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baza B
baza Aug 4, 2004 21:30:48
Replying to Cursuswalker

>"why do "pagans" prefer to call it Lammas, the Christian name of this festival?"
>Perhaps because it's an Anglo-Saxon word as opposed to a Celtic one?
>Personally I use both and regard myself as a Pagan, not a "pagan"

But.......

'pagan' is latin !

It's a Christian word !

E Earthstepper
Earthstepper Aug 4, 2004 21:44:49
Replying to baza

Real reason they say Lammas is because they don't know how to pronounce Lughnasadh. Both are harvest festivals though which isn't surprising as crops will be ready for harvest in August

F FourWinds
FourWinds Aug 4, 2004 22:26:00
Replying to baza

... paganus in Latin simply meant villager and was not used to describe a non-christian person until Late Latin and did not enter English until around 1400 where it appeared in <i>Morte Arthur</i> - making it a VERY Christian word :-)

C Cursuswalker
Cursuswalker Aug 5, 2004 00:28:44
Replying to baza

"But.......

'pagan' is latin !

It's a Christian word !"


Big fat hairy deal.

It would hardly be the first example of an insult being adopted with pride would it? The Pagan community has taken a word that used to be nothing but an insult and has made it a badge of pride.

I don't see the issue personally...