This is the place for discussion and voting on various aspects of werewolf life, social ideas, physical appearance, etc. Also a place to vote on how a werewolf should look.
Templar wrote:
Dude...what...did...I...say...about...the...DUCKIEEEESS!!!
In light of the season, you can try to hit me with a tree...AND JUST A TREE...that's as far as my yuletide spirit will allow....
Now, where were we ?
*Whacks Fig*
Hehehehehehehe.....
ok....Merry Xmas, Templar
Yup..thats an Xmas tree that whacked you. Plus a smelly fish and the traditional duckie surprise
Hehehehe Happy Christmas and yes i think any werewolf would celebrate it as well. Its that time of year when everyone should get together and celebrate the season no matter what religion or species they are
And as for the tree idea... *wackwackwackwackwackwacks away on Templar and Figarou*
Fig!! Respect my AUTHORITAH! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D85xAVgV0mE
Just replace that guy's staff wit a christmas tree, and ya got our current situation!
Hehehhe YEEEeEEEEEEaAAAAHHHHH!!!!
Oh good! More people are joining the fray!! Now it's a holiday tradition!!
Sure, I could have stayed, could have even been king. But in my own way...I am King. (grabs girl) Hail to the king, baby!
-Ash www.knight-templar.deviantart.com
Being "monsters" and all, some werewolves might be reluctant to participate in anything Christian, but I think the majority of them would.
If you wanted me to pick just one, however, I think the werewolf holiday would be the Solstice. On one hand, werewolves can only ever expect to move about freely at night, so the longest night of the year might be an occasion to have a quiet get-together. Also, of the many holidays celebrated this time of year, the Solstice is the only one not directly tied to a specific culture and/or religion, so it might be the ideal choice for a generic season's greetings for the nonreligious.
Yes, they would, for the origans of Christmas are not from Christianity, but from Rome. The celebration of Saturnalia, dedicated to guess who....Saturn!! This holiday is basically like Christmas, except without Jesus and replace him with Saturn and him being an old man at the dinner table. Well everyone gave gifts this time of year, and was one of the reasons many did not want to convert to Christianity. So they changed the named. So even though it maybe sacriligeous to the Werewolves, technically it's sacriligeous to the Christians too . Plus Christmas is fun, I mean even a muslim friend of mine celebrates Christmas.....isn't that strange!? Even athiests celebrate it, because it's fundementally a season of sharing and giving, and people who repell those values are just ignorant and starving for attention.
Happy hollidays everybody!!!
Last edited by Fenrir on Mon Dec 25, 2006 11:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Fenrir wrote:Yes, they would, for the origans of Christmas are not from Christianity, but from Rome. The celebration of Saturnalia, dedicated to guess who....Saturn!! This holiday is basically like Christmas, except without Jesus and replace him with Saturn and him being an old man at the dinner table. Well everyone gave gifts this time of year, and was one of the reasons many did not want to convert to Christianity. So they changed the named. So even though it maybe sacriligeous to the Werewolves, technically it's sacriligeous to the Christians too . Plus Christmas is fun, I mean even a muslim friend of mine celebrates Christmas.....isn't that strange!? Even athiests celebrate it, because it's fundementally a season of sharing and giving, and people who refect those values are just ignorant and starving for attention.
Happy hollidays everybody!!!
Good point. Werewolves might be more quick to point out the origins of Christmas though, seeing as, according to a frenzied Catholic definition, Christmas is just as sacrilegious as werewolves are.
So hey, Merry Christmas everybody! *Juggles chainsaws*
I would think that they celebrate christmas. I don't see a reason why not.
In my world of rabid they do, exept my character just uses this time to get drunk due to the memories of the family he had that kicked him out on his a** and called him a monster for showing them what he really is.
I seriously think it's a problem that i actually want to be like that!
Io, Saturnalia! Remember: Saturn was the bringer of Change! Considering how one acts as a Werewolf (changing) it would likely be a number one holiday!
So what if Santa's got teeth and Fuzz: he's got toys for the kids and Schnapps for the adults...Truce tonight!
Plus, would a Werewolf pass up a chance to get buzzed and howl off key with nobody noticing? Reeeeally?/
RedEye: The Wulf and writer who might really be a Kitsune...
I agree with the opinon that it would depend on what they celebrated in life. Werewolves being a mix of human and wolf would probably hold the human instinct of tradition. Also, both socities if you will hold family in high standard (Yes I know in wolves it is called a pack.). So, it is likely that they would probably use the time to spend with their families. And probably also party. What culture doesn't like to have alittle fun?
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all art and science.-Albert Einstein
Teh_DarkJokerWolf wrote:Imho I highly doubt it..They might have something else they celebrate that day, but no christmas..
I highly doubt the idea that they would have a completely different, weres-only religion...that just doesn't make sense to me.
What? ...so, if they were baptized and born Christian, the day after they are bitten they suddenly would decide, "Oh...I'm a Werewolf now. I guess that means I don't believe in Jesus any more, so I'm going to stop celebrating Christmas now...even though I've been doing it faithfully every year for 28 years, being one of the most important days in my entire known belief system, and it was my favorite holiday..."
Yeah...that makes sense...
Also...even born weres would likely have at least a few 'bitten' parents/grandparents/ancestors who would have carried on the religion they were born with any passed it on to their offspring.
Judaism, Islam...whatever. I see no reason for Werewolves to stop following the same religions they did as regular humans.
...that's just me, of course... IMHO
Please Forgive the Occasional Outburst of my Inner Sage ... for he is Oblivious to Sarcasm, and not Easily Silenced.
Vuldari wrote:Judaism, Islam...whatever. I see no reason for Werewolves to stop following the same religions they did as regular humans.
Absolutely... And also, Christmas isn't necessary a religious celebration any more, despite the name... it's a heavily promoted commercial occasion and habitual family get-together time.
I know that in the hypothetical case of me ever getting bitten by a werewolf... I'd never give up on family Christmas events... and I've had nothing to do with religion for over 20 years now.
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