Topic: Holidays
Really. I don't just mean "It's the season for Hallowe'en!" I mean it really is All Hallow's Eve.
It's not the Festival of Samhain, though. That annually recurs at a specific time. But for the definition of All Hallow's Eve, it is in fact the evening before all ground is hallowed. Every day is the day before all ground is hallowed.To explain... the Agnostics and Atheists have said for a long time that if God did in fact create the Earth, that all ground is Created, and therefore Holy. So either all ground is Holy, or none of it is Holy. Atheists have chosen to believe that all ground is not Holy. Agnostics haven't made up their minds yet, or don't think it's possible to tell one way or the other, so they just let the question hang and smile benignly at religious gatherings, and give presents to people at Decemberwe'en, but don't go to the service. Or sometimes they do go to the service. Just in case.
Anyway.
With that in mind, and since I have chosen to believe in a Creator or Creators* that have done the deed and made the Earth. Since they have, all ground is Hallowed and as a result, every day is the day before all ground is Hallowed, and that means that every day is Hallowe'en. And you can celebrate all year round, accordingly. Keep in mind that the only socially accepted day to go Trick Or Treating is on October 31st.
You can do other things, though. Jack-O-Lanterns, real or made from ceramic or just plain paper ones with no candle, can be done all year 'round. Decorations, costumes, treats, all of it can be done 365 days a year (366 in Leap-Year).
I advise not trying to drag other people into your celebrations, unless they're like-minded. It is wrong to force your religious beliefs on other people and expect them to participate. That sword's other edge is that they should not expect you to stop dressing like Spongebob Squarepants or Albert Einstein.
Just don't expect them to give you candy.
*In an Agnostic fashion, while I have accepted the existence of Divinity, I have no way of knowing the true nature of God(s), so I do not know if The Creator(s) is(are) pantheistic. And the application of Occam's Razor, while effective in Science, is in matters of theism, ironically, overly optimistic, at best.
Posted by roguespidor
at 9:38 AM EDT