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Ancient Wisdom and Pagan Spirituality

Cattledog

(6,542 posts) Mon Dec 25, 2017, 03:32 PM Dec 2017

Many of the classic Christmas traditions you love are actually pagan.

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Many of the classic Christmas traditions you love are actually pagan. (Original Post) Cattledog Dec 2017 OP

Happy Yule 😊 TDale313 Dec 2017 #1

Arguing politics at family gathering is a lot older that that 4139 Dec 2017 #2

Indeed - Happy Solstice RandomAccess Dec 2017 #3

Yeppers :) BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2017 #4

TDale313

(7,822 posts)

1. Happy Yule 😊

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Mon Dec 25, 2017, 03:40 PM

Dec 2017

Also, in case people weren’t aware, Easter includes a lot of co-opted pagan fertility imagery. Those bunnies and eggs for example.

4139

(1,981 posts)

2. Arguing politics at family gathering is a lot older that that

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Mon Dec 25, 2017, 03:54 PM

Dec 2017

😜😂

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)

3. Indeed - Happy Solstice

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Mon Dec 25, 2017, 06:24 PM

Dec 2017

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)

4. Yeppers :)

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Mon Dec 25, 2017, 07:19 PM

Dec 2017

I wanted to make some natural decorations this year (I always want to every year, lol)...this year’s excuse: I came down with the flu on the 11th, first day of winter break. 🤢🤧🤒. 🤬

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