An Evening with the Pagans~
A brief history of paganism~

Over 25,000 years ago, our ancestors across the continent
practiced an ancient form of religion known as paganism. During the
Neolithic and Paleolithic time era, our ancestors were in awe of the
great manifestations of nature. Due to lack of scientific thought, they
were riddled with ignorance and superstition. Everything had a supernatural
explanation.
They associated each naturalistic phenomena with a type
of god, inscribing inanimate objects with life -like characteristics .This
practice is referred to as animism. Every element ,be it thunder ,rain or
the sun ,was thought to be a god (or goddess) within it.
Eventually their gods became an object of worship known as polytheism.
Eventually many forms of polytheism evolved to what is known as paganism.

Modern Paganism
Now defined as :The worship of a god or goddess whose roots
are in pre-Christian Western Europe. Modern paganism is alive and well
today.......

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