We celebrate the Spring Festival/Lunar New Year and look at its connections to Pagans and polytheists with Susan Levitt as well as get insights from her about the meaning of the Year of the Snake
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Pagan Community Notes: Week of October 3, 2024
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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, Western Carolina Pagans help the community, Everglades Moon Local Council releases a statement in support of the Haitian community, upcoming event including EBSAT, Pagan Prides, Twilight Covening, and Hecate’s Sickle next month, and yes, we have been friends with cheeses a long time.
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Detention of Shaman in China might be first use of anti-cult law against witchcraft
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The Chinese Internet Security Department (CISD) announced detaining an “Internet celebrity” for practicing witchcraft, marking possibly the first prosecution under China’s revised penal code against “cults.”
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Tajikistan increases penalties for witchcraft and fortune-telling
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Tajikistan has expanded penalties for witchcraft practices, including hefty fines and potential imprisonment, reflecting the country’s strict control over religious and societal norms.
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Gratitude to My Father from the Road in India
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Although my trip companions think that the driving in Delhi, Dharamsala, and Agra is horrible, and that I’m crazy for even considering driving here, my heart salivates over the opportunity. I think of you and wonder whether you’d be up to renting scooters in Dharamsala or Delhi and taking a turn or two.
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Chinese Protestors say cemetery policy an attack on Ancestor Veneration
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China’s burial policy requiring mandatory cremation sparked protests in one city, where some see it as an attack on ancestor veneration and traditional folk religion.