Did It First

With Imbolc coming up, There have been quite a few articles floating around from some of the like pages I have for pagan publications on the topic. One title caught my eye and I shared the article on my wall. The title was You call it groundhog day, we call it Imbolc. A friend of mine commented below it with, "I suppose "you people" also invented Flag Day, Black History Month, and Toyotathon too, right?" Now I know my friend's humor and understand he was kidding. But the truth of it is a lot of Secular and Christian holidays have foundations in Pagan ones. Christmas to our Yule, Groundhog day to our Imbolc, Easter to our Ostara, Mayday to our Beltaine, and Halloween to our Samhain.

But is this really important? No, not really. Some people start foaming at the mouth on either side when you talk about the "borrowed holidays," or "stolen traditions." Non-pagans argue that its all a lie, and pagans argue that their traditions have been stolen. The truth is, that it isn't relevant. Non-pagans don't have to believe it if they don't want to face the historical truth. Now, there are some open minded people that understand that its true. The ones that don't are also the kinds that believe that scientists fabricated the existence of dinosaurs.

But how would you explain raptor Jesus?

Okay back to what I was talking about. When, pagans argue about stolen traditions, they fail to realize that nothing has really been stolen from them. They can still celebrate the holiday the way it was intended. But if they are upset about the lack of limelight for it, then they fail to understand that the Sabbats are most definitely not meant to be commercialized in any way, and if Christians want that for their own holiday then let them do it.

In all reality I find it hilarious, that the holidays have mixed and mingled together, and when I am being harassed for my own beliefs, it is good ammunition to get a fundamentalist to back off.
Once you tell them to give you back your holidays, they either get confused, or really upset. If they get confused, you may have the chance to teach them something if they are able to be open minded for a moment. If they get upset, they will either have a total mental breakdown and bible-rage you, or they will go away. I find bible-rage hilarious, and going away is nice too, so for me its a win-win situation.


This is kinda like what bible rage looks like.

So why do I share articles about the topic on my facebook if i don't think it's really relevant who did it first? 3 reasons.

1. Because I enjoyed the article and want my other pagan friends to read it.
2. Because I want to make it possible for someone who doesn't know much about the topic to have a chance to read it.
3. Bible-rage is hilarious.


~peace love and pixie giggles~
Shuvanni