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How do you feel about the witch ways in today life? Do you think we should be more out there in the world? What do you feel about the usa and the world maken us a world day on the calendar other then All Hallows Eve?

I feel we are too easily ruled by primitive religious superstition instead of seeking for ourselves education and developing thereby the scientific curiosity needed to further our inidividual pursuit and discovery of truth. And without that key faculty, we become intellectually lazy and spiritually stunted as we instead turn to religions' simplistic answers and superstitious beliefs, to already established belief systems that cannot and will not endure true intellectual or spiritual scrutiny... whether that be Judeo-Christian religion, other major world religions, or paganism, wicca, or other "New Age" belief systems. In my opinion, all of these distract and distance us from seeking and recognizing the Truth... which is a continual process and not something automatically acquired simply via some religious initiation rite and subsequent devotion to religious dogmae.

Hey... our opinions on this topic were asked, and I am responding bluntly with my own on this subject. You are all welcome to disagree just as I also ought to be welcome to share my own opinion.

lets make a holiday for just the whiches what month do you want..?

What do you mean, like a national wicca awareness day?

to be honest halloween is about candy now...

i dont fell witches need a special holiday...
why do you care.? the "normals" wouldnt get it anyways.

i don't feel a national/world holiday is needed as well...
witches have their own special days and even though they are not recognized by the nations, what's wrong with that?
nationally and worldly recognized holidays often get... skewed.... and end up being less than they were intended to be
look what happened to christmas!
i would be disappointed if that were allowed to happen to other meaningful days

christman, halloween, valentines day, st patricks day, etc, all are now commercial, hardly anyone pays attention to their real means.

I think it would be good so we can step out of the shadows of the dark ages and teach people that christians hunting down witchs in the name of prgress is wrong. Hunting evil is still evil (not that witchs are evil, but they percieve them as such)

Are you refering to the religious aspects of Paganism or the art of spellcraft? Witches are considered Pagan..but not all Pagans are Witches.

I don't think it's a good idea there are to many people in the world that would be prejudice against this sort of thing. There are to many things in this world so many people in this world don't can't won't and refuse to undrestand aready. I say it's a terrible idea.

I disagree, its not necessary to have an awareness day or anything else.

I think that would be cool for people who are Witches even though i do not feel that I am one. But they should be able to have their day

I think there should be it'd be cool to see more of the wiccan ways more out in the open and to not have the ones who are wiccan feel like they should have to hide it

I think that some people I've encountered feel like they are victims of descrimination...I feel that everyone is descriminated in one way or another for something.

If you have a fascination, belief, or talent with something, just go with it. The more natural and true people are with themselves the more they will be accepted.

i actually dont care what the world thinks about me being pagan/witch i do what i want to and belive what i want to and if people dont like it i really dont care .... i am who i am

There are many Pagan pride festivals that run annualy but on no specific date as a united National Awareness day or holiday.

i dont think that the world ready for that just yet.

I feel we should be reconiged but it will never happen

Holidays now have become too commercial besides I am sure "witches" have many days that they use as celebrations or should I say pagan? It would never pass there are too many close minded individuals in power these days.

It seems like avoiding commercial holidays based on witchcraft would represent the freedom and beauty of the practice.

Groups of friends and family getting together for an actual purpose instead of spending hundreds of dollars on useless presents is far more productive and makes a lot more sense to me.

I think every religion should have an "awareness" day, maybe that could help open someone's eyes to something different, and help with understanding in place of labels, and fear

i like the ..national wicca awareness day..... now that is something we need to look into tring to get started....

It would be fantastic to see a "Wicca Awereness day!" However in fairness there would have to be an 'awareness' day for all of the religions lol.

every relgion has a holiday so i think we should have a holiday just as well

there has to be acceptance first that that witches do exist that the greater good can feel safe meaning "society" the "political correct "etc. etc. me myself am all 4 it 2 add some spice 2 the world as we know it

I have to agree with alot of the posts in here that state the "legal" holidays have become commercial. People have lost the true meaning of days like Christmas ans Halloween.....given another holiday it would to be made corrupt over time....sad

Pretty much going with the flow here but I believe that there should be holidays or at least acknowledgements on certain days for witches.

well the problem i think is the goverments then be afraid that all religions and other belivers want a specialday to. I have a feeling that is 1 of the reasons to why i dont think that will happen.

