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Religious
Pagan Holidays
Religion: the human practice of
the collection of world views, beliefs, and how man
relates to their relationship with the unknown. Each
religion establishes holidays to celebrate events,
individuals and beliefs.
"Paganism(fromLatinpāgānus'rural',
'rustic', later 'civilian') is a term first used in
the fourth century byearly
Christiansfor
people in theRoman
Empirewho
practicedpolytheism,orethnic
religionsother
thanJudaism.
In the time of the Roman Empire, individuals fell
into the pagan class either because they were
increasingly rural and provincial relative to the
Christian population, or because they were notmilites
Christi(soldiers
of Christ).Alternative
terms used in Christian texts werehellene,gentile,
andheathen.Ritual
sacrificewas
an integral part of ancientGrec-Roman
religionand
was regarded as an indication of whether a was pagan
or Christian.Paganism
has broadly connoted the "religion of thepeasantry".
Source
Wikipedia
