What does Christmas represent to the WW?

[Ms Mo Me]

No: HPFGUIDX 95324


Subject: Re: What does Christmas represent to the WW?

Kneasy wrote:
> I agree wholeheartedly, particularly as "Christmas"
and 
> 'Easter" were blatant take-overs of  popular pagan
religious 
> festivals anyway.

<Snip>

Susan wrote:

>I wondered how he, a pureblood wizard, would be
familiar with 
that song if there was indeed an absence of organized
religion in the 
WW.

(another) Susan
Los Angeles, CA (and a Presbyterian at that!)


Mo:

I think JKR did try to include the holidays to
coincide with the Muggle world.  I think the reason
Halloween is so prominant because it is usally
associated with witches and wizards, and would
naturally be a big holiday for them.

As for not going into details about organized
religions in the WW, there are a lot of things that
are not put in details in the books because they
aren't significant to the plot.  How many books do you
know that go into detail about organized religion
unless part of the plot?  Not very many.

~Mo



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