Pagan pride day is at least a start. Not sure if it should be something big and well known... kinda like it low key and quiet and keeping such out of the spotlight. Religious zealots are a good thing to stay away from!

No way it would be a burn a witch at the stake day. World not open hearted enough yet.

If it'll happen we will return to the ''burn the witch alive days''.

The world will never accept ''differences.''

Just enjoy your practice and be proud of what you are.

I don't care because there aren't any holidays for Agnostics like me, but all that matters is, that I get holidays even though I'm not religious, now that's fun :D

There are more people ( witches) in the world then most know. It is just not as acceptable in some places as others. But other religions are coming more recognized lately.

I also don't think a national holiday is needed. Many bible thumpers would protest and it was always my belief that wiccans and those who practice other ancient religions preferred to be 'in the shadows' so to speak.

I don't think any religion is one you really know too much about unless it is your own. And I am not so into witchcraft so I don't know. Its not as big of deal as it use to be. People are always for and against things. Let them have their own oppions and just go on with their lives cause their veiw really should never affect your life, or your veiws. Some witches over do it, others I have met are very nice. That is my own veiw of it. Also...holloween is totally not what it use to be.

I think that although there is quite a large community of 'witches' on this website, one must remember that they are the minority still and that the vast majority of people are unwilling to accept anything out of the norm.

On a different note, why would a national holiday be needed? There are allready many pagan holidays that people follow... why should it be made public, and forced upon society? If it was, it surely wouldn't be as sacred. It would undoubtedly become commercialized in some way. Is that really what a true witch would want- a mock holiday?

Muslims in this country practice Ramadan, although it isn't recognized as a national holiday. Jews recognize holidays and don't get time off from work for it, as do many other cultures. But they still celebrate, because it is what THEY believe in, and it doesn't matter whether or not others recognize it or not.

So many have gone into witchcraft looking for a different alternative to an established religion. Well, newsflash, you aren't being as different as you think, because you still follow a certain code, certain rules. You have a certain belief system, and you would be just as bad as the big guys if you tried to force it on others. Why would you need a national holiday? If you are secure in what YOU believe, then it shouldn't matter if you were the only one who believed it!

Now, not all people who follow witchcraft [or any religion, for that matter], are like this. It is my personal opinion that religion isn't something to be advertised, but practiced, and if you are true to your faith then it shouldn't matter how many people recognize it, as long as it is what YOU believe in.

a new federal holliday?? cool we need more days off with pay!!!! bring it on

i think it is a nice idea... but just not practical,
because then you may as well make a day just for the vampires and one just for the lycans ect ect... you get the idea.

I think the "witch" community needs to get out there. We no longer live in the middle ages where we are burned at the stake for what we practice and believe in.

I belive that witches should be more out there in the world with covens and meetings, alot of people are more open to it than they used to be. Just be aware of your surroundings and be open when you feel safe.

I still don't think witches are accepted in society as the norm, however, it would be good to see an increase in the belief of them and maybe have an, "International Witches Day" :)

Do you mean a world Wiccan day or a Witch of all kinds type of day? There is a big difference. I'm not sure everyone would want to be lumped together without it being clarified.

I don't see why not...it might add a tad of legitimacy to it. Wicca is a religion but not all forms of witchcraft are so it would depend on how they phrased it and wanted it to be viewed I guess. If people want it I see no harm in it. Yet again it may cause more confusion.

I would like to see more tolerance in regards to religion.. we all have the right to practice our beliefs our own individual way.

Are they giving us a day? Or is this a question on how we would feel if they did?

There are already many Pagan holidays--Pagans do not necessarily need a nationally or worldly recognized day. For those of us who practice or worship within the Pagan faith--that in itself is enough. Freedom to believe in our religion without fear of persecution is enough for now.

well if you look back even 50 years ago I think we have come a long long way but as stated above there are many pagan holidays already most of them people do not even know they are pagan like good old easter and how about the biggest one of all christmas?

