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Pagan Origins of Birthdays
Pagan Origins of “Birthdays”
The following is a list of quotes from writings and writers, ancient and modern, Religious and secular, attesting to the Pagan origins and nature of celebrating one’s supposed day of birth. Of course, many contemporary, secularized people will object and say that “birthdays” no longer have any religious significance (despite the fact that all the ancient pagan rituals are maintained and preserved in the modern celebrations).
“Shaytan has gained the mastery over them, and caused them to forget Allah’s Remembrance. Those are Shaytan’s party; why, Shaytans party, surely, they are the losers!,” –[Qur’an: Surah al-Mujadilah: 58:19].
Say: O Kafirun! (disbelievers), I do not worship what you worship, and you do not worship what I worship. Nor will I worship what you worship, nor will you worship what I worship. You have your religion and I have my religion.´ —[Qur’an: Surah al-Kafirun: 109:1-6]
“Whoever imitates a people is from them,” –[Sunan Abu Dawud]
“Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace and blessings be upon him) as saying: ‘You would tread the same path as was trodden by those before you inch by inch and step by step so much so that if they had entered into the hole of the lizard, you would follow them in this also. We said: Allah’s Messenger, do you mean Jews and Christians (by your words)” those before you”? He said: ‘Who else (than those two religious groups)’?,” –[Sahih Muslim].
“The Prophet S.A.W also said: ‘The Day of Judgment will not come until my Nation closely imitates the nations before them.” It was asked: “Like the PERSIANS and ROMANS, Messenger of Allah?” He (may peace and blessings be upon him) replied: “Who are the nations (I could mean) except those?” [Sahih Bukhari].
“Originally the idea [of birthday greetings and wishes for happiness] was rooted in magic. The working of spells for good and evil is the chief usage of witchcraft. One is especially susceptible to such spells on his birthday, as one’s personal spirits are about at that time. Dreams dreamed on the birthday eve should be remembered, for they are predictions of the future brought by the guardian spirits which hover over one’s bed on the birthday eve. Birthday greetings have power for good or ill because one is closer to the spirit world on this day. Good wishes bring good fortune, but the reverse is also true, so one should avoid enemies on one’s birthday and be surrounded only by well-wishers. “Happy birthday” and Many (more) happy returns of the day” are the traditional greetings”, -[The Lore of Birthdays, Linton, p. 20]…
“The giving of birthday gifts is a custom associated with the offering of sacrifices to pagan gods on their birthdays. Certainly the custom was linked with the same superstitions that formed the background for birthday greetings. The exchange of presents is associated with the importance of ingratiating good and evil fairies on their or our birthdays [ibid].
“The traditional birthday cake and candles also have their origin in ancient pagan idol worship. The ancients believed that the fire of candles had magical properties. They offered prayers and made wishes to be carried to the gods on the flames of the candles. Thus we still have the widely practiced birthday custom of making a wish, then blowing out the candles. The Greeks celebrated the birthday of their moon goddess, Artemis, with cakes adorned with lighted candles…” -[Should Christians Celebrate Birthdays?: Do Birthdays Have Pagan Origins?, Bob Theil].
“The Egyptians discovered to which of the gods each month and day is sacred; and found out from the day of a man’s birth, what he will meet with in the course of his life, and how he will end his days, and what sort of man he will be,” [Herodotus, Persian Wars, Book II, ch. 82].
“Since it was believed that the positions of the stars at the time of birth influenced a child’s future, astrological horoscopes came into being, purporting to foretell the future, based on the time of birth. “Birthdays” are intimately linked with the stars, since without the calendar, no one could tell when to celebrate his birthday. They are also indebted to the stars in another way, for in early days the chief importance of birthday records was to enable the astrologers to chart horoscopes,” [The Lore of Birthdays, p. 53].
Rawlinson’s translation of Herodotus includes the following footnote: “Horoscopes were of very early use in Egypt and Cicero speaks of the Egyptians and Chaldeans predicting a man’s destiny at his birth”…
Furthermore, the book “The Lore of Birthdays” (New York, 1952) by Ralph and Adelin Linton, on pages 8, 18-20 had this to say:
“The Greeks believed that everyone had a protective spirit or demon (jinn) who attended his birth and watched over him in life. This spirit had a mystic relation with the god on whose birthday the individual was born”.
