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Boshko · 02-27-2002, 08:11 AM

Wondering what the rest of us infidels think...
Personally I'm a big fan of purim (yay drunkenness!)

ImGod · 02-27-2002, 08:32 AM

Halloween. It was someone's religious holiday and I love the candy.

Jamie_L · 02-27-2002, 08:36 AM

I'm a sucker for Christmas.

Sure the religious nonsense is overpowering, but I grew up in a fairly secular house, and Christmas was always about family and generosity. That's what the holiday is for me, and now that I have kids, that's what I'm going to make it for them.

I guess I do what the fundies hate: take the Christ out of Christmas.

Jamie

Blue_Metal · 02-27-2002, 08:53 AM

Ash Wedsday, don't ask me why.

Blue

Eudaimonist · 02-27-2002, 09:04 AM

Christmas. Or is that Solstice? Whatever.

karlvonl · 02-27-2002, 09:10 AM

There's gotta be some Pagan fertility holiday whose celebration includes orgies, right? Put me down for that.

livius drusus · 02-27-2002, 09:17 AM

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Originally posted by karlvonl:
<strong>There's gotta be some Pagan fertility holiday whose celebration includes orgies, right? Put me down for that.</strong>

The Invisible Pink Unicorn is certainly not pagan, but Her Holy Horniness has not one but
two <a href="http://www.geocities.com/ipuprophecy/calendar.html" target="_blank">holidays</a> which specifically call for a panoply of fleshly pleasures.

Visit her <a href="http://www.geocities.com/ipuprophecy/ipu.html" target="_blank">temple</a> and see the invisible pink light, karlvonl!

beachbum · 02-27-2002, 09:37 AM

July 23rd - Ham and pineapple pizza day. Totally.

IvanK · 02-27-2002, 09:44 AM

The original Roman Saturnalia, held for two weeks around the turning of the year, would be a good tradition to bring back. Slaves and masters change places, orgies, drunkeness and general excess. Sort of like Christmas as celebrated in Christian countries today (except for the changing places thing). Purim has to be a close second. A joyous holiday meant for the kiddies to celebrate an unneccesary (though fictional) slaughter of the enemies of the Jews. I'd want to dress up as a Jewish warrior with my sword and arms up to the elbows red and reeking with the blood of the hundreds of enemies I've slain in an act of egregious revenge. But then I think rabbit's the best dish for Easter dinner. "Oh ki-ids, look who came to our house! Here he is! In mustard sauce!" Besides which Esther is the only book of the Bible that doesn't mention God at all.

Hedwig · 02-27-2002, 09:57 AM

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Originally posted by karlvonl:
<strong>There's gotta be some Pagan fertility holiday whose celebration includes orgies, right? Put me down for that.

</strong>

That would be May Day. May 1st.

02-27-2002, 08:11 AM	#1
Boshko Regular Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Wesleyan University Posts: 361	Favorite religious holiday? Wondering what the rest of us infidels think... Personally I'm a big fan of purim (yay drunkenness!)

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02-27-2002, 08:32 AM	#2
ImGod Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nebraska Posts: 6,264	Halloween. It was someone's religious holiday and I love the candy.

02-27-2002, 08:36 AM	#3
Jamie_L Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: U.S. Posts: 2,565	I'm a sucker for Christmas. Sure the religious nonsense is overpowering, but I grew up in a fairly secular house, and Christmas was always about family and generosity. That's what the holiday is for me, and now that I have kids, that's what I'm going to make it for them. I guess I do what the fundies hate: take the Christ out of Christmas. Jamie

02-27-2002, 08:53 AM	#4
Blue_Metal Regular Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NA Posts: 130	Ash Wedsday, don't ask me why. Blue

02-27-2002, 09:04 AM	#5
Eudaimonist Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Sundsvall, Sweden Posts: 3,159	Christmas. Or is that Solstice? Whatever.

02-27-2002, 09:10 AM	#6
karlvonl Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 597	There's gotta be some Pagan fertility holiday whose celebration includes orgies, right? Put me down for that.

02-27-2002, 09:37 AM	#8
beachbum Beloved Deceased Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cocoa Beach, FL Posts: 864	July 23rd - Ham and pineapple pizza day. Totally.

02-27-2002, 09:44 AM	#9
IvanK Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,016	The original Roman Saturnalia, held for two weeks around the turning of the year, would be a good tradition to bring back. Slaves and masters change places, orgies, drunkeness and general excess. Sort of like Christmas as celebrated in Christian countries today (except for the changing places thing). Purim has to be a close second. A joyous holiday meant for the kiddies to celebrate an unneccesary (though fictional) slaughter of the enemies of the Jews. I'd want to dress up as a Jewish warrior with my sword and arms up to the elbows red and reeking with the blood of the hundreds of enemies I've slain in an act of egregious revenge. But then I think rabbit's the best dish for Easter dinner. "Oh ki-ids, look who came to our house! Here he is! In mustard sauce!" Besides which Esther is the only book of the Bible that doesn't mention God at all.

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