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A Moorish guide to strengthen Moorish Americons Gnd uplJdIIen humnity

Preparation for Moorish Thg Day

in Readiness

question, We muSt COme tO a realization ofthe symbol-

ism on the tags. On the tags was a heart with a five

POinted green star in the center, POinted at the word
UNICE.It has been reported by Bro. J. Blakely-Bey,

b Be Celebrated In Al Tmples
that Prophet Noble Drew Ali said the heart means

The first Moorish National Tag Day will be celebrated

LOVE, dear to the next person orJuSt Plain goodness

by all Temples ofThe Moorish Science Movement, the

to all mankind The coIor green means LIFE EVER-

Same having been sponsored by the Moorish National

LASTING. In the center ofthe heart is a five pomted

Sisters Auxiliary to hold Tag Day within Temple Number One

The first Moorish Nation Tag Day will be celebrated by

Temple No. 1 ofChicago from March 17-29

green star pointed at the word unicewhich means

PEACE and UNITY among MOORISHAMERICANS. Consequently, the celebration of

Tag Day (March 17th) consist ofthe celebration
ofi LOVE, LIFE EVERLASTING, and PEACE and

The tags will be sold within the Temples prlOr tO and

after each meeting held between the above dates. The

UNITY AMONG MOORISH-AMERICANS (which

is sorely needed)"

nominal price will be ten cents. All subordinate temples

We indeed realize that March

Wreceive a sample tag (SO) to that the idea may be

17th has a divergent meanmg

PaSSed along to them for the (due) consideration This

for those ofIrish descent, in

tag will be held under the auspICeS Of the Moorish Na-

honor ofPatrick whom they

tional SistersAuxiliary.

refer to as a Saint. It is this

There wi]1 also be a week ofsacrifice. This wil] be cele-

Patrick who is known for ban-

brated a week before the retum of the prophet from his

is1ing the snakesfrom Ire-

tour around to the temples. For a whole week members

land; there are elders who

Will drop as much money as they can spare into a box

Upon his retum the box will be presented to him for the

taught that the snakeswas

actua11y a surreptitious expression which referenced

Upling Fund, for fallen humanity.

the Moors.

Sister Lavine-El, President

There were Moors in ancient Ireland, they were

Sister Rhodes-El, Recording Secretary ofTemple No. 1,

known as Fomorians (fo-MOOR-ians). The Fomo-

OfChicago, March 17, 1929.

lians were an ancient sea-faring people, it is thought

that they originally came from Northern Aca or

(Editorfrom Moorish Guide 1929)

Asia as they are described as havmg dark hair and

Now clearly and unambiguously the title ofthe article

dark skin in the orlgmal accounts. Fomorians are con-

readsTag Day will be celebrated by all Temples

Sidered by the most ancient, native inhabitants of Ire-

now we realize that any Tag Dayis a day on which

1and Conamg lS One Ofthe first ofthe Fomorians to

COntributions to a fund are solicited, Subsequently each

have settled and they seem to have settled on a11 the

COntributor recelVlng a tag; it is a day on which collec-

Northem Islands along the coast ofIreland and across

tors for a charitable fund solicit contributions, glVlng

to Scotland and

each contributor a tag Therefore the requisite question

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must be: What is being celebratedP To answer that

Preparation for Moorishg Day

Signs & SymboIs

in Readiness

Anyone who sees this three-leafed plant

automatically thinks of Ireland

Contimom pe

The shamrock is a three-leafed cIover

Norway. The Fomorians, Whose name means

that grows abundantly in Ireland Some

`dark ofthe sea,has been traced by early

people say that St. Pack, the patron

Christian commentators to Ham, SOn OfNoah.

Saint of Ireland, uSed the shamrock to spread Christian-

The account ofthe Fomorians has been thor-

ity in Ireland, Since the three leaves ofthe plant could

represent the Holy Trinity. Other people say that the

Oughly embedded in Irish mythoIogy, included

Shamrock and the number three were considered magl-

is their banishmentom Ireland by the

Cal in Celtic tradition, SO this plant was believed to

mythical Tuatha de Danam (which may be t1e

Character Patrick is modeled after).

New Member Proclamations

At any rate, March 17th we dont celebrate the

Sister Alimatou Najat EL - Pemsylvania Republic

banishment ofthe Moors, neither do we celebrate the defeat ofthe Moors ofSpain. March

Sister Rosa Camacho EL - Ohio Republic

Brother CyhienRa Bey- Pennsylvania Republic

17th has a spiritual signcance to the Moors

Which has been demonstrated on the symbol-

Subscribeday

ism ofthe Tags sold on that date. LOVE,

LIFE EVERLASTING, and PEACE and

The Voice ofUnity newsletter-A MOrish guide to

UNITY AMONG MOORISH-AMERICANS.

Strengthen Moorish Americans and uplfa11en hu-

Happy Moorish Tag Day!

manity, is published bi-mOnthly by the Moorish Science Temple ofAmerica located at 932 E. 79th Street

Peace & Love

Chicago, IL 6O619.

Brother Azeem Hopkins-Bey, G.S/DM.

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