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I am Ganesh, an Indian atheist and I don't eat beef. It's not like that I have a religious reason to do that, but after all those years seeing cows as peaceful animals and playing and growing up with them in a village, I doubt if I ever will be able to eat beef. I wasn't raised very religious, I didn't go to temple everyday and read Gita every evening unlike most muslims who are somewhat serious about their religion, my family has this watered down religion (which has it's advantages).

But yeah, not eating beef is a moral issue I deal with. I mean, I don't care that I don't eat beef, but the fact that I eat pork and chicken but not beef seems to me to be weird. So, is there any religious practice that you guys follow to this day?

edit: I like religious music, religious temples (Churches, Gurudwara's, Temples & Mosques in Iran), religious paintings and art sometimes. I know for a fact that the only art you could produce is those days was indeed religious and the greatest artists needed to make something religious to be funded, that we will never know what those artists would have produced in the absence of religion, but yeah, religious art is good nonetheless.

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[โ€“] XbSuper@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I was going to say nothing, but based on other answers here, it seems Christmas is being held as religious. I personally feel all religious connotations have been thoroughly washed away from xmas over the years, and it's simply a holiday like any other now. I still love the lights and decorations it brings out, the whole family coming together, and the food.

[โ€“] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

The way I view religious holidays is, if it provides an excuse for feasting, drinking or fucking, then let's celebrate. I don't care that someone else believes that were feasting for Jesus hanging out or Ostara bringing us a bountiful harvest. I'm just here for the food.

As for other religions left overs, I would say that a lot of my core morals were originally taught to me as part of Christianity. While "thou shalt not kill" is pretty universal and is defensible outside the framework of religion, it it's where I originally was taught that.

[โ€“] lorez@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And it wasn't Christian to begin with.

[โ€“] Sunnydmess@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

... Keep Yule in Yuletide Keep Saturn in Saturnalia ...

[โ€“] lorez@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

They appropriated August 15th too and who knows what else. The trinity reminds me of the Etruscan one. It's all a copypasta.

[โ€“] ThatHermanoGuy@midwest.social -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your wrong. It's literally the Christ Mass, come on now. People don't put fucking mangers up all over the place for nothing.

[โ€“] DenSortePingvin@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago

Uhm historically speaking its yule... a whole week spent eating, drinking, celebrating and toasting to the departure of last year, and wellcoming the new