Do you KNOW what those pilgrams did to witches?
2007-11-17 03:27:32 · 8 answers · asked by Sister Cordelia VT-PMS 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well ...
We'll give up celebrating the mostly Christian "thanksgiving" if all y'all give up the mostly pagan "Christmas" or "Easter".
Deal?
lol
2007-11-17 05:54:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off, there's no such word as "wiccapagan".
Yes of course I know what the Puritans did to those accused of witchcraft. And I know that the first Thanksgiving was surrounded more by exploitation and robbing of the Natives (as well as the first known biological-weapons tactics in American history) than sitting around the fire singing "kumbayah".
However, Thanksgiving today is surrounded by family tradition and nostalgia, and though I'm more giving thanks that the pilgrims didn't completely kill off the native americans, it's still a time of tradition.
Besides, Wicca has two Thanksgivings (harvests) in the late summer/early fall. So if I ever decide to stop celebrating the official Thanksgiving... it's not like I'm missing out.
2007-11-17 13:19:47 · answer #2 · answered by xx. 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The idea for the holiday dates back to the cave. Thanksgiving was to celebrate the harvest, family and cooperation with the land and each other (the Indians found out later that was a mistake). Harvest Home is a very old tradition in the British Isles.
2007-11-17 11:58:48 · answer #3 · answered by Aravah 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Norse heathens/Forn Sidr are happy to get together with their families for any kind of feast. At Thanksgiving, if the whole assembly is Norse Heathen, then they usually drink a sumbel (toast) to Ullr, the god of the hunt, and Skadi, the winter goddess (Snow Queen). Thanksgiving occurs at the time of the Wild Hunt, so the winter and hunting are honored.
2007-11-17 13:32:33 · answer #4 · answered by Robin Runesinger 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, of course we give thanks for the bounty provided by the Creator. We just don't do a thank you to the pilgrims. We also feel sorrow for the Natives that were slaughtered by the pilgrims (the celebration of which is the real reason for thanksgiving).
2007-11-17 11:38:08 · answer #5 · answered by ruriksson 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just because we are Witches, does not mean we can not spend this time of "Thanksgiving" with friends and family of other religions and be thank full for having them. We do not have to be of the Judeo-Christian faith to love, enjoy and be thank full for our family. Besides are you trying to say you condone what they did? If so then I guess you should go to your Priest and confess, because wishing harm to others or condoning the shamefull acts of your faith against another is deplorable, evil, and wicked.
Goddess Bless.
Blessed Be.
2007-11-17 11:37:16 · answer #6 · answered by Zero Cool 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I dare say the pilgrims didn't do anything to people like me, even if they did occasionally do bad things to people they called "witches."
Regardless, thanksgiving isn't a celebration of _everything_ the pilgrims did in their lives. Honestly, in my family its not a celebration of pilgrims at all. It's a time for thanks.
2007-11-17 15:50:01 · answer #7 · answered by Nightwind 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A) Why wouldn't I? It's an American thing, not a religious.
B) They didn't do a damn thing to "witches". They turned on their own in mass hysteria and mass murder. So what the hel does it have to do with anything?
2007-11-17 11:42:48 · answer #8 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