Glad Tidings to you!,
The holiday season is upon us! Fa la la la la . . . la la la la ♫♪♪♫♪♪♫ Again I am addressing questions that are posed to me this time of year, and the latest is "Do witches celebrate Christmas?" yes, yes we do. In our own witchy way. You see, once upon a time, in ancient times, Christmas was called Yule. You may have heard of the Yule log, which still retains it's ancient name.
We had a Yule tree which is now called the Christmas tree. We hung Mistletoe and brought greenery into the home to help dispel the harsh bleakness of the cold winter months. At one time many, many candles were lit to bring the light back during the dark months and today we still hang pretty lights to add to the celebration of the Yuletide season.
What? You say that you do all of these things today while celebrating Christmas? Well, of course you do! You see Christmas is just the modern equivalent of Yule. There's very little difference as far as this witch is concerned.
The main focus of the season? Christians celebrate the birth of the Son of God, Witches and Pagans celebrate the the re-birth of the Sun. The point? Everyone can celebrate the focus of their choosing. We all still have a holiday feast, the gathering of friends and family, the exchange of gifts and actually we share more things in common than apart.
Many people get uptight this time of year because people wish one another 'Happy Holidays' instead of 'Merry Christmas' . . . sigh. Really? Isn't it nice that someone wishes you a pleasant and thoughtful greeting of good tidings? Do we really need to get uptight about what the wording is? My, my. There is so much in our world today that we can get upset about . . . war, starvation, homelessness, sickness just to name a few. Many of us find ourselves to be very fortunate. I personally light a candle just about everyday and thank the Goddess for the blessings in my life.
It doesn't bother me how people choose to celebrate the holidays or even if the choose not to. Isn't that one of the perks about being alive in today's society. We, as adults, get to choose. I respect others choices and then go about making my own decisions on what to celebrate and how to recognize the season.
So whether you call it Christmas, Yule, Hanukkah, Kwanza or something else, I wish you a happy and healthy one and I hope you enjoy the holiday season.
Peace and Happiness
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