As its Easter, i'll return to Paganism

pinno
pinno Posts: 52,537
edited March 2013 in The bottom bracket
...and howl at the moon.

Why the continued reference to Easter as a Christian festival/event ? Its a PAGAN ritual. The first Sunday after the 3rd full moon in the calender year.
TimW - you can play Judas all you like - it has no reference to some calender date unless you are going to be original and inaugurate a Judas day. I suggest the date M Thatcher was voted in or when the Tri3 OC was formed. You choose.
seanoconn - gruagach craic!

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  • tim_wand
    tim_wand Posts: 2,552
    ...and howl at the moon.

    Why the continued reference to Easter as a Christian festival/event ? Its a PAGAN ritual. The first Sunday after the 3rd full moon in the calender year.
    TimW - you can play Judas all you like - it has no reference to some calender date unless you are going to be original and inaugurate a Judas day. I suggest the date M Thatcher was voted in or when the Tri3 OC was formed. You choose.


    I was actually thinking about this myself the other day. My local news channel. Central/East Midlands today carried several features of Hindus gathered in Leicester lighting bonfires and throwing paint bombs at each other to celebrate the arrival of Spring.

    Now as much as I enjoy a bit of diversity, I was left wondering where was the equivalent report about the veranl equinox and some good old pagan festival?

    Ever since I saw Ingrid Pitt dancing in the Wicker man , I ve been all for Pagan festivities.

    I referenced Judas more as a nod to popularism than any religious belief hes become a byword for betrayal.

    That in mind I think the true Judas' (or would the plural by Judi) are probably those who push an agenda of Multi culturism in an attempt to revise the history of these fair Isles. One which most definitely should include more Paganism.
  • andy_f
    andy_f Posts: 474
    tim wand wrote:
    ...and howl at the moon.

    Why the continued reference to Easter as a Christian festival/event ? Its a PAGAN ritual. The first Sunday after the 3rd full moon in the calender year.
    TimW - you can play Judas all you like - it has no reference to some calender date unless you are going to be original and inaugurate a Judas day. I suggest the date M Thatcher was voted in or when the Tri3 OC was formed. You choose.


    I was actually thinking about this myself the other day. My local news channel. Central/East Midlands today carried several features of Hindus gathered in Leicester lighting bonfires and throwing paint bombs at each other to celebrate the arrival of Spring.

    Now as much as I enjoy a bit of diversity, I was left wondering where was the equivalent report about the veranl equinox and some good old pagan festival?

    Ever since I saw Ingrid Pitt dancing in the Wicker man , I ve been all for Pagan festivities.

    I referenced Judas more as a nod to popularism than any religious belief hes become a byword for betrayal.

    That in mind I think the true Judas' (or would the plural by Judi) are probably those who push an agenda of Multi culturism in an attempt to revise the history of these fair Isles. One which most definitely should include more Paganism.

    Twas Britt Ekland(supposedly dancing) in Wicker man, they had to use a body double because Britt did'nt like her own bum and she was pregnant at the time. But i see what you mean about pagan rituals and sexy women dancing with their trap doors out.
    "Let your life rule your job, not your job rule your life"

    Born to ride, forced to work.
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    tim wand wrote:
    I was actually thinking about this myself the other day. My local news channel. Central/East Midlands today carried several features of Hindus gathered in Leicester lighting bonfires and throwing paint bombs at each other to celebrate the arrival of Spring.

    Now as much as I enjoy a bit of diversity, I was left wondering where was the equivalent report about the veranl equinox and some good old pagan festival?

    Summer solstice at Stonehenge usually gets covered.