[HPforGrownups] My thoughts on the title

[Jeremiah LaFleur]

No: HPFGUIDX 163269

Jeremiah:
> (P.S. I don't think there is any correlation to her use Hallow and it's
> relevence to All Hallow's Eve in the Pagan traditions. I come to that
> conclusion because she has never once refered to the holiday using the
> Pagan
> name. It's a red herring, in my opinion... and you can gloat and point
> your
> finger at me while sniggering if I'm wrong). (Or send me to an Amish
> village
> wearing colored buttons. Oh, the shame).

montims:
sorry - being picky - All Hallow's Eve is the Christian name for the
festival. The pagan name, strictly, would be Samhain or Hallowe'en, if you
like - a corruption of the Christian term. "Hallow" means versions of
"holy", in the Christian sense.
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Jeremiah:

Yes, Jeanette.  :)
I am Pagan and I do realize that Halloween is called Samhain. But in some
traditions it is refered to as All Hallow's and, yes, Christian tradidion
has "usurped" (no word fits better... my sincerest apologies if I've
offended anyone... or am about to offend anyone... 'aint religion touchy?)
the idea and trwisted it to its own means. But there has been chatter about
"All Hallows" meaning the Final Battle will take place on Halloween and that
Pagan tradition says that All Haollows (Samhain) is the night whn there
"veil" between the worlds of the living and dead are the thinnest: meaning
the battle will be at the Ministry for Magic at the veil where Sirius was
killed.

So, going along with all fo that: the scenario is conveluded and the clues
are irrelevant. Why? Well, to use the Christian word for a Pagan concept is
a bit... um... crazy. Rowling has never done that to us and it does not
seem to fit her style/pattern of writing. However, she would use some
archaic, old-English term and play with that. But, IMO, she has stated if
we've read the books and have thought about them then all the clues are
there and we should be able to figure out the ending. Halloween has always
been Halloween in the stories and Samhain wouldn't make any sense at this
point. (But I could be completely wrong).


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