"Tis the season to occupy oneself in eating and drinking like there's no tomorrow, in the wonderful warmth of friends and family, remembering those who are no longer with us and locking eyes as we toast to the river of time and the year to come. Some will go to Mass, many to buy presents, and almost none of us will think for even a moment of that unknown land between this world and the next."
"That Truth of the ancient, all-powerful God ceased long ago to be our only belief but in this technological, post-post-modern 21st century, we still have faith, of a kind. The first survey of religion and beliefs by the Pluralism and Coexistence Foundation, attached to Spain's Ministry of the Presidency, shows that 49% of respondents in Spain say they have religious beliefs most of them Catholic while 51% do not. Of this latter group, one in three believe in some kind of spirituality."
Holiday rituals emphasize food, drink, family warmth, remembrance, and convivial toasts while contemplation of the afterlife is uncommon. A national survey by the Pluralism and Coexistence Foundation reports 49% of respondents in Spain claim religious beliefs, mostly Catholic, and 51% do not. About one in three among the nonreligious express belief in some form of spirituality. Researchers describe Spanish society as undergoing an accelerated process of socioreligious change. Hybrid forms of spirituality and new ways of relating to belief are emerging outside