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I am Ganesh, an Indian atheist and I don't eat beef. It's not like that I have a religious reason to do that, but after all those years seeing cows as peaceful animals and playing and growing up with them in a village, I doubt if I ever will be able to eat beef. I wasn't raised very religious, I didn't go to temple everyday and read Gita every evening unlike most muslims who are somewhat serious about their religion, my family has this watered down religion (which has it's advantages).

But yeah, not eating beef is a moral issue I deal with. I mean, I don't care that I don't eat beef, but the fact that I eat pork and chicken but not beef seems to me to be weird. So, is there any religious practice that you guys follow to this day?

edit: I like religious music, religious temples (Churches, Gurudwara's, Temples & Mosques in Iran), religious paintings and art sometimes. I know for a fact that the only art you could produce is those days was indeed religious and the greatest artists needed to make something religious to be funded, that we will never know what those artists would have produced in the absence of religion, but yeah, religious art is good nonetheless.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Christmas for sure because it's fun and there's good food and smells and all kinds of stuff. Beyond that, no not really.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I slowly begin to rename it to winter solstice. Also makes it easier to incorporate the red clothed dude and stuff. Despite he doesn't make sense in any constellation, but the kids live it the weird way it is.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Christmas isn't in the winter solstice though...

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's pretty close (Usually Dec 20 or 21), and some versions of the holidays that were merged together to form today's Christmas were indeed celebrated on the solstice.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is close (pretty sure it's 22nd), but I'm not sure there's evidence that co-opting a pagan festival is what happened. It is a common assertion though.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I don't need evidence, out just moves the the Christmas in the way we celebrate it and that hasn't much left of the Christian Christmas away from the Christianity, but towards something I really appreciate: days getting longer again.