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13th September 2007, 06:22 PM
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My understanding of the association of Mary with the crescent moon is that it is a bit of transference of the symbolism from "pagan" worship of Diana and Artemis as Christianity spread over, and to some extent accommodated remnant beliefs and practices of, the classical world.
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