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• Penny7@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  As a Pagan, if you want federal holidays to be secular then solstices and equinoxes couldn’t be counted. Many Pagans (not all) observe them as holy days along with Feb 1-2 (Imbolc), May 1 (Bealtaine - there are multiple spellings this one), August 1 (Lammas/Lughnasadh), and Halloween (Samhain). And I’m sure Pagans that celebrate non-European traditions have other days, I just can’t speak to them personally.

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  • Tja@programming.dev ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Secular doesn’t mean pagan.

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    • Penny7@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Secular refers to things not religious or spiritual. Those days are religious holidays in various forms of Paganism which is an umbrella term for a set of religions/spiritual practices. If anybody wants truly non-secular holidays the equinoxes and solstices shouldn’t be included in that list.

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      • Tja@programming.dev ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Secular means separate from religion. Any religion, including paganism. Equinoxes are as food a reason as any to enjoy some time with family.

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