People thought we were conspiracy nuts when we said these things.
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People thought we were conspiracy nuts when we said these things.
People thought we were conspiracy nuts when we said these things.
“I’m sorry, I’m unavailable to meet on that day.”
A pause, “well, why is that? This is an important meeting.”
“Because it is a major holiday for me, and I am taking a personal day to celebrate it.”
Another, longer pause. “Wait, your holiday is Halloween? That’s not a religious holiday.”
“No, my holiday is Samhain, which is a holiday dedicated to my ancestors. Modern Halloween traditions actually derived from this much older holiday.”
Another pause. “Can’t you celebrate it on another day?”
“No. The timing is critical to the celebration. Would I ask you to meet on Christmas or Easter?”
Another pause. “That’s not the same thing.”
The above interchange is a fairly common interaction fairly typical of my workplace experiences in being a minority religion, a druid, here in the USA. In fact, I had this exchange with someone just last week. Since this kind of thing seems…
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