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Teen Turtle

Halloween in Public Schools: Do Halloween Celebrations Violate the Separation of Church... - 1 views

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tradition culture religion

shared by Teen Turtle on 11 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Many Halloween traditions and symbols can be traced to ancient pagan celebrations of the harvest season before the onset of winter. Part of the process of the Christianization of Europe was the appropriation of holidays, including this one. Thus the church, under the direction of Pope Gregory IV, created All Hallow's Eve for October 31 and All Saints Day for November 1 starting in the year 835. In some ways, these dates were the start of the Christmas season for traditional Christianity.
  • Although the number of people who celebrate anything religious on Halloween is very small, that shouldn't matter if it is celebrated in a religious way in public schools — it would still be unconstitutional.
  • One sign of just how much Halloween has changed and can change is the relatively rapid development of it from a children's holiday into a largely adult holiday. Adults are spending more and more on Halloween costumes, favors, and parties. Children's celebrations have been curtailed and eclipsed.
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  • the growing popularity of Halloween may be taken as displaced symbol for the decreasing popularity and relevance of traditional Christianity.
    • Teen Turtle
      Teen Turtle on 12 Oct 11
       
      Cet article explique comment l'Halloween a commençé en tant que fête Chrétienne (et païenne), mais a évolué en célébration culturelle dans laquelle tout le monde, de tout âge et culture, peuvent participer aujourd'hui.
Daryl Bambic

Beginning Concepts for the Sacred Feminine Tradition - 0 views

treeandthewell.org/SFconcepts.htm

feminine sacred

shared by Daryl Bambic on 15 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Daryl Bambic on 15 Nov 11
     
    Humanity's first recorded experience of the sacred was the feminine.  The worship of the Mother Goddess is evidence of this.
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