Easter - Sex Goddess?

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Question:

"My question is about celebrating holidays like Easter and May Day?  It bothers me and I am asking 'WHY?' -Why do 'extremists' insist on avoiding the chance to have fun and enjoy some western style entertainment?"

(name withheld)Miefurst, UK

Good question - Actually you brought up an important point, Islam forbids "All Muslims" (not just 'extremists') from participating in other religious ceremonies, rituals and celebrations. The "holy days" (holidays) you mentioned are all from other religions, and for the most part - pagan worship.

Let's begin with the "May Pole" (before-Christians) festival and go on from there, inshallah.

Pre-Christian society's thoughts on human sexuality and fertility were not bound up in guilt and sin, but rather joyous in the less restraint expression of human passions. Life was not an exercise but rather a joyfuldance, rich in all beauty it can afford.

The "May Pole" celebration is actually taken from phalic worship (man's sex organ). The words "Easter" is actually from the goddess of lust, passion and desire - Ishtar. Fertility rituals and pagan worship include the use of eggs, rabbits, images of private parts and even human sacrifice.

The Maypole is an important element to Beltane festivities, it is a tall pole decorated with long brightly colored ribbons, leaves, flowers and wreaths. 

Young maidens and lads each hold the end of a ribbon, and dance revolving around the base, interweaving the ribbions.

The circle of dancers should begin, as far out from the pole as the length of ribbon allows, so the ribbons are taut. There should be an even number of boys & girls.

Boys should be facing clockwise and girls counterclockwise.
They each move in the direction that they are facing, weaving with the next, around to braid the ribbons over-and-under around the pole.

Those passing on the inside will have to duck, those passing on the outside raise their ribbons to slide over.

As the dances revolve around the pole the ribbons will weave creating a pattern, it is said that the pattern will indicate the abundance of harvest year.

EASTER - There are many holidays (holy-days) in Europe's history of pagan festivals, none so well known as "Easter" or the "Feast of Ishtar" the goddess of lust and passion. But "Easter" was not the only spring festival of mating and fertility. Beltane, Imbolc and Ostara also contribute to pagan worship and satanic celebrations. Read about "Beltane" (Samhain or shayton) & the festival associated with him.

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FIRE - ASHES - CANDLES

The Bel Fire is a sacred fire with healing and purifying powers. The fires further celebrate the return of life, fruitfulness to the earth and the burning away of winter. The ashes of the Beltane fires were smudged on faces (think of “Ash Wednesday” when priests put ashes on the foreheads of pennant Christians) and the ashes are scattered in the fields. Household fires would be extinguished and re-lit with fresh fire from the Bel Fires.

Celebration includes frolicking throughout the countryside, maypole dancing, leaping over fires to ensure fertility, circling the fire three times (sun-wise) for good luck in the coming year, athletic tournaments feasting, music, drinking, children collecting the May: gathering flowers. children gathering flowers, hobby horses, May birching and folks go a maying"

WREATHS - GARLAND - DECORACTIONS - BOUQUETS

Flowers, flower wreaths and garlands are typical decorations for this holiday, as well as ribbons and streamers. Flowers are a crucial symbol of Beltane, they signal the victory of Summer over Winter and the blossoming of sensuality in all of nature and the bounty it will bring.

May birching or May boughing, began on Beltane Eve, it is said that young men fastened garland and boughs on the windows and doors of the young maidens upon which their sweet interest laid.

Mountain ash leaves and Hawthorne branches meant indicated love whereas thorn meant disdain. This is likely the forerunner of old May Day custom of hanging bouquets hooked on doorknobs.

Young men and women wandered into the woods before daybreak of May Day morning with garlands of flowers and/or branches of trees. They would arrive; most rumpled from joyous encounters, in many areas with the maypole for the Beltane celebrations.

Superstitions Abound ~

When the Prophet's not Around.

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