Wicca Day? That would be nice, but don't hold your breath.

Very well said LadyPatricia.

while i believe they should have our holidays on there as well the likely hood of it happening will be slim to none, i mean they jut considered paganism as a religion in the military

The last thing the wiccan religion needs is to start trying to shove anything into people's faces like other religions do. So many are hypocrites that even though they themselves do it, they would still have problems with wiccans doing the same.

A bit of legitimacy? I know I didn't read that on here...It sounds like a personal doubt issue on that one.

I don't care if you make it a national day or not. I thought there were loads of INTERNATIONAL days observed. Get the right calendar and you will even find the days marked on it. What more do you need? If you know the day and know others like you celebrate it. It is like the Jewish days; they know and celebrate them even if the rest of the world ignores the little marking on the calendar.

My belief about it is very open. I was Christian and as an American Indian with backgrounds in German and Irish cultures. If you just focus on the religions of all of those including the points that I have been to Presbeterian, Catholic, Penecostal, etc of the Christian backgrounds and had a Jewish boyfriend once...you get a strange idea about the supernatural states and the human's perceptions of it. Then, I began hanging out with a Coven and being bothered heavily by the local Satanists.

It made me very avidly curious about every countries idea of theology. If you look closely at them with a broad base and open mind, most religions meld into near identical beliefs. It is really hard to see unless you change some names, and other things around into obscure ideas that you apply to each, but you'd be surprised if you really looked into it.

I love the American Indian belief system. If you follow it, Christianity isn't far off from it at all. God is present in all things, so why not have supernatural representations of each of them. Just because Indians see them as gods and guides doesn't mean they do not exist in Christianity, but white people are nearly blind to nature. Then, add the Irish...Lol.

It took me a long time to develop what I see as my own odd religious belief, but I can identify with most religions because of it and have a better understanding of most societies too.

i think people should be execpted as they are.

First let me say - Christmas, Easter, Halloween - were all originally pagan holidays that have been taken over and warped to get more people to accept Christianity.

Although we do have a Wiccan Pride day I believe a holiday for us would be lovely.

I am a bit nostaligic though and wish the burning times were something that was taught in our schools. I think it is just as important to our history as other unsavory things humans have done such as - slavery, stealing the land and killing off native Americans, etc...

So not only should we be able to at least claim our current holidays as such, but there should be a holiday dedicated to the burning times.

I personally feel that there is too much prejudice against witches today. Even being a great country of the USA where the freedom of religion is in our Constitution, a lot of us still have to keep quiet for fear of ridicule. Although at the same time there are a great number of witches who are doing their best to get communities started in their neighborhoods to bring the Craft into a positive light.

As far as giving us another day on the calendar year besides All Hallows Eve, I don't see why we do need one. All Hallows Eve has existed long before the existence of the world calendar - it's probably one of the oldest "holidays". If anything, they could have a Witch's Awareness Day or something like that.

I went back to read everyone's responses after posting my own and I just wanted to clear something up.

People easily confuse Wiccans as being Witches. Here's the thing...like with Pagans, not all Wiccans are Witches and not all Witches are Wiccans.

Wiccans are people who practice the RELIGION of Wicca. Witches are people who use magick to bring about spiritual changes that benefit themselves or others. Witches practice the Craft - the art of magick.

Me personally? I am a Wiccan because that is the religion I practice, but I am also a Witch because I do crystal work and tarot.

I hope I didn't mix up my facts too much. That's how I see the differences between the two though - one is an artform, more or less, and the other is a religion. Two different aspects of life paths.

Well, not exactly. I am Wiccan and it is kinda redundant to say I am a witch.

While there are many different forms of witchraft - they are also considered to mainly be attaced to religions. Wicca is pretty much both - rolled into one. No where will you find a "Wiccan Bible" if you will, but you will find all Wiccan books to have spells and rituals listed within them.

