• Penny7@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    Secular refers to things not religious or spiritual. Those days are religious holidays in various forms of Paganism which is an umbrella term for a set of religions/spiritual practices. If anybody wants truly secular holidays the equinoxes and solstices shouldn’t be included in that list.

    (Edited to fix typo)

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      21 hours ago

      Secular means separate from religion. Any religion, including paganism. Equinoxes are as food a reason as any to enjoy some time with family.

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        19 hours ago

        He’s agreeing with you on secular. The parent poster said equinoxes should replace a religious holiday, and he’s saying that equinoxes are not strictly secular, they are religious at least with respect to paganism.

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          18 hours ago

          Every day of the calendar is religious for someone. Equinoxes are perfectly secular, physical phenomena.