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud R.A:
“Allah’s Apostle, may Allah’s peace and blessings be on him said: ‘There is none amongst you with whom is not an attache from amongst the jinn (devil). They (the Companions) said: Allah’s Apostle May Allah’s peace and blessings be on him with you too? Thereupon he said: Yes, but Allah helps me against him and so I am safe from his hand and he does not command me but for good’”, –[Sahih Muslim 6757, similar narration 6759 by ‘Aisha R.A].
“The Romans also subscribed to this idea…. This notion was carried down in human belief and is reflected in the “guardian angel”, the “fairy godmother” and the “patron saint”(the dead Sufi master for the Sufis)…. The custom of lighted candles on the cakes started with the Greeks…. Honey cakes round as the moon and lit with tapers were placed on the temple altars of [Artemis]…. *”Birthday” candles, in folk belief, are endowed with special magic for granting wishes*…. Lighted tapers and sacrificial fires have had a special mystic significance ever since man first set up altars to his gods. The birthday candles are thus an honor and tribute to the birthday child and bring good fortune…”
They used to make a round cake and lit it with candles to represent it as a glowing moon, and before blowing out the candles, the birthday person would make a wish then blow out the candles. The practice is actually originated from Paganism.
Muslim brothers and sisters, this is fitnah.
May Lord Allah guide us and protect us from haram, Aameen.
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Name: Axel, Ray, Dominic
Nickname: Ax
Age: 17
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Birthday: Oct 31st
Zodiac: Scorpio
Sexual Orientation: Homosexual
Pronouns: He/Him
Eye Color: Silver
Hair Color: Blue
Skin Tone: Neon White
Weight: Average
Height: 5’7
Religion: None
Build: Slim Fit
Class: Ninja
Strengths: Axel is a good friend, and severely loyal to those he trusts.
Weaknesses: Axel can often doubt himself, and put others before him.
Bad Habits: Axel has a bad habit of chewing the inside of his lips.
Piercings: Vertical eyebrow piercing
Tattoos: A yin yang sign below his right eye.
Personality: Axel is shy and kind, he is strong minded, clever, and smart. Axel doesn’t back down when it comes to defending those close to him. Axel often goes to great lengths just to ensure his friends happiness and safety. He doesn’t have a single bad bone in his body and is fiercely loyal to his village.
Disabilities: Tourette syndrome
Introverted
Talents: Moving unseen, chakra control, weaponry skills, and logical thinking.
Pet Peeves: People stomping
Languages known: Japanese, English, Spanish, Norwegian, and Latin.
Mental Illnesses/Conditions: ADHD,
Relationship Status: Single
Friends: Silus
Deceased Friends: Milo
Hobbies: Drawing, Weaponry skills,
Pic: http://Screenshot 2024-10-25
Magical Powers: None
Goal: Axels goal is to avenge his brother
Family Relationship: None
Family Members: Brother(Unknown) Mother(Deceased) Father(Deceased)
Enemies: mikealo
Appearance: look at pic
Temper: Controlled
Backstory: Axel was born in a small village, with few Shinobi, and even fewer elite Shinobi. His father and mother were assigned an S rank mission when Axel was six and were KIA. Axel and his younger brother Theo were then left to the care of a kind man in charge of training Shinobi. They trained together and graduated the ninja training together as well. Together they became elite ninja always managing to complete their missions with the highest ratings. Then Mikealo came, Mikealo destroyed Axels life and everything he loved. his brother, his village, his home. but later Axel found out that Mikealo was hired to destroy everything that Axel loved by his father.
