New Year's Day is Pagan
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concerning Pastor's/Clergy Appreciation Day.........Excerpt from Article:
I found some clues on the Hallmark website. Notably the holiday only dates back to 1992 and is always celebrated on the second Sunday in October. They first sold cards for pastor’s appreciation in 2002.
I found another helpful post on Leading from the Heart, a UMC blog written by Rev. Laurie Haller. She had this blockquote from the Sept./Oct. 1996 issue of the Saturday Evening Post related the origins of Clergy Appreciation Day.
“In 1992, layperson Jerry Frear, Jr., was brainstorming with church colleagues about how they might be of help to their minister when he glanced at a calendar and noticed that it was almost Groundhog Day. ‘I thought, if they have a day for groundhogs, there ought to be a day for the 375,000 clergy people in America.’ Frear says. So…for the last seven years the second Sunday in October has been set aside to show appreciation for our clergy.”
Pastor Appreciation Day: The Rest of the Story? - SBC Voices
Pastor Appreciation Day: The Rest of the Story? - SBC Voices
Too soon?
Every year has its first day. The calendar is secular. Why all the hubbub?
This is a "jesting" thread poking fun at all the "hubbub" over the threads denouncing Christmas and the celebration thereof, and all the Holidays that will come this year and their celebration............
Which, I suppose, makes this comment Pagan as well............. sigh
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Kaycie
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Just because something is an earthly practice and not a scriptural practice- that in itself does not make it wrong. Celebrating the turning of one year to the next is not wrong. It's not a religious thing, just a fun thing. But those who use it to do things like get drunk, of course getting drunk is wrong no matter what day you do it on.
I did think of that but most Jewish Calender's I have seen date from Adams creation. Also have their festivals on them which is ok I suppose if you celebrate them. The dates would raise some eyebrows if you tried writing a cheque or sending business E mails.
I think it's one thing to account for the passage of time using the means that the world uses since it's not used to worship God, and many aspects of societal function and work depends on it. The adoption of this calendar and time system changed quite a few centuries ago with the world's adoption of the Gregorian Calendar. It's another thing to re-purpose days used specifically for pagan worship and any tradition resembling their ways of worship and try to re-purpose them to worship God. This is important since God specifically said never to learn these ways because they are an abomination to Him.
As to the OP, what pagan connection is associated with New Years? It would be good information to learn!
As to the OP, what pagan connection is associated with New Years? It would be good information to learn!
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Every new year has 365 days, so which day are we referring to?
Except for the years that have 366 days....But there always a first day to that one too. lol
Some cultures did not really have a first day of the year. The Babylonians used circular time, and the seasons were celebrated. I am sure you have heard of fertility goddesses whom they worshiped during the planting and harvest.. Obviously, that is pagan, and probably more idolatrous than just celebrating the start of a new year.
The Babylonian Calendar
The Babylonian Calendar
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