Imbolc to the wise....
2006-12-10 21:55:53 · 13 answers · asked by dawn 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
I'm sure I answered this yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-12-10 22:02:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
what about Samhain?
A lot of Christian holidays are placed on or near pagan ones. In fact, Imbolc was adopted by christianity as Candlemas.
Anyhow, I would say the pagan celebrations are all accepted, they've just been given different names and meanings.
2006-12-11 04:34:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
it fairly is borrowed from the Celtic Pagan holiday of Imbolc. quite of a groundhog however they used a snake. If it replaced into cloudy and the snake did not see this is shadow, wintry climate replaced into coming to an end quickly. If it replaced into sunny, wintry climate might final yet another 6 weeks... till ultimately touching directly to the time of the Spring equinox. i think they replaced the custom because of the fact groundhogs are cuter than snakes, even though if it fairly is particularly plenty an identical theory.
2016-12-11 06:47:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halloween (Allhallows Even) is the evening of October 31. Students of folklore believe that the popular customs of Halloween show traces of the Roman harvest festival of Pomona and of Druidism. Christmas was a PAGAN Roman Holiday that was "converted by the Catholics". Groundhog Day comes from Candlemas Day, observed for centuries in parts of Europe on February 2 where the custom was to have the clergy bless candles and distribute them to the people. This seems to have derived from the pagan celebration of Imbolc, coming at the mid-point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. The Roman Legions, it is said, brought the tradition to the Germans. Valentine or Valentinus, is the name of at least two celebrated saints. ... In the days of early Rome a great festival was held every February called "Lupercalia", held in honor of a god named Lupercus. During the founding days of Rome the city was surrounded by an immense wilderness in which were great hordes of wolves. The Romans thought they must have a god to watch over and protect the shepherds with their flocks, so they called this god Lupercus, from the Latin word, lupus, a wolf. One of the amusements on this festival day was the placing of young women's names in a box to be drawn out by the young men. Each young man accepted the girl whose name he drew, as his lady love. April Fools' Day, or All Fools' Day, is the name given to the custom of playing practical jokes on friends on that day, or sending them on fools errands. The origin of this custom has been much disputed; it is in some way a relic of those once universal festivities held at the vernal equinox, which, beginning on the old New Year's day, March 25, ended on April 1. May Day is many things to many people. Etymologically, it is the international call for help. It is a corruption of the French imperative "M'aidez" meaning "Help me!" As a holiday it is claimed by many. It is known in the pagan world as "Beltane," a fertility celebration, one of the four high holidays in the pagan calendar, Samhain on October 31 is another. Beltane is the day of fire commemorating Bel, the Celtic sun god. All of the information that I gathered came from http://www.billpetro.com/HolidayHistory/default.htm#HOSC I really enjoyed looking for this. There are a number of great sites to explore. I thought that this was the most complete. I hope that you have everything that you want/need now. Have a great holiday.
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2006-12-10 23:04:41 · answer #4 · answered by Eds 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Depends what you mean by accepted. Most religious celebrations are pagan, it depends on whether people know that or not.
2006-12-10 22:02:04 · answer #5 · answered by pixiefeet@btinternet.com 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Punxsutawney Phil is Pagan? LOL
Off with his head!
Burn him at the stake!
2006-12-11 02:24:27 · answer #6 · answered by GrnApl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ye but what is Ground Hog Day ? this must be an American
thing.In England we have lots one for you Amer cans
is Bonfire night Nov 5th you can borrow that.
2006-12-10 22:08:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Summer solstice?
2006-12-10 21:58:25 · answer #8 · answered by Sir Digby Chicken Bhuna 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
half the christian holidays have pagan roots. christmas and easter were both pagan.
2006-12-10 21:57:24 · answer #9 · answered by g b 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
halloween too
and June 21st midsummers day
2006-12-10 22:07:32 · answer #10 · answered by Nimbus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Accepted where?
America?
No
Halloween, is also accepted in that strange place.
2006-12-10 22:05:03 · answer #11 · answered by Simon D 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