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The Catholic Church: Co-opts a pagan holiday and re-brands it
Two millennia of tradition: Mix pagan imagery with Christian imagery
Nonbelievers: Co-opt it back without the explicitly Christian imagery
You: Nooooooo it's religious!
The Church has had an iron fist over much of my continent for near two millenia, so of course you can find a religious tie for every holiday (except the First of May probably). However my family is almost completely non believing and we've always celebrated Christmas and Easter, with Coca-Cola Santa and no Mass. Why this laic co-optation is so controversial I will never understand.
Yeah your family is not the masses so "in its popular celebration" ain't quite right.
looks like they have tried to take that one as well. 🙄
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_devotions_to_the_Blessed_Virgin_Mary