Pagans On Memorial Day

For Pagans, the celebration of Memorial Day is one that says a lot about our history, whether we realize it or not. I did not take it into account myself, until I read a short piece in the Minneapolis Examiner on Pagans and Memorial Day celebrations. The most obvious way that this relates to us is the hard won religious freedom that we enjoy as Americans. In most recent history, we remember the large amount of effort, and sudden support by non-Pagans, to have the Pentacle included in the VA's list of approved religious symbols for tombstones. The piece also so aptly points out that Pagans in the early part of the movement stemmed out of the counterculture of the '60s and '70s. So, while we honor the memories and families of fallen soldiers, both Pagan and non-Pagan, we also see the maturing of our movement to one with a multitude of viewpoints and modes of practice. Please do remember to honor the fallen soldiers, and send out a prayer for the families left behind as well.This short piece can be found here.

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