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Webcomic World Info (Not Complete)
Main Character
Mein Noolcarn – Greldin
Characters
Graylynn – Graysho, Goddessia – High Goddess, Feller – High God, Aena – Greldin, Haeli – Noel, Oellar – Noel
High Gods/Goddesses/Beings
Goddessia – High Goddess of Garments, Weather, and Magic Metals | Feller – High God of Illusions, Dreams, and Grimoires | Evertae – High God of Non-Intelligible Creatures, The Histories, and Healing | Gaartu – High God of Plants, Hunting, and Sacrifice | Halaka – High Goddess of Afterlife, Justice, and Humility | Dai – High Being of Youth, Harmony, and Birth | Vaeun – High God of War, Creativity, and Revenge | I – High Being of Knowledge, Strength, and The Stars
Major Religions
Godessian – Goddessants, Evertaeon – Evertains, Gaartua – Gaartuans, Halakasha – Halakashans, Daity – Dains, Vae – Unites, Iian – Ites
Greldin Genders
Male Giver (MG), Female Producer (FP), Male Producer (MP), Female Giver (FG), Non-Reproduceant
Godessian Description
Many major religions are around which of the High Gods/Goddesses/Beings was the first born since the eight of them are Octuplets and this is the case for Goddessian. Most Goddessants wear specific clothing most of the time whether the weather is hot, cold, or in between, the only time they are exempt from this rule is when they are under the age of five. Another part of being Goddessant is that your name must at least include a part of your species name in it (Ex: A name for a Goddessant Greldin could be Dinkae). Marriage or eternal bonding must be done during a storm, it is also considered good luck if someone is born during a storm. When they turn twelve they are given a bracelet made of a magic metal that corresponds with their birthday and then every twelve years a small gem is embedded into the bracelet, these bracelets are called ‘Goddessia bands’.
Species
Greldin(s), Graysho, High God(s)/Goddess(es)/Being(s), Gods(s)/Goddess(es)/Being(s), Noel(s)
Greldin Description
Greldins are an elf-like species who heightwise usually stand from 5 ‘0 – 6’ 0 tall, their eye color is most commonly green with yellow sclera but this can be reversed resulting in the more uncommon eye color of yellow eyes with green sclera. Greldins have five genders Male Giver, Female Producer, Male Producer, Female Giver, and Non-Reproduceant. Male Givers are like human males (Which humans do not exist in this world I’m using it for reference) who cannot get pregnant but can get somebody else pregnant, Female Producers are like human females who cannot get others pregnant but they themself can get pregnant. While with Male Producers and Female Givers they’re the exact opposite, then Non-Reproduceant means you cannot get others pregnant nor can you yourself get pregnant and couples with one or more Greldin Non-Reproduceants in them normally will adopt if they want children. Their hair color has the same kind of range as humans
High God/Goddess/Being Description
There are eight High Gods/Goddesses/Beings and there is usually much debate over which of them is the eldest since they are Octuplets, out of all of them though I is the wisest.
Graysho Description
Graysho have reddish skin, pig-like ears, and female Graysho will have pink markings appear on their skin while male Graysho’s lower canine teeth will grow into tusks as they mature. Hair color wise their hair will normally be red, black, or orange.
Grimoires
Evertae wanted to share the histories with the people of Nariara so he went to his brother, Feller, and Feller provided him with the four grimoires. How this would work is that he would give the 18 year olds of four families each a grimoire in which they would write down the adventures of their life down in until the day they died, the way this would be carried on is that the eldest child must keep the original name of their family and then when someone bearing one of the four families’ family name turned 18 they would go to their family’s library and choose the grimoire that calls to them most and then once they are done reading the grimoire they are given their own. You must never lose this grimoire for if you do grave consequences will befall your branch of the family for four generations at the least. These four families are Noolcarn, Telvin, Evari, and Jaeolka.
Why there aren’t any Fellerians
Every High God, Goddess, and Being has a religion to their name except Feller and this is because all of his religious followers were killed off. Because he is the High God of illusions many saw him as a trickster God who had killed the real Feller and had simply cast a permanent illusion over themself, so these people saw the Fellerians as worshipers as a trickster High God killer. The rest of the High Gods, Goddesses, and Beings knew Feller was the real Feller but did not find it important enough to inform the inhabitants of Nariara of this, so began the purge of the Fellerians. Many of the other churches of the main religions participated in this purging and once Feller saw what had happened to his followers, who he knew to be joyful, fun-loving, and innocent souls, he mourned and wept for a hundred years. Some of his siblings who were outraged with their own followers for causing their brother such pain created rules for their religions as punishment (Ex: Vaeun made it a religious rule that Unites must take four weeks out of the year to go visit and stay at Fellerian ruins and if you are sixteen or older you must not eat for two out those four weeks)
Evertaeon
Because of Evertae being the High God of the histories and healing it is highly implied in Evertaeon that when Evertains are receiving their education that it should mostly focus around history and medicine. It is also a rule that Evertains are not allowed to eat meat or anything that comes from a non-intelligible creature, though because of this they are the reason much of Nariara’s vegan and vegetarian dishes exist because they were created by them. Also because of their religious educational focuses some of the best healers in Nariara’s history have been Evertain. The head of this religion is called ‘The Doctaun’ and one of their main duties besides being the head of the religion is to be the sole healer for the whole of the religion.
