[HPforGrownups] Christians in HP - in a purely historical way(was:Re: Christianity in HP)

[hells456]

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<i>Geoff:
If a British person, not used to going to church or Christmas services, wanted to sing a carol or something "Christmassy", I don't think "God rest you merry, gentlemen" would be in the top ten. It's one of the lesser used carols. More likely choices would possibly include "Silent Night", "Hark the Herald Angels Sing", "O little Town of Bethlehem" and "Once in Royal Dvaid's City" or even songs like "Good King Wenceslas" or "Jingle Bells".

If this was Sirius' choice [and not JKR's :-)], I'd think he had a good repertoire of carols from which to draw.</i>


Hells:

I am British. I am of no religion and my family aren't religious in any way.

 

I know "God rest ye merry gentleman" as it is very well known over here. It is not a lesser known carol, you would be hard pushed to find a single person over 5 who wasn't familiar with it. You do not need to be religious to know christmas carols. Most people have heard them on television, learned to play instruments with them, sang them in school choirs and plays, heard them in every shop at christmas time etc.

 

I can understand many of the arguments seeking Christianity in Harry Potter, but I'm afraid this is the weakest one I've heard. I think JKR was illustrating Sirius' good mood and used a carol that she could easily change the words to which would be recognised by all the readers.


		
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