So, all the comments that came pouring in regarding Pagans celebrating Christian holidays certainly got me thinking. I am a Libra and for that reason I am always trying to see everyone's point of view. This sometimes gets me into trouble because it tends to set my mind wandering off in a direction my heart is not in. Figures it would take my significant other to reel me back in with common sens; a common sense at least he and I follow.
He made this comment on my last post and I have to say, out of all the comments made, this is the one I agree with the most and yes that IS because he is my other half. We share the same views and perhaps that is why get along so well.
Zyon:
"Seriously it's a completely stupid subject. If you are Pagan you do not celebrate Easter or Christmas in any form. They are christian holidays and have nothing to do with earth based religions. If someone blogs, "I'm gong to go celebrate Easter" and they claim to be Pagan they have no value for their own religion.
I get very tired of people assuming we will celebrate whatever they feel is normal to celebrate. Why would I celebrate the birth or death of a man I don't believe lived? Ask me to celebrate Easter and as a "non believer" and I will tell you what I think about Easter.
I also love how people say, "well what if they want to celebrate your holiday with you?" Well, I don't like hypocrites anymore then I like Christia... If a Christian said they wanted to celebrate a Pagan holiday then they don't have enough conviction to stand up for what they believe in.
Christians and Pagans are fundamentally hard wired differently and our beliefs mix like water and oil. So I say, Christians, go celebrate your God's holidays in a manner that obviously steals as much as possible from Pagan holidays and us Pagans will continue to celebrate our holidays that predate the Christian versions by a few thousand years."