From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Tony Williams wrote:
> Adam > wrote:
>
>> Tony Williams wrote:
>>
>>> Gary Britt wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Two Things.  The major religious holidays are more than an excuse to
>>>> party,
>>>> not that there is anything wrong with that.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The timing of them is definitely not coincidental. Let the peasants
>>> celebrate their faiths, but only when there's less work to do in the
>>> fields.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Winter solstice. Festival of Light. Waaay older than Christ or Mohammed
>> or Abraham.
>>
>> Neolithic at least.
>
>
> Yes, that was what I meant. The religious leaders basically hijacked
> existing festivals' dates. Or should that be "re-purposed"?
>

Same as they built most abbeys etc on top of romano-celtic sites.

Most of the sites round here have a ruined abbey for that reason (e.g.
Rievaulx, fountains etc.)

Adam

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