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    Christian Holidays Taken From Wiccan/Pagan Sabbats Melissa Ezzell COM 220 July 4‚ 2010 Titilayo Evans Christianity and Wicca (Paganism/Neo-Paganism)‚ what do you know about these two religions? When I was growing up I believed in the Christian beliefs; however I now practice Wicca. Look closely at the Christian religion and notice how similar it is to Wicca. Although denied by most Christians

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    Pagan and Christian Holidays Pagans and Christianity have been at each other for centuries. Paganism is a religion of nature. Pagans see the divine as a whole in life and universe. Pagans live according to the cycles of Nature‚ the seasons‚ life and death.[12] Christians believe that God created the universe. Believing Him as the Father Almighty‚ the son and the holy spirit.[7] Pagan Holidays‚ also known as Sabbats‚ occur during the Wheel of the Year. This represents the belief that

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    ’Tis the Season to be Jolly‚ The Naive Christian Tradition 10.05.201 Large pockets of neighborhoods throughout the world anticipate the coming celebration for the birth of Christ. During the last month of the Gregorian calendar‚ followers of Christian faith gather with their families and church congregations to fellowship as a method of remembering the life of their savior‚ Jesus. The singing of carols‚ displaying of Christmas trees‚ and exchanging of gifts are traditions normally associated

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    Christmas holidayChristian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. The English term Christmas (“mass on Christ’s day”) is of fairly recent origin. The earlier term Yule may have derived from the Germanic jōl or the Anglo-Saxon geōl‚ which referred to the feast of the winter solstice. The corresponding terms in other languages—Navidad in Spanish‚ Natale in Italian‚ Noël in French—all probably denote nativity. The German word Weihnachten denotes “hallowed night.” Since the early 20th century

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    writer of this poem was indeed a Christian even though he held strong Pagan views. Many ask the question is Beowulf a Pagan or a Christian hero‚ but the real question to be asked is what is the true religion behind this English epic poem? Although there are many Christian references in the poem‚ they are only used in order to draw familiar parallels to the character Beowulf’s’ belief in Paganism. During the time of Beowulf‚ society was gradually converting from Paganism to Christianity. The Anglo-Saxons

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    Beowulf‚ this question came up: Is Beowulf a fundamentally Christian or pagan story? Many may argue‚ but the epic‚ Beowulf‚ is most definitely a Christian story. Pointing out what makes up a Christian or pagan story will explain this most clearly. In a Christian story‚ it must have these elements: First of all‚ the story must have at least one of the characters believe in the one true God. Christ founded the Christians so the Christians must believe in what He says. Since‚ Christ taught the Trinity

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    followers‚ known as either Wiccans or witches‚ believe in a god/goddess pair‚and the powers of nature and magic. It is often broken down into three forms or schools of Wicca; Gardnerian‚ Alexanderian and Farrarian Wicca. Occasionally crystals or other mystical objects may be used by Wiccans to receive magic. Wiccans cast spells and perform

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    both Christian and pagan influences. Pagan values consist of victory‚ and its constant reward through fame. Christian traits consist of loyalty‚ good leadership‚ and fairness‚ even in times of war or battles. Beowulf makes a lot of references and stresses the fact that he values fighting his battles with his bare hands. Another Christian value that is presented‚ and exercised by Beowulf in this epic poem‚ is that wealth must be shared unselfishly. Beowulf’s juxtaposition of pagan‚ and Christian values

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    Beowulf: Christian or Pagan Beliefs? Beowulf is one of the longest and oldest epic poems written in English‚ it may have been composed more than twelve hundred years ago. Beowulf has been spoken orally for hundreds of years. It was not thought to be written down until 750 A.D. It is widely believed that Beowulf is the work of a single poet‚ who was a Christian and the poem reflects a well established Christian tradition. The poem is said to have Christian beliefs but have a pagan theme throughout

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    Cara Chards CHRISTIAN AND PAGAN ELEMENTS IN BEOWULF The poem Beowulf is full of Pagan and Christian elements‚ this combination gave place to many discutions about the origin of the poem. On the one hand some scholars have said that this is the result of a transcription made by some monks where they added the christian elements‚ on the other hand it is believed that the poem was written in a period in which the Anglo-Saxons were being converted from their worship of Germanic Pagan gods to the Christian

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