Is it Christian hypocrisy that they have Fridays and don't believe in Frigga, the Germanic goddess of beauty

Question

The name Friday comes from the Old English frigedæg, meaning the day of Frige the Anglo-Saxon form of Frigga, the Germanic goddess of beauty. In most Germanic languages it is named after Freyja—such as Freitag in Modern German, vrijdag in Dutch, fredag in Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish—but Freyja and Frigga are frequently identified with each other. The word for Friday in most Romance languages is derived from the name of Venus such as vendredi in French, venerdì in Italian, viernes in Spanish, and vineri in Romanian. In Hindi, Friday is Shukravar, named for Shukra, the Sanskrit name of the planet Venus.

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Contradiction? Still wanna ask atheists why they celebrate Christmas, or shall the label of hypocrite stand as charged . . . guilty

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday

Answer 1

You get a star for that! Yes Hail Frigga! Most Christians don't realize that all the days of the week are named in honor of Norse Gods and Goddesses, not just Friday.

And anyone who thinks Kristjans succeeded in wiping out the Old Gods in Iceland has obviously never been to Iceland.

Answer 2

Sure, if it is ALSO hypocrisy that atheists still call Christmas "Christmas." After all, Christmas is named for Jesus Christ, and most atheists either don't believe He existed, or don't believe He was important enough for His birth (even if the holiday ISN'T held on the day He was actually born) to be celebrated.

What else are Christians supposed to call Friday, when society calls it by that name? Or any other day?

And WHY is this so important? Who CARES where the names came from?

Besides, most of the "gods" in mythology were actually based on real people. I'm not kidding about this. Other than Zeus, this is pretty much true for all of them.

Edit: The first part of my answer was an attempt at demonstrating how ludicrous the argument in the question is, just in case that wasn't clear.

Answer 3

nicely, its my concept that Gods and Goddesses are purely personifications. we can't wish to totally understand Deity, yet after we divide it into separate deities we can understand each and every greater useful and to that end the entire. There are as many techniques of doing this as there are human beings. some purely divide deity into female and male, some bypass further and use pantheons. some are based on the classical pantheons of Greece, Rome, Egypt, Norse, etc. Others encompass the Gods and/or Goddesses which communicate to you maximum, nonetheless they could be of diverse cultural origins. some human beings stick to a single God/Goddess, nonetheless i think of which may be experience slightly lop-sided, very comparable to present day Christianity. additionally being from a Christian historic past, i come across pantheons exciting, yet i don't think of they're for me. I choose the God and the Goddess, it feels balanced and keeps issues basic. As for the deities you suggested, Zeus isn't comparable to Odin, yet they're the two faces of the God. Aphrodite isn't comparable to Freya, yet they're the two faces of the Goddess. It purely relies upon on how lots complexity you're gentle with. stick on your heart.

Answer 4

We don't necessarily not believe in them. We just don't follow them.

If we want to have a quick look at the first of the 10 commandments, God did not say there were not other gods. He said to have no gods before Him.

Throughout the Bible one will find references to other gods that were worshipped by various nations.

Other gods do exist. The modern christian has been taught to call these gods - demons.

Now in an interesting twist, it is the atheist influence on North American christianity that has pushed awareness of other gods from our minds. We hold tight to God, many ignore the concept of an evil god called Satan.

Answer 5

It's not hypocrisy, it's a trick of language as they do not celebrate it as a holiday, they just call the day by an old name connected to paganism.

In fact, the old Catholic custom not to eat meat on Fridays was because Frija used to be worshiped by horse sacrifice and consumption on Friday, at least this is what I was told by a Methodist minister.

Also, you should know in Iceland they don't have days of the week, they simply number them. Day one, day two, because the Priest who converted them to Catholacism instituted the practice to destroy the names of pagan deities from among them.

Answer 6

technically its a sin to wear any type of cosmetics. You know the whole whats wrong with the way GOD made you look? I can only guess that's the reason. Christianity is way too confusing and contradicting. That's why I'm glad I'm pagan

Answer 7

That is not hypocrisy, it is called living in this world. On Earth we go by days, and these days are named, one of the just happens to be Friday.
This question about as much sense as saying because my screen name is STONE ROLLED CLEAN AWAY that my heart is a hard as a stone. One has nothing to do with the other.
Why do you celebrate the birth of my Lord and Savior , Jesus?

Answer 8

Hail Freya! When Christianity took over the old religions of Europe they kept the old names so the people will convert easier...a nice way of doing propaganda..

Answer 9

celebrate christmas..

What do you think we do? sit around praising jesus? Or do we really just want the gifts and to hang out with family?

I look forward to easter every year just for the cadbury cream eggs. Does that make me a devout christian?

Answer 10

lol. Where do your guys come up with this stuff?

Let's see now.. days of the week, Christmas, Easter... the list goes on. You believe these things make us hypocrites? If we believed and followed the pagan ideas behind them, then you would be correct. The truth is, as you well know, that we don't. Once again, your foolishness is showing.