Jane_the_Bane
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Halloween isn't much of a thing in my country (Germany), and what little there is is attacked and contested by the Lutheran church each year: the protestants fear that this American import might endanger their own hegemony in keeping October 31st as Reformation Day. (A silly fear. In fact, neo-liberal reforms have done more to damage that holiday than Halloween ever could: it's a regular workday in most states at this point, due to the argument that less holidays would help the economy. Faugh. The most productive German states have got the most holidays.)
This year, however, Reformation Day is a nationwide holiday, celebrating the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's 95 theses and the beginning of the Protestant revolution.
I will host a Halloween party on the 30th, since people won't have to work the following morning (but November 1st is a regular work day).
I've also celebrated Samhain before: once, to be precise. It was nice, and I'd do so again, but lacking a community of spiritually like-minded folks, it seems kinda pointless to celebrate.
This year, however, Reformation Day is a nationwide holiday, celebrating the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's 95 theses and the beginning of the Protestant revolution.
I will host a Halloween party on the 30th, since people won't have to work the following morning (but November 1st is a regular work day).
I've also celebrated Samhain before: once, to be precise. It was nice, and I'd do so again, but lacking a community of spiritually like-minded folks, it seems kinda pointless to celebrate.
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