If America Is Such a "Christian Nation," Why Do We Operate on a 'Pagan' Calendar?
@mythociate (21432)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
January 1, 2017 12:27pm CST
And I'm not just talking about 'how so many of our holidays are based on pagan rituals & worship of agricultural gods'; I'm talking about 'the very-names of our months & days-of-the-week!' http://buzznoise.blogspot.com/2017/01/how-dare-christians-operate-on-pagan.html
** And when I say 'pagan,' I'm not sure exactly what I mean there---for a while, I thought "pagan" meant 'worshipping any god but Our Father Yahweh'; but maybe that-is/I-really-mean "Gentile," and 'pagan' really means something more like 'appreciating the earthly works of the earthly powers' ...
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
1 Jan 17
Some people are just easily deceived even if it's not the calendar, there are things pagan that they are easily fond with.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
1 Jan 17
The names of our months, if I recall correctly, are based on the Roman calendar. In fact, September through December literally mean 7th Month, 8th Month, 9th Month, and 10th Month. July and August, so legend has it, are named after Julius and Augustus Cesar. The Roman year began in March, named for Mars, the god of war, because that is the time new military campaigns traditionally started. The origin of April's name is less certain. The most likely explanation is it comes from the Latin word for second. You can learn the suspected origins of all the months here:
The current order of the months came about because of Pope Gregory in 1582.
Today’s wonder features a daily dozen you use all year long. Find out how the months got their names!
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