Christian culture (was Secular Christmas anywhere?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 34202

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Edblanning at a... wrote:
> If wizards are are presumed not to, either now or in the past, be 
religiously 
> Christian, then why should they apparently be even to the smallest 
extent 
> culturally so? 

That's the key. Wizards are PRESUMED not to be Christians, Jews, 
Buddists, etc. nor are the PRESUMED to interact with Muggles and 
Muggle society.

I think the Potterverse Magicals are like Muggles: some have 
religious leanings while others do not. I think that while the 
Magicals have their own infrastructure and culture, they also are 
influenced by the Muggle world. Sort of like the various 
ethnic "towns" found in large cities.

Likewise, I think most Magicals live amongst Muggles. Hogsmeade is 
the only wizarding town in Britain. One town out of an entire nation? 
Where do the rest of the Magicals live? Something tells me that the 
Weasleys lifestyle of isolation on a farm isn't the "standard". If it 
were how would Magicals and Muggles meet and marry? Seamus Finnegan's 
mother had to be pretty knowledgeable about Muggles and Muggle 
culture in order to completely fool his father during their 
courtship, for her to be able to keep her magical-ness a secret until 
they were married (SS/PS) Same goes for Tom Riddle's mother. 

Milz