Sunday, October 31, 2010

This Is Halloween


Halloween (or Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday observed on October 31, primarily in Canada, Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holiday All Saints' Day, but is today largely a secular celebration. (read more)

2 comments:

Mother Sharon Damnable said...

.........yes I know, I am trying to discover what it is to be human, what our real story is, it's hard when everything is guided by other.

(sob)

true, true true I a surrounded by reptiles, but they used to be people I love..am I so wrong to dream of their freedom too?

(sob)

To want to help them escape, even though they don't know they are in chains?

(sob)

.........and will fight me tooth and nail to preserve their slavery. I am just one person and all I have is love...

Mother Sharon Damnable said...

secularity (adjective form secular) is the state of being separate from religion.[1]
For instance, eating and bathing may be regarded as examples of secular activities, because there may not be anything inherently religious about them. Nevertheless, both eating and bathing are regarded as sacraments in some religious traditions, and therefore would be religious activities in those world views. Saying a prayer derived from religious text or doctrine, worshipping through the context of a religion, and attending a religious school are examples of religious (non-secular) activities. Prayer and meditation are not necessarily non-secular, since the concept of spirituality and higher consciousness are not married solely to any religion but are practiced and arose independently across a continuum of cultures. However, it can be argued that these practices have arisen as a result of religious (non-secular) influence.[citation needed]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secularity