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You don’t have to listen to him; the reply wasn’t directed towards you.
 
Ok thanks, I won’t.

But do you think the pose of which I posted a picture is demonic, and why?
 
Halloween’s origins are purely Christian. All Souls Day Eve. That’s it. Now, it’s been corrupted by noon Christian influences. But it’s origin is not pagan.
 
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Halloween’s origins are purely Christian. All Souls Day Eve. That’s it. Now, it’s been corrupted by noon Christian influences. But it’s origin is not pagan.
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Its origins, as we know it, are in a Gaelic/Celtic harvest festival. It didn’t start out as Christian.

The term “All Hallow’s Eve” didn’t exist until the 1500s. The festival was around well before then.
 
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I converted to Catholicism 4 years ago. It has been the best 4 years of my life! However, I have a dilemma. I was diagnosed, treated, and am now in remission from ovarian cancer. I need some sort of gentle exercise. I used to do yoga and enjoyed the relaxing effects along with the stretching and flexibility I gained. I do understand that yoga postures are paying homage to certain gods and therefore we cannot participate. I have no problem with that. I do need something else, though.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thank you!
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There’s a link here to a website about Christian Yoga by Fr. Jean-Marie Déchanet …

 
No physical movement or posture is “inherently” related to any belief system. There are so many threads here that go round and round on this that I am not going to waste my time arguing. If you are afraid of it, don’t do it. Otherwise enjoy the benefits.
 
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Such is the way of history sadly, traditions have always been this ever changing thing where each generation adds and adapts, I think that’s the amazing thing about them. Unfortunately it only takes a handful of ‘purists’ who want to think there have never been any outside influences and suddenly so much of history is thrown out.
 
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Nope. It’s Celtic.

It’s been adopted and altered - but it started with the Celts, way before Christians put their mark on it.
 
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Nope, it’s not Celtic, All Saints day was moved to Nov 1 in the 8th century by Pope Gregory III. Made a universal feast day in the 9th century. Thats when it became common in Ireland, and pagan traditions had been gone for 2 centuries at least. Costumes on the eve started in France I the 14th century, completely without Celtic influence.

You are wrong. Not even taking the time to read the reference material just shows closed mindedness ( Maybe your a fast reader, but your response seemed to be in seconds)
 
I’ve actually read that before. Pretty rude to accuse me of closemindedness.

I actually am a very quick reader, but I also have a near photographic memory.

And it’s still Celtic. Halloween existed as a harvest festival well before the Catholic Church got hold of it.

You can talk to the History Channel, though, if you still disagree. First source that popped up.

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Why do you think Fundamentalist churches don’t (and at least where I’m from, never did) have “Halloween” parties? I’m 44 and that’s not a new PC innovation. It’s because they freak out about its original origins.
 
It’s Celtic. Not Christian. That’s what’s inaccurate. It started as a Celtic celebration. They totally downplay where it actually came from, and it’s not accurate. It wasn’t as minor as they claim. It was their New Years Eve at one point. What is minor about that?

Not to be rude, but I’ve said all I can say here and even Googled it - it didn’t start as Christian, its origins are Celtic, and I’ll be buying the tar out of candy come October because it’s an awesome holiday regardless.
 
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How about Pilates? I haven’t heard anything about it being spiritual mumbo jumbo.
 
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