I Have a Question

Totally honest because I do wonder. So I always wondered why christians celebrate easter with bunnies and eggs or christmas with trees and Santa when all that stuff has pagan origins. I can understand why back in the day before information was pretty much instant I can understand. But these days it doesn't make sense. Especially when most christians will call everything satanic because it's pre-Christian but they'll do valentine's day and be all low key saturnallia.

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Quizzical · 46-50, M

It's easier to adopt ideas into a cult than try to stamp them out.

The Roman's did the same thing. They had a fluctuating pantheon.

HorrorshowHijabi · F

@Quizzical Yeah an Obget that. But when its thousands of years later and people can go back to their religion's roots why be fake pagan?

Quizzical · 46-50, M

@HorrorshowHijabi Well, to be honest, I don't really understand why anyone follows ANY religion. We don't need them anymore.

HorrorshowHijabi · F

@Quizzical so ive heard people say

Mamapolo2016 · F

@HorrorshowHijabi It's not [i]religion[/i] in the use of those pagan symbols. We don't think Easter eggs will cause us to have many children.

And, as kazuya said, throughout history, when religion changed, people said, okay, but we still want our holidays. And the symbols which began as pagan were assimilated gradually and in time lost their meaning as religious symbols.

HorrorshowHijabi · F

@Mamapolo2016 Again, I get where it comes from. Just why don't christians get rid of the non christian aspects?

Quizzical · 46-50, M

@HorrorshowHijabi @Mamapolo2016 If you want a more blatant example look at Halloween, lol

Mamapolo2016 · F

@Mamapolo2016 They WERE religious pagan symbols, but they are not now. They are cultural symbols of holidays.

They do not carry that meaning, nor are they celebrated as propitiation to pagan gods.

Maybe because hard-boiled toothpicks don't make a good salad like eggs do.

Sharon · F

@HorrorshowHijabi [quote] Just why don't christians get rid of the non christian aspects?[/quote]
They do but most people who enjoy celebrating these holidays aren't christian.

Kazuya69 · 31-35, M

@Quizzical Exactly

canusernamebemyusername · M

@HorrorshowHijabi Some of the harsh sects do try to get rid of all the stuff they consider pagan. But those are the same ones that tend to be religious extremists. Needless to say most people have a live and let live attitude and the fundamentalists are not popular.

HorrorshowHijabi · F

@Sharon Good point. I know someone's mother that is a very vocal atheist but loves christmas trees and easter, even goes to holiday church services.