tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post589922273795967164..comments2023-11-02T21:46:26.482+13:00Comments on Violet goes green, sort of: Christmas in a pagan/agnostic/Santa-ist householdViolethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-25205020035774016552010-12-29T19:45:00.944+13:002010-12-29T19:45:00.944+13:00...ooh - or Easter being based on the festival of ......ooh - or Easter being based on the festival of Oester.<br /><br />And the boy reliably tells me that Kwaanza, which is a post-Christian celebration by African Americans, is a good example of the continuing evolution of the Christmas-type festival.Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-47557586667652119002010-12-29T14:00:00.171+13:002010-12-29T14:00:00.171+13:00Evidence for Christians usurping a pagan holiday i...Evidence for Christians usurping a pagan holiday isn't as abundant as you might think. I went digging last year and found very little.<br /><br />There is "Sol Invictus" on the 25th, but please note that it came about in the 3rd century ()274), well after Christmas was established on the 25th. There is possibly evidence that it was established to usurp the Christian holiday at that time.<br /><br />http://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/article.php?id=16-10-012-v<br /><br />NOTE: I am also not a Christian and couldn't care less who usurped who. However, I would really like to know what actually happened - it isn't obvious at all.Deterministhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630233168632221706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-18083016968261568832010-12-28T18:44:04.428+13:002010-12-28T18:44:04.428+13:00donnasoowho: yeah, I had one of those when I was a...donnasoowho: yeah, I had one of those when I was a kid, and was going to get her one too - but yes this is far more clever.<br /><br />nigel: Yep, I'm all for a good time, as long as no-one expects me to do all the cooking...Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-3954040907366348992010-12-28T08:50:03.999+13:002010-12-28T08:50:03.999+13:00Like the mannequin, like the swatches even more.
...Like the mannequin, like the swatches even more. <br />My sister and I are both nominally pagan/agnostic (I think about it a lot/she not much at all) but we both believe in keeping the spirits up, especially since our childhoods were kinda bleak. <br />I do think it's-as-good-a-time-as-any is a good enough reason to celebrate.Watson Woodworth https://www.blogger.com/profile/18056045044039701907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-78493359222150274042010-12-28T07:53:33.439+13:002010-12-28T07:53:33.439+13:00Love it!! Wish they had those when i was a kid. ...Love it!! Wish they had those when i was a kid. I used to make those dolls out of cardboard - and then you make clothes for them with tabs so they'll stay on, but that it so much better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com