Yule( Xmas) is pagan (Easter) Oester is Pagan this is easy it is on the first Sunday after the first full moon

Question

after the Sping equinox, Oester is Godess of Fertility.....now thats two X tian celebration that are in fact Pagan.
Blessed Be Wasssail to all the Pagans enjoy Yule drink and merry be

Answer 1

The usual statement, that Easter Day is the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs next after the vernal equinox, is not a precise statement of the actual ecclesiastical rules.

The full moon involved is not the astronomical Full Moon but an ecclesiastical moon (determined from tables) that keeps, more or less, in step with the astronomical Moon.

The ecclesiastical rules are:

Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after the day of the vernal equinox;
this particular ecclesiastical full moon is the 14th day of a tabular lunation (new moon); and the vernal equinox is fixed as March 21
resulting in that Easter can never occur before March 22 or later than April 25.

The Gregorian dates for the ecclesiastical full moon come from the Gregorian tables. Therefore, the civil date of Easter depends upon which tables - Gregorian or pre-Gregorian - are used.

The western (Roman Catholic and Protestant) Christian churches use the Gregorian tables; many eastern (Orthodox) Christian churches use the older tables based on the Julian Calendar.

In a congress held in 1923, the eastern churches adopted a modified Gregorian Calendar and decided to set the date of Easter according to the astronomical Full Moon for the meridian of Jerusalem. However, a variety of practices remain among the eastern churches.

There are three major differences between the ecclesiastical system and the astronomical system.

The times of the ecclesiastical full moons are not necessarily identical to the times of astronomical Full Moons.

The ecclesiastical tables did not account for the full complexity of the lunar motion.

The vernal equinox has a precise astronomical definition determined by the actual apparent motion of the Sun as seen from the Earth. It is the precise time at which the apparent ecliptic longitude of the Sun is zero. (Yes, the Sun's ecliptic longitude, not its declination, is used for the astronomical definition.) This precise time shifts within the civil calendar very slightly from year to year.

In the ecclesiastical system the vernal equinox does not shift; it is fixed at March 21 regardless of the actual motion of the Sun.

The date of Easter is a specific calendar date. Easter starts when that date starts for your local time zone. The vernal equinox occurs at a specific date and time all over the Earth at once.

Inevitably, then, the date of Easter occasionally differs from a date that depends on the astronomical Full Moon and vernal equinox. In some cases this difference may occur in some parts of the world and not in others because two dates separated by the International Date Line are always simultaneously in progress on the Earth.

That answers your question, I think ;)

While lots of Yule traditions are incorporated into Christmas.. it's actually Mithra's birthday (December 25)

Easter is named after the goddess Oestre and that's where the eggs and bunnies come in.

All Saints Day (November 1) was moved to that date by the Catholic Church to overcome Samhain

St. Bridget's day (St. Bridget was created by the Catholic church because they couldn't stop the worship of the Goddess Brighid..
as we pagans know, Imbolc/Imbolg is on this day and it's all about the goddess Brighid.

May Day celebrations are still held to this day all over the world and of course, that's all about the may pole which is part of Beltane worship.

St. John's day to replace Litha

Lammas was invented to replace Lughnassadh

Michaelmas to replace Mabon

Merry Yule to you as well :)

Answer 2

I know. Also, Halloween "All Hallows Eve" is pagan as well. I also presume that All Saints Day that follows is too. The early church adopted all the pagan festival to get converts. I would also presume that Thanksgiving came from a pagan festival since most cultures have had harvest festivals from the beginning of time.

Answer 3

i'm not familar with Christians denying that the Pagans had a wintry climate vacation previously we did. My affirmation instructor replaced into completely honest about that. i'm not extremely threatened with techniques from it. I have a lot of recognize for various Pagan traditions. And yuletide and xmas are similar: as I are conscious of it, they both have a good time the start of God from womb of the female idea. i imagine Christianity is enriched with techniques from the incorporation of rituals that predate our organised life, even although I do not forget that this replaced into initially meant as an evangelistic attitude. Oh, properly. presently, i comprehend more advantageous human beings raised Christian who've embraced Neopaganism than any opposite direction round, so i wager we've come finished circle. Sorry in case you experience ripped off although. so a techniques as "preserving Christ in Christmas" (each and every so often you'll listen human beings say "save Mass in Christmas" - same theory), i imagine a lot of human beings of religion (any faith) are in contact about the secularisation of "the vacation journeys". in my opinion, i ought to somewhat someone celebrated yuletide, Hannukah, or Diwali of their non secular custom than do an earthly "yuletide" as a kind of 2d Thanksgiving plus present change. (a minimum of have the decency to call it "Festivus"!) =P

Answer 4

Actually, it has nothing to do with Oester (except in the modern name, which comes via the Germans, and a few of the trappings.) The timing of the holiday is based off of the Jewish calendar.

Answer 5

Wow....was browsing through and saw your question....I am of no certain denomination of any religion...but I have strong beliefs in Wiccanism and Paganism....was brought up Christian....I have too, read about Christmas and Easter and their traditions......I tried telling a Christian once about some of this stuff....they totally went off on me...lol.....I say blessed be to all.....I am "universal" in my beliefs and try to put no one down for theirs.....good statement you made.....

Answer 6

most christian holidays are derived from the old pagan religions ;) Merry YULE TO ALL!!!