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Kage
I believe, after a fashion, that recognizing Walpurgis Night as a part of Beltane is a good idea. Witches, Pagans, Druids, Shamans, and others of the craft, have face persecution many ways over many decades. I believe that if we let ourselves forget this, we may falter. It is difficult to face persecution and it's history, yes. But remember, most of the Craft follow a code of "an ye harm none". This is akin to "live and let live". We must remember that even though we have been and are persecuted for our belief, whatever it may be, we can not persecute those who have wronged us. We can not look at a Christian, and say, "you are wrong because you are Christian." That would go against everything most of us believe in. I believe in remembering our pain, of things such as Walpurgis Night, Friday the 13th, the Burning Times, etc., this pain that still rattles through our bones, we also remember that we have no right, and I would hope, no desire, to inflict that same suffering on others.
Karen Atkinson
Walpurgis Nacht is also Beltane for us. It's not that any of us want to celebrate someone who thought witchcraft was wrong- it's that early Christians knew that witches celebrated on that same night on Hartz Mountain in Germany. Most people *referred* to it as Walpurgis Nacht.. but for us it's Beltane which is the second biggest Sabbat we have.. it''s a time of fertility and celebration, and, like Samhain or Halloween, it's when spirits are about. :-) In fact, it's exactly opposite Halloween/Samhain on the wheel. I ghink of it myself as a Springtime Samhain.
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