Which really shows the witchcraft aspect of Wicca. Some of our ceremonies and sabats would have religious aspects to them.

Again this is all a wonderful reason for these things to be taught and celebrated more widely.

Witch craft should be noticed in the world a little more. Appreciated in a way. Some forms of it can actually help people. It's not something to fear.

we as witches who follow the old ways and ancient beliefs celebrate every day and every moment of the day as well with the changes of the planets on a daily basis.

Hmm I think you guys should be more out there. Society is starting to change and accept supernatural things. It wont be easy at all. But witch hunts have basically stopped. There are still psychos out there probably (very few amount) that hunt witches and Vampires but only because they have no life and it could be apart of their culture. In America it would be more widely accepted than in India. But less accepted than in some tribal communtities

Witches don't need a holiday, nor practitioners of any religion...In the good ol' US of A, every day is supposed to be about having the freedom to choose what religion you want.
If the purpose of making a holiday would be to maybe stop the hate...I don't think it would do anything, for instance, Black Pride month doesn't stop racists from hating.

It's just life I suppose.

in the area i live in, a wiccan awareness day wouldn't even get recongnized. mainly due to all the christian churches surrounding the place. so i have to stay hidden so as not to get a negative reaction from everybody else. but the idea itself would be a nice change.

I personally don't feel witches need approval from non witches, but i dont think anyone needs approval from anyone. its to each his own i guess, which comes from my thick skin i guess. a holiday is cool but not needed in my opinion. heck we all have any day we want.

Yes it does go along with the area one lives in for sure. The Bible Belt would not receive it well I would think.

Dont you celebrate the day the government recognized it as a valid religion? If you want to celebrate something than celebrate it, there is no need to force it upon others. THAT is what the problem here in the US is. And a mark on the calendar is only going to be for marketing purposes so who is going to reep the benefits in the end?

I think there is too much forcing of personal issues on all of us. Do what you will but you don't have to let others know your doing it.

Nothing wrong with a day off work, if it’s around a witches sabot all the better lots of merriment and mead for all…. I vote yes to a holiday or two, mind you the current ones related to the religion right now are just assimilations of pagan events so I guess it doesn’t matter…… mind you in England we still have may day extra

Ps to all you who had a very heavy view on this … please take a chill pill

I would love to say hell yes, but we have to face it. If you even mention Pagan or otherwise, some christian is gonna start talking about things they don't know about and that gets old. Besides, Do we really want to give ammo to another self righteous televangelist?????

well said Polishsiren..

I feel great about it, but we need to raise awareness

How do you feel about the witch ways in today life? Do you think we should be more out there in the world? What do you feel about the usa and the world maken us a world day on the calendar other then All Hallows Eve?
I honestly think that if you are proud of your culture go for it... but I do think that the reason most keep to themselves is the harsh ridicule of those close minded idiots that are out there. There is always going to be some one out there that will protest and get angry over your life.... I dont understand it at all but that is what happens..... being of a different religion is much like being of a different sexual orientation.... or race even.... there are always going to be stone throwers..... I feel that if one could unify the pagan religions kinda like the gay pride parade.... that it would be awesome.... I just know how the bible thumping crazies are.... I mean hell right now we are fighting "in the name of god"

I think there should be one

i think every religion is entitled to a holiday. i mean christain have a lot of holidays. it kinda seems unfair

I don't see the point there is no christian awareness day or celebrate catholics day so why bother with a witches day

I agree with what you said earlier, about not all wiccans being witches, but the world dosn't see it that way. I'm going through a situation with my daughters school. They think just because she's not a social butterfly, all cuttsie and fairytales, that my being wiccan is warping her. My daughter is still finding herself. Now I have to go to school meetings and justify myself to them so they'll leave her alone.

People just need to respect the differences in others instead of wanting everyone to be a clone. A local radio DJ, who unfortunately recently passed, used to say 'They make fun of us because we are different. We make fun of then because they are the same.'

i think it should be allowed.. like everything else

Not every single religion in the world has recognised religious holidays on the calendar. I am Pagan and I celebrate the Sabbats with my family who are also Pagan. The nationally recognised holidays are usually only of the major religios such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, etc. But everyone celebrates their own religious holidays as they see fit and when they want don't they so I don't think that we need a Pagan religios day actually recognised on the national calendar.

