On the web today, yet another, school says it will put a halt to celebrating the Christmas Holiday since one person says it is against their belief or offensive to them. That is all it takes...one person! If they have one (just one person) person say that a specific celebration, such as Christmas, is offensive to them, then the school overreacts and rules out all celebrations as potentially offensive.
Many public school educators don't get it. They simply don't want to offend anyone. However, they take it a step further and say the school will only celebrate the season as a "winter holiday" in order to offend no one. Well, here is something they should think about and take into consideration:
Celebrating Winter Solstice as a "Winter Holiday":
Winter Solstice, also known as Yule, is the shortest day and longest night of the year. Winter Solstice occurs usually on the 21st December, although astronomically speaking, the true date differs from year to year. This celebrates an ancient Celtic Festival. Like other Celtic festivals, for example Samhain, now called "halloween", its ancient meanings have long been forgotten by the general public. The ancient Celtic term for Winter Solstice is Alban Arthuan. It was a festival of peace to celebrate the coming of the light (Celebrating the Sun God's Birth).
As Christmas honors the birth of Christ, Winter Solstice celebrates the rebirth of the Sun God, son of the Goddess. In ancient times, people were more intimately connected with the cycles of nature. The worship of the Sun celebrates "light" or our reliance on its warmth for food and life itself.
SO..., What our educators fail to realize (as oft they do), by eliminating one festive holiday event and attempt to please all by substituting the term "season event", feel vindicated as does the person calling for the Holiday cancellation.
I'm not Celtic and feel offended the school now chooses to celebrate the "winter holiday". Celebrating winter sounds "religious" to me.... doesn't it?
Wonder what the educators would do once this comes to their attention. This just gets more ridiculous every year.
Many public school educators don't get it. They simply don't want to offend anyone. However, they take it a step further and say the school will only celebrate the season as a "winter holiday" in order to offend no one. Well, here is something they should think about and take into consideration:
Celebrating Winter Solstice as a "Winter Holiday":
Winter Solstice, also known as Yule, is the shortest day and longest night of the year. Winter Solstice occurs usually on the 21st December, although astronomically speaking, the true date differs from year to year. This celebrates an ancient Celtic Festival. Like other Celtic festivals, for example Samhain, now called "halloween", its ancient meanings have long been forgotten by the general public. The ancient Celtic term for Winter Solstice is Alban Arthuan. It was a festival of peace to celebrate the coming of the light (Celebrating the Sun God's Birth).
As Christmas honors the birth of Christ, Winter Solstice celebrates the rebirth of the Sun God, son of the Goddess. In ancient times, people were more intimately connected with the cycles of nature. The worship of the Sun celebrates "light" or our reliance on its warmth for food and life itself.
SO..., What our educators fail to realize (as oft they do), by eliminating one festive holiday event and attempt to please all by substituting the term "season event", feel vindicated as does the person calling for the Holiday cancellation.
I'm not Celtic and feel offended the school now chooses to celebrate the "winter holiday". Celebrating winter sounds "religious" to me.... doesn't it?
Wonder what the educators would do once this comes to their attention. This just gets more ridiculous every year.
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