nature-celebrations

Updated: May 8, 2025

I propose, however, at the close of this chapter, to dwell now for a moment on the Christian festival of the Eucharist, partly on account of its connection with the derivation from the astronomical rites and Nature-celebrations already alluded to, and partly on account of the light which the festival generally, whether Christian or Pagan, throws on the origins of Religious Magic a subject I shall have to deal with in the next chapter.

Edward Carpenter - Pagan and Christian creeds: their origin and meaning