The Eight Great American Sabbats (Raise the Horns)

Submitted by Tom Swiss on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 14:19

Interesting thoughts from Jason Mankey on how the Wheel of the Year creeps into the American holiday calendar. The Eight Great American Sabbats (Raise the Horns)

Even when a holiday comes wrapped in patriotic or religious swaddling clothes seasonal trappings abound. Most of our “holiday decorations” are simply representations of the Earth’s natural cycles. As a nation we decorate with snow at Christmas, and plastic green grass at Easter. Labor Day might be about unions, but we celebrate with summer barbecues and back to school sales. It’s a weekend to mark the passing of summer and the beginnings of autumn. As we celebrate one Great American Sabbat this weekend, let’s look at how mundania celebrates the Wheel of the Year.

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