaning or did he just forget his umbrella like so many people do?
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It was originally considered bad luck to open an umbrella in the shade because it was seen as insulting the sun god, Ra. 🌞
- The ancient Egyptian hieroglyph shaped like an umbrella (semi-circle and stem) translates roughly as "shadow" ☂️
- During the Victorian Era umbrellas had powerful springs, it was dangerous to open an umbrella indoors due to tight quarters and breakable heirlooms, perpetuating superstition. 🤓
- Winnie the Pooh, disguised as a rain cloud after rolling in mud, asks Christopher Robin to fetch an umbrella and walk back and forth saying, "tut-tut, it looks like rain" in an effort to deceive the bees so he can steal their honey. 🐻🐝🍯
- Circumpunct, a circle with a dot (or circle) in the center, is the symbol for the sun, the sun god, Ra, and gold. It also represents the view of an umbrella from above and symbolizes the structure of the universe. ⊙
- The shaft of the umbrella not only symbolizes the center of the universe, but also the holiest place in the cosmos. Everything between the center and the outer edge is considered sacred space. The center represents the sacred Tree of Life, enlightenment, where God dwells. 🌳
- The parasol is one of the 8 auspicious signs (aṣṭamaṅgala) representing the firmament of the sky and expansiveness and protection of the crown chakra. Umbrellas are found in sacred Buddhist architechure: Mahābodhi Mahāvihāra (Great Awakening Temple, the holiest of Buddhist sites) and pagodas throughout Asia ☂️
What's your favorite fun fact about umbrellas?
