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by look closely it is really me on March 20th, 2008
Did you have a good Imbolc this year? What did you do for it?
by hedge-rider on February 5th, 2011
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What are some good Pagan names to name one's children?
by hedge-rider on February 26th, 2011
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Paganism is wrong? (read description)
by King Arthur Pendragon on February 27th, 2011
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Does anyone has given a thought that by celebrating the birth of God is the ritual of pagnism?
by xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on December 3rd, 2010
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What is the hindu occasion they calls DIWALiI is it the pagan ritual or other please explain?
by ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo on November 5th, 2010
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They are pagan. Easter is a celebration of futility called Ostara, and Christmas is actually taken from the pagan Yule. Both Pagan, sorry.
by Fox Happy on March 20th, 2008
You didn't grasp what I was saying, perhaps my fault, the thrust of the celebrations today are exclusively Christian regardless of the pagan origins of the names.
by look closely it is really me on March 20th, 2008
That debate was the point of the question. It really does not matter what the origin was, life is organic and so the days for the majority have changed and so Christians can if they wish make of what others probably stole in the first place. Carry on and enjoy the day. Personally I thank God for the birth, life, feath and resurrection of Jesus Christ every day!
by peterpam on March 20th, 2008
This answer is inaccurate. Both holidays originate in pagan traditions, as does the majority of celebratory practices on those days.
by AntigoneRising on April 29th, 2008
Read what I said carefully :-)
by look closely it is really me on April 30th, 2008
I read it. The problem with it is that the name of Easter, and many practices of both holidays were also hijacked along with the date. In fact, I wouldn't call it hijacked. You just cannot take a whole populace and say, "You won't celebrate this anymore, you will celebrate this..." and be successful. They will retain all the practices that they want to. Thus, I think it was more an evolution and assimilation than a deliberate hijacking.
by AntigoneRising on May 1st, 2008
The question implies that the world's one billion Christians are unwittingly practising pagans which is absurd. When Easter is celebrated it is Christ's one perfect sacrifice and glorious ressurrection that is celebrated, this He did for all mankind, that includes me and you. Similarly at Christmas we celebrate His birth and God's wonderful gift to a world that did not, nor indeed still not, deserve it, John 3:16. No matter what the root it is today that counts.
by look closely it is really me on May 1st, 2008
Well, today I practice Yule and Oestara, because I am Pagan. Now, it is the meaning that Christians have when they celebrate the holiday that matters to them, and the same is true of others. I don't think the question implies that Christians are unwittingly practicing paganism, although many of their traditions are pagan. I think it questions whether or not Christians should not celebrate any holiday with pagan roots and pagan traditions (many Christian groups, including the Jehovah's Witnesses believe this). I also think this is the meaning of the question, because I know peterpam. He is a Christian minister who asks questions to analyze these issues.
by AntigoneRising on May 2nd, 2008
If you are a christian, you base your beliefs on the Bible. The Bible are gods standards to live by, and without the bible there would be no Christianity.
by green12345 on October 29th, 2010