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Festivals! Initiation and the Brilliance of Eternity

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The Role of Sugar in Modern Holidays

Modern holidays have shifted from their vegetal-centric origins to revolve around sugar, with Halloween candy, Easter candy, Christmas cookies, Thanksgiving pie, and Valentine's Day chocolate becoming essential components. This shift has sidelined other aspects of the natural festival cycle, such as asceticism, pain, deprivation, and fasting, in favor of an illusion of perpetual fullness. Historically, feasting at festivals was balanced with fasting, creating a natural cycle that is no longer observed in modern holiday practices.

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