Sentences with phrase «at pagan holidays»
I don't see them upset at pagan holidays.
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Oester is a pagan goddess of ferility and her holiday fell at the same time we have Easter today.
Christmas is a stolen holiday, stolen from the Pagans by the Christians who were desperate to at least have something to offer.
The Catholic church set the birth of Jesus to be at the same time of the pagan holidays of the Winter Solstice, which the Romans called Saturnalia.
Yeah while were at it lets add Jewish holidays, and pagan holidays as well.
I'm not Christian anymore, but I celebrate it as a family day, because you know, quite frankly, we need at least one of those each year (and besides, whatever name it has, it was co-opted by Christians from a much older, pagan holiday, so it's fair game).
It is true that Dec 25, around winter solstice, was at one time a pagan holiday.
We do also practice tradition, not as tenants of our faith though.Tradition at our house holds that the birthday person picks the meal, it also includes giving gifts at christmas.Not because it was created the same day as a pagan holiday, but because it is a family tradition.
Horus: Egyptian, 6000 BC Dionysus: Greek, 1500 BC Attis: Greek, 1200 BC Mithra: Zoroastrian, 600 BC Krishna: Hindu, 400 BC Jesus: Christian, 30 AD A) Born on Dec. 25 — Horus, Attis, Krishna, Dionysus, Mithra, Jesus (by way of plagiarizing a Pagan holiday B) Virgin Birth — Horus, Attis, Krishna, Dionysus, Mithra, Jesus C) Sign of Star in the East — Horus, Krishna, Jesus D) Adorned by 3 Kings — Horus, Jesus E) Teacher at age 12 — Horus, Mithra, Jesus F) Ministry started at 30 — Horus, Jesus G) 12 Disciples — Horus, Mithra, Jesus H) Traveled with Disciples Performing Miracles — Horus, Krishna, Dionysus, Mithra, Jesus I) AKA The Truth, the Light, God's Shepherd — Horus, Dionysus, Mithra, Jesus J) Betrayed — Horus, Mithra, Jesus K) Crucified — Horus, Attis, Mithra, Jesus L) Buried 3 days — Horus, Attis, Mithra, Jesus M) Resurrected — Horus, Attis, Krishna, Dionysus, Mithra, Jesus
But the fact is, there is a pagan holiday for this time of year, and the ancient church usurped it to bring focus on the Christian event at this time of year — the Ressurection of Christ.
At this time in history, the churches were receiving pagans into the church ranks, the pagan holidays were incorporated with the church so that no one was offended and to keep the pagans comfortable while learning our Savior, Jesus Christ's message of truth.
Often atheists and agnostics point out that Dec 25, around winter solstice, was at one time a pagan holiday.
What with Nightcrawler hiding eggs in interdimensional hidey holes, Beast very excitedly explaining the Pagan origins of the holiday's traditions, and Deadpool just throwing stuffed rabbits at everyone, it's an eventful day.
Recent exhibitions include a collaboration with his wife, Joy Feasley, at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, as part of Locally Localized Gravity in which the two built a solar oven in a greenhouse that was used in a celebration of the pagan holiday, Imbolc.