Halloween and religion in the wizarding world

[Angela Burgess]

No: HPFGUIDX 23680

Hi all!  I've seen the past thread about Halloween and its history.  
I did an undergrad project once on the history of Halloween.  Of 
course, the lesson was geared towards elementary school students, but 
I still have some of the web sites.  One of the best was put out by 
the Dauphin County Library System.  It talks about Halloween and how 
it has changed over the years.  The web site is:
http://dcls.org/x/archives/halloween.html

As far as religion in the wizarding world goes, I personnaly like to 
believe that witches and wizards in the Potterverse don't see a 
problem with religion and their magic.  In my mind, their magic 
doesn't interfere with belief in a higher power or for that matter, 
belief of any kind, whether it be Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Pagan, 
Wiccan, atheist or agnostic.  Their magic would just be a different 
part of who they are, like a special talent for languages or music.  
Their special talent is magic.

I hope this has made sense and isn't *too* rambling.

Angela Burgess