Anyway, Christmas was actually adopted by the Christians from the Pagans of old Britain and their festival, called Yule, is still celebrated today at the same time of year. Therefore Christams is basically the Christians trying to eradicate Paganism by adopting the Pagan holiday and renaming it. This is also true of Easter. So, we already have two festivals on the national calendar don't we!! That is aside from halloween!!

P.S. I'm sorry if this offends any Christians, this is just my beliefs, plese don't take offence. You are entitled to your own beliefs just as I am entitled to my own beliefs. Thank you.

i think we are were we should be right now..and we don't need a holiday to rejoyious

Why do we need a holiday? All holiday's are is a way to spend more money that goes to the government

So true BDR, a holiday that will be promoted with cards and stuffed animals that people will pay sales tax to buy that go to a government that will talk about how evil those practicing the holiday are.

there should be a day named just for pagans

at the museum i work at they do stuff for day of the dead...

If America can't even accept homosexuals, I doubt they'd be any more accepting of witches. Then again, Wiccans have probably won more cases about their rights than LGBTQ people, so you never know. Maybe it's easier to accept something you can scoff at.

I really dont' think we need a special day, each day we should feel fine with who we are and what we are instead of causing problems with a special day because we all know it will cause problems.
yes halloween is all candy, but it is still fun and we still celebrate it appropriatly.
haha and the poor gays, I wish people would just let them be

Mollidew what is the diffrence?

i think it should just be left alone twill only do more harm than good right?

Witches have their own holidays and special days. I dont think there needs to be a holiday provided. Besides they used to burn us at the stakes for being who we are and what we believe in. Who's to say if there was a holiday they start there shit again?

I dont think thatt a day is the best at this point in time!! people or "normals" are not ready or mostly cannont handle knowing! It seems to me that simply dont want to know!! or are scared of something different!

as a modern pagan myself, i still feel like i have to hide certain aspects of myself from others. i wear a pentagram which is what i consider my personal totem and my source of power, and i still have to wear it under my shirt and hidden away from my bible-thumping family and fiancee's jewish family as well.

i am becoming more comfortable with my "coming out" as it has been a part of me all of my life (my beliefs) but yet, it still feels kindred to what other alt communities have felt...being pagan is more mainstream now, but STILL SHUNNED and mislabeled/misunderstood by MANY.

i agree with the Theshining1 on this topic

i think wiccans should just stay how they are. i'm very comfortable with witchcraft because i used to do a lot of it and i have a lot of friends that still practice it.

i also think things should stay as they are..many are still not ready to recognise cultural differences .

It would be nice if we could take off work for our sabbats, although I doubt it will happen.

In a Capitalistic society all holidays eventually become “about the money” and nothing more in a general sense. It would be nice for the US to have more religious holidays but then it might be easier to have one day to celebrate all religions. This would bring up to many arguments of what is a religion and what is just a belief. Many still refuse to recognize Wicca as a religion even though the US government has. Most other religions I know of quietly celebrate their own holidays especial the Native American ones. They even have a strong lobbyist group and would have a good chance at getting their own national holiday more so than Wicca.

i agree holidays now is all about what can be sold

i'm finding it hard to see Hallmark with Shoebox Greeting Cards saying smoething along the lines of..

"Ain't Magick Cool?? Happy Wiccan Day!"

^^

we should be more open about it

my self and my lady are more than happy to be witchs

i dont see why we would need a holidai out side of the wiccan new year......

every other faith has at least one other holiday that the us celibrates.....

and we have ours too....

yes, a calendar acknowledgment would be nice for witches.

I think it is great that we are getting recognised as a religion instead of mocked and hunted for it. I think there should be a day for our chosen religion as well.

I believe people are letting go of what the real witch ways are and are replacing them with what they think it really is. I feel everything is fading.

I think we should have our own holiday but, as stated before the world is not ready for that.

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