Many of the months of the year are named after Roman Gods ie March = the Roman god of war Mars January is the month of the two faced god Janus June is for the Goddess Juno. July named for the deified Julius Ceaser, August for Augustus etc.
Should the twelve months of the year be named after the twelve disciples instead?
Say today could be the 25 of Judas or say your birthday could be the 11 of Doubting Thomas. How cool would that be??
Lobby your government and it could happen, get those Pagans off our calenders now!!!
2007-04-24 22:47:44 · 11 answers · asked by Judas. S. Burroughs. 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Don't forget the weekdays.
What do you think, seven deadly sins?
I was born on Avarice, the 8th of Bartholomew.
2007-04-24 22:50:40 · answer #1 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Don't forget the days of the week! Saturday is named for Saturn, Thursday after Thor... You also celebrate our holidays and follow our traditions under the guise of naming it something different and setting it as a yearly date instead of a yearly event. Christmas = Yule; Easter = Ostara; All Hallow's Eve + All Saint's Day + All Soul's Day = Samhain. You've taken our symbols (the fish and cross were both originally Pagan), our concept of godhead (the Trinity was first a triple goddess)... Just face it already. You're just another Pagan only with less love, more dogma, and a different name. We were here first, honey, and we're not going anywhere. ;-) Blessed be! )O(
2016-05-18 02:12:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The days of the week are named after pagan gods, too. The Puritans didn't like to use the names of the months or weeks. I think that they were too religious.
The Bible says that idols and false gods are nothing. I am not worshiping false gods by telling people what month and day it is. I am only saying what month and day it is. If you think it is unclean, then to you is it unclean. Meanwhile, I am free in Christ.
I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that [there is] nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him [it is] unclean.
As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that [there is] none other God but one.
2007-04-24 23:14:46 · answer #3 · answered by Hawk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I much prefer my birthday the way it is. But as an aside, my birthday is the same as the day thought to be the birthday of Julius Caesar. Does that mean I should go divide Gaul into 3 parts?
2007-04-24 22:53:09 · answer #4 · answered by Al_ide 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh yeah. Christmas comes on a roman festival day too. hizzah! and i've heard st. brigit is a god or sumthin
I move we rename the lamest sounding month, February, to Vulcan Party Month!
Vulcan is possibly very real. Ask him for sumthin dude. He will grant it if you do it with sarcasm and skepticism. It works!
2007-04-24 22:54:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The vast majority of christian practises and themes are plagiarised from other religions anyway! Even the idea of christ is an amalgamation of older gods - Ossiris, Mithras etc.
2007-04-24 22:53:50 · answer #6 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What about the days of the week?
And the planets etc?
God must have his own names for those
2007-04-25 00:15:26 · answer #7 · answered by pink.jazzz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who said that they could name a calender after me? I did not give them permission. Anyway I thourght that we used the Gregorian Calender? (Sorry Greg I hope that somebody got your permission too!)
2007-04-25 01:11:49 · answer #8 · answered by Joolz of Salopia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's nothing. Look up the etymology of "Easter".
2007-04-25 12:48:43 · answer #9 · answered by garik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pagan names don't bother me. I'm not like those crybabies who refuse to use "B.C." and "A.D." because "they're offensive to non-Christians."
2007-04-24 22:59:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