What about the centuries of "Pagan Tradition", that were changed,like,Yule to Christmas,Yule Tree/Log to the Chrismas tree and the candles to colored electric lights. And at one point it was a 12 day season (not just one day you hoped you could get off work),with the Winter Solstice(Yule)being the day of celebration of the "Rebirth of the Sun", not the "Birth of the Son" as in the "Christian Tradition". Another "example of how silly things can get". Foxseelady, please don't take offence just expanding on examples. I have a very good Hindu friend (East Indian), who has a cat named Chakra & another named Karma. Sacredness can be,joyful,joking etc. IMO. As I was once told "Don't be so spiritually minded, your of no earthly good". Sorry for the ramblings.