Holidays...
@moonflowerpixy (536)
United States
December 4, 2006 8:17am CST
How many of you out there know that most of the 'christian' holidays were fashioned to incorporate the pagan beliefs and are still held into effect today? For example,... Christmas, the pagan holiday is yule. The connections are bonfires (yule log), which the yule log is now a seasonal dessert. Pines, decorating trees, santa clause (st. nick), giving gifts, ect... And by the way... the word pagan originally meant country dweller. The church has decided who to name witches, heretics, and everything else!
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@Withoutwings (6992)
• United States
26 Dec 06
Oh definately. A lot of Christian beliefs have pagan influences. At the Council of Nicea they voted on what could be Christian and what couldn't... and they made a lot of their beliefs incorporate pagan thoughts so that they could make it easier to convert pagans.
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@moonflowerpixy (536)
• United States
28 Dec 06
If more people would learn this there may be alot less religious war. Then again knowlege is power and I know some people that 'knowlege' is not a good thing for them to have...;p
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@brokentia (10389)
• United States
20 Dec 06
Right on sweetie! And the reason pagan was defined as coutry dwellers is because those that chose to still practice the old ways instead of conforming to the new Christian way lived in the country instead of closer to town...where prying eyes and wagging tongues or finger pointing would happen.
I am Pagan/Wiccan. And one of the first things I did was read on the history of Paganism and Christianity. I was amazed to learn how many celebrations and traditions came from being a Pagan back then.
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