Hey all! Im a pagan witch, and i totaly celebrate christmas, not because i have any lingering faith in the christian religons, but because its fun, and pretty and my kids like presents. I also like presents..lol Like a lot of you I was not raised pagan, and I have a lot of fond memories of eating dinner with my family, and stuff like that. How many of you still have a tree, and lights and santa and stuff?
Also, I decorate in a neato pagan way, lots of purple and silver pentagrams on my tree and a yule log (lit with candles) what do you all do?
2007-11-14 17:48:26 · 15 answers · asked by wyldkisses79 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
right on all of you... I celebrate my solstice rituals seprate, and I do like to experiment with other celebrations.. the last one that caught and lost my interst was Holi.... I am sure it would have been more fun if it were done with a group, and maybe in nepal .
Oh... to the guy who was complaing that im not christian... rassberries to you bum.
2007-11-14 18:24:45 · update #1
I could never give up Santa. It's such a beautiful story and very pagan in nature. He is a jolly old elf. He was always some sort of fairy until Coca Cola invented the full size Santa in 1929. I have two trees. I would have one in every room if I had a place to store them. I don't do real trees anymore because my husband and I have had bad luck with them ever since our first married Christmas together. LOL! We went through two trees our first three years. I do the traditional colors of red and green with silver and gold because they are my personal colors. The time of year is so magical and the fact that so many religions celebrate something this season makes it even more special.
I like the idea of the silver pentagrams on the tree. I thought about it but I have so many ornaments already. Most of them were gifts for my children or gifts made by my children. One of my trees is all lenox because my husbands aunt gives a personalized ornament to each of my four kids every year. It's a wonderful time of year.
I do Santa for Christmas Day but I celebrate Yule and the season all month long from the day after Thanksgiving Day. I love gatherings and sharing my home with others.
2007-11-15 00:31:35 · answer #1 · answered by gigilunadragon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree, with the thought that christmas actually was eatablished around the same time as the Yule celebration. Many of the old ways involved decorating a tree, or the home, and giving extravagant gifts to family and friends. I find that any excuse is good idea for a party, mabe two or three for the entire week. That is the great thing about us Pagan/Heathens, we are not hung up on dogmatic "rules".
2007-11-14 19:33:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bravo! Bravo! My husband and I are 'holiday liberated'. It is a great feeling too. Not only is Christmas a man made holiday with pagan origins but so is Easter. God specifically said to keep His Holy Days FOREVER. Leviticus 23 Jeremiah 10 even specifically said to NOT decorate trees with gold and silver and put them in a center position on boards so they do not move LIKE THE PAGANS DO. What are people thinking to be so gullible to advertising and slick marketing going back to the days of the Romans??? Christ kept Passover and Feast of Tabernacles. Let's all return to the correct Holy Days and celebrate those! This applies to all the religions. Not just Christianity. NO more man made holidays! Just think of the money a person could save! Redirect that celebration energy to Feast of Tabernacles and it would be an incredible energy on earth which could make such a turnaround,,,,,it would be incredible. Come on everyone,,,,come out of the hypnotized state and think and do your research!
2016-05-23 05:52:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being as Christmas is celebrated on the Winter Solstice and it involves many pagan traditions (Mistletoe for fornication [the white berries represent semen] the yule log and the tree), it is only fitting that pagans be allowed to practice their faith as well, it just happens to fall on the same day as the popular Christian holiday.
Have a happy one.
2007-11-14 17:58:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I celebrate the solstice around Dec 21/22. Then have a separate family gathering for the 25th.
2007-11-15 01:36:59 · answer #5 · answered by Keltasia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I celebrate the winter solstice. We have a tree and greenery in the house to decorate it We have a huge feast We have presents Its a lovely time of the year, but it has nothing to do with christmas!
Practically all the traditions of christmas are based on pagan traditions anyway, so go ahead and enjoy it!
2007-11-14 18:00:04 · answer #6 · answered by Diane 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no i dont, most of my family is christian, or well they share a semi christian believe system, i dnt celebrate it because the christians still haven't recognized or acknowledged the fact they stole the holiday from us and it kind of irks me a little to be told it's the birth of christ and not a solstice celabration and was never a solstice celebration, i also want my easter (Aester) back. i do like the thought of the ideal behavior behind christmas, i dnt like the commericialism asssociatd with it though. people seem happy though so kudos for them i guess
2007-11-14 20:56:46 · answer #7 · answered by Justin G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I celebrate Christmas with my Christian family. NOT as a religious holiday but as one of love, giving and feasting. I know I will never (due to family tradition) get them to celebrate the Solstice instead.
If you really think about it "Christ" has been commercialized out of Christmas anyway. In 90% of all housholds it is not a Holy Day.
2007-11-14 18:20:21 · answer #8 · answered by Enchanted Gypsy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope.
We do celebrate Yule, the Winter Solstice, but not Christmas because it's not part of our religion. Do you celebrate Ramadan, Yom Kippur, or Diwali? We can do all the food-and-presents stuff without involving another religion.
2007-11-14 17:57:26 · answer #9 · answered by septegram 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I celebrate Yuletide and the Winter Solstice, the celebration of the symbolic 'rebirth' of the sun when it reaches it's southernmost point on Dec 22nd. It was stolen by the Christians who stuck the birth of their 'son' into that date instead. Yule tradition is typically 'Northern' and celebrates the solstice with logs on the fire, feasting, singing, gifts, ghost stories, light, warmth, ale, mead, mistletoe, decorated trees, family and friends.
It made me smile the way you are 'paganizing' your Christmas, it's gone full circle.
( PS, Look up 'Yuletide', you'll be surprised to learn how many Christians continue the pagan/heathen rituals today)
2007-11-14 17:52:58 · answer #10 · answered by Bajingo 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