Gaartua
One of the main parts of Gaartua is the Soul-Flower, when a Gaartuan figures out they are pregnant they must plant a Soul-Seed in potted dirt and once the baby is born the Soul-Flower will sprout from the dirt and be connected to the newborn Gaartuan’s soul till the day they die. The Soul-Flower can take the appearance of any kind of flower and it will grow with the Gaartuan throughout their life, but if their Soul-Flower is harmed they too will be harmed. During their winter-time holiday which is called Fellerisk they are expected to sacrifice everything from their winter-time hunts in honor of the Fellerians. Gartuans are expected to go hunting at least once every other week.
Halakasha
Since Halaka is the High Goddess of the afterlife when Halakashans die they have highly extravagent parties to honor their life and the new life they will have in the afterlife. It is also see as highly taboo for someone that is Halakashan to be greedy or lie and if they are it can cause them to be outcast from the religion. Out of all the religions, Halakasha is the only one with a court and jurdicial system which is why in Halakasha if you have a case that you would like to plead it must be before a Halakashan judge.
The Haunting of Haddonfield
On Halloween night, four friends decided to explore the old Myers house in Haddonfield, the place where Michael Myers had haunted the town for years. As they entered, the air felt cold, and the wind howled outside.
They joked at first, but then they heard a low whisper “Let me in” Panic set in. Suddenly, the front door slammed shut, trapping them inside. They tried to escape, but the windows wouldn’t budge..
In the darkness, they saw a shadow move,tall, wearing that familiar white mask. “He’s here!” Sarah screamed. They scattered, but one by one, he picked them off, their terrified cries echoing in the night.
Only Sarah remained, shaking and alone.She raced to the door, but it swung open. The figure stood there, looming. “Let me in” it whispered softly. As she vanished into the dark, Haddonfield fell silent once more, leaving nothing but the wind and a new Halloween legend…
Note: This story was inspired by “Halloween Kills” but with an original twist :]
Derby X: Finals
Semifinals Winner
Tankia (Tankia Tanks) VS Flowston (Flowston Blooms)
Tankia (Tankia Tanks)
Who Will Win?
Tankia (Tankia Tanks) VS Naruto Nation (Naruto Runners)
Derby X: Semifinals
Round 3 Winners
Tankia (Tankia Tanks) VS Thoraxia (Thoraxia Bees)
Tankia (Tankia Tanks)
Rainboa (Rainboan Boas) VS Flowston (Flowston Blooms)
Flowston (Flowston Blooms)
(I use wheel decide for this so I find it ironic that the two teams that people placed bets on are the ones that won XD)
DXC Cup Semifinal
Tankia (Tankia Tanks) VS Flowston (Flowston Blooms)
Derby X: Round 3
Round 2 Winners
The Empire of Unity (Unity Yitins) VS Tankia (Tankia Tanks)
Tankia (Tankia Tanks)
Alvoria (Alvoria Harpies) VS Flowston (Flowston Blooms)
Flowston (Flowston Blooms)
The Oracle Nation (The Oracles) VS Naruto Nation (Naruto Runners)
Naruto Nation (Naruto Runners)
Coast City (Coast City Conchs) VS Rainboa (Rainboan Boas)
Rainboa (Rainboan Boas)
Kachow Empire (Kachow Bolts) VS Thoraxia (Thoraxia Bees)
Thoraxia (Thoraxia Bees)
The roster for the 3rd round of the DXC Cup
Tankia (Tankia Tanks) VS Thoraxia (Thoraxia Bees)
Rainboa (Rainboan Boas) VS Flowston (Flowston Blooms)
(Naruto Nation will go against the winner of the semi-finals)


