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International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hey Cecil, Another interesting fact(?) about Friday, the thirteenth, and the Templar Knights is that it could have been the start of another fascinating Christian artifact - the 'Shroud of Turin' - which has been proven to have originated in the 13th century around the time of the Templar decimation. It is thought to be the fabric than was wrapped around Templar Grand Master, Jacques de Molay, after he was nailed to a door in a mock 'crucifixion' as a graphic reminder to his followers that they would never forget. http://www.templarhistory.com/shroud.html Kevin Saldanha Mississauga, ON. Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:01:44 +0530 From: Cecil Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] paraskavedekatriaphobia "On October 13, 1307, a day so infamous that Friday the 13th would become a synonym for ill fortune, officers of King Philip IV of France carried out mass arrests in a well-coordinated dawn raid that left several thousand Templars ? knights, sergeants, priests, and serving brethren ? in chains, charged with heresy, blasphemy, various obscenities, and homosexual practices. None of these charges was ever proven, even in France ? and the Order was found innocent elsewhere ? but in the seven years following the arrests, hundreds of Templars suffered excruciating tortures intended to force 'confessions,' and more than a hundred died under torture or were executed by burning at the stake." -- Be impeccable with your word - Don Miguel Ruiz http://www.nderf.org/4AgreementsReview.htm ------------------------------------------------------- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------