The Ironwood High School Glendale, Arizona Eagle’s Eye Volume 32 Issue 6 March 9, 2018 What’s inside? Origins of Easter and other beliefs News Read about the highlights of Mr. Ironwood on... Alexis Garibay clothing donned by people who Genesis 6-9 of the Bible.” The or- that they resurrected Tammuz in Page 2 Feature Editor were baptized during that time,” igins of Easter itself comes from the form of vegetation. Present April 1st is an exciting day for explains history.com. Through- the birth of Tammuz, the son of day traditions such as the Eas- Feature those who celebrate the wonder- out time, the translation of Eostre Semiramis. She was the wife of ter Bunny and Easter Eggs trace ful holiday of Easter. changed to Esostrarum in Ger- Noah’s son, Nimrod, who became back to other practices Semiramis Even though it is said to be man and later became Easter in a tyrannical leader. When he died, established. Allaboutjesuschrist. the most important holiday for English. In other languages like Semiramis called him the Sun- org explains, “Because of their Christians, because Easter is the French and Spanish the transla- god or in other words Life Giver. prolific nature, rabbits have long celebration of Jesus’ resurrection, tion differs. Because she persuaded every- been associated with fertility and everyone can enjoy this day. If As Easter is mostly associ- one to believe he was Nimrod its goddess, Ishtar.” Ishtar being you are unaware of the historical ated with Christianity, Lent is born, they even saw her as the another name for Semiramis. background of Easter, then read the event that leads up to Easter, goddess of fertility and later be- The Easter Egg is believed to on. which is a period for reflection came known as Ishtar and Ashtur have come from, “an egg that fell Get ideas for Spring break on... Although the exact origins of that represents the 40 days that in some cultures. into the Euphrates River from Page 4 how the name Easter came to be Jesus spent alone in the woods In modern times, she became heaven and from which Queen are not entirely known, many say before beginning his ministry. known as Easter as well. It is Astarte (another name for Ishtar Entertainment that the name itself came from a This helps to explain why Lent said that Easter originated from or Semiramis) was “hatched,” al- Teutonic goddess of spring and occurs the 40 days prior to Easter. the ritual practiced by Semiramis laboutjesuschrist.org describes. fertility named Eostre. However, Easter was originally after the death of Tammuz after To wrap up, Easter is not just Other sources argue that the involved with Pagan beliefs. Ac- he was killed by a wild boar, says about the candy or decorating name was derived from, “the cording to allaboutjesuschrist. allaboutjesuschrist.org. eggs as a celebration, but also car- Latin term hebdomada alba, or org, “The origin of Easter dates Since Semiramis was devas- ries a much deeper background white week, an ancient refer- back to ancient times, not long tated of his passing, legend says that awaits to be heard. Image ence to Easter week and the white after the global Flood recorded in that her tears were so powerful Credit: hacth.urbanskript.co Texting ban for teens to Unknown history Learn about new movies com- ing out on... take effect this summer of St. Patrick’s Day that an engineer was distracted by Connor Burklow occurred during the time of Lent Page 8 Logan Reeves News Editor his wireless mobile device while Entertainment Editor which gave Christians a day off Have you ever been in a car operating a train running it into A pot of gold, large amounts of from abstinence and allowed them Health with someone who was texting at another killing 25. This gives green, leprechauns and four-leaf to party in such a way that in the every chance they got and then some good incentive for the bill clovers. 1720’s the church had to remind it hits you how unsafe they are? to pass. According to ghsa.org, These images seem to cross the the celebrants that the holiday was Maybe you have been driving, Arizona is one of 47 states nation- minds of many when St. Patrick’s actually to remember their lucky someone cuts you off and you wide to have a texting while driv- Day comes around but before it patron saint. end up telling someone they are ing ban. With the ban in place, became the holiday of luck and As stated by time.com, the color “number one” only to see them there could be a correlation in the mass celebration it had a greater green became associated with the on their phone? Better yet, you number of deaths related to driv- purpose. holiday during the Irish Rebel- may have caught yourself texting ing while distracted. “Distracted The public has a perception of lion when the Irish chose to wear or checking your phone at a red driving kills 9 people each day a small man in all green running green against the red coated Brit- light. It is no mystery that texting in the United States,” according around with Lucky Charms and ish in 1798. Read about some St. Patrick’s and driving happens to be one to huffingtonpost.com. On aver- protecting a pot of gold, but they Finally, over the years the St. Day recipes on... of the most dangerous and dis- age, that is 63 deaths a week, 270 do not know the more religious Patrick’s has become more than Page 9 tracting things that one could do a month and a staggering 3,285 remembrance and unique history just the baptism of Ireland or the while driving. That is all about deaths a year! of the Irish St. Patrick. anniversary of the saint’s death to change in the state of Arizona. To put that in perspective, nat- St. Patrick’s was originally but has become more about Irish View Yes, Governor Ducey stated Ari- geo.com states that on average 37 meant to be about the anniversary culture. zona has passed a law stating that people are killed annually from of the death of the patron saint According to theholidayspot. anyone under the age of 18 withy shark attacks! and national apostle of Ireland, com, the Catholic feast met with the six month learner’s permit is At least with texting and who died on March 17th in the the Irish myths of leprechauns, prohibited from texting and driv- driving there is a way to negate fifth century. According to his- Celtic fairies, and shamrocks be- ing, according to azgovernor.gov. deaths, shark attacks, however, tory.com, Patricius was actually ing the symbol of the triple god- Another article goes on to state, that is a force of nature. born in Roman Britain but was dess Brigit to create a widely “The bill forbids drivers under This law is mainly geared to brought to Ireland as a slave when known and praised day full of age 18 who have a Class G li- teenagers but there is much de- he was 16 years old. luck. cense from using any wireless bate on the law being extended to Later in his life, he escaped With luck in the air and lep- device while they hold a learner’s everyone state-wide. from slavery but returned to the rechauns on the loose be sure to Share a laugh with April Fool’s permit and extends it to the first So make sure that if you are Irish and received credit for suc- look out for pots of gold in a sea jokes on... six months of their license,” as driving, save a life and put the cessfully spreading Christianity of green this holiday season when Page 12 reported by azcentral.com. phone away, it can wait. among the population. celebrating in memory of Ire- In the same story, it is reported Image Credit: mzayat.com The celebrations after his death land’s favorite saint! 2 Friday, March 9, 2018 News The Eagle’s Eye Distributive Education Clubs of Olympics continue one of SarahAmerica Saunders 2018individuals shoulders.State These stuConference- returning home on the Sunday world’sSarah Saunders most beloved Regretfully, traditions the Olympics did Staff Reporter dents choose how to run meet- evening. Staff Reporter not continue forever, and ended in Leadership. Integrity. Innova- ings, train members and various In fact, he also stated that the Peace. Medals. Laurels. These 339 A.D, according to Bbc.co.uk. tion. These values are the attri- other duties, according to Deca. members and officers are excited are the objects associated with This is a shame, but could not be butes that define the not-for-profit org. to continue the tradition of stay- the global sporting event that has helped due to wars between an- student organization known as The main goal for each officer ing at the hotel where the compe- a rich history. cient Greece and other nations. DECA. This acronym was used is to provide a safe and family tition takes place. The Olympics are a time hon- According to History.com, the to shorten the original title, Dis- like environment for the club, as Additionally, the entire state’s ored tradition dating back to 776 first modern Olympic Games tributive Education Clubs of stated by Officer Robert-Justin DECA high-school clubs are wel- B.C in were re- America, and the term DECA has Baysan.