The Fool wrote: > > In what way is halloween any more pagan/occultic/etc. than christmas, > > easter, or valentines day? They all come from ancient pagan > > god worship.
John Horn wrote: >IIRC, All Hallow's Eve is the night before All Saints Day a Catholic (?) >holiday. On All Hallow's Eve, the dead can walk the earth or something >like >that. So it isn't really pagan. > >Or I could be wrong... The original holiday was Samhain, one of the big 8 pagan holidays or festivals, along with Beltane (April 30/May 1, or Mayday), Ostara (Vernal Equinox, right around what's now called Easter), Litha (Summer Solstice, aka St. John's Eve), Lughnassad (August 1 or thereabouts), Mabon (fall equinox), Yule (Winter Solstice, aka Christmas), and Imbolc (February 1). For more info, Google gives a plethora of links. Reggie Bautista GSV More info available upon request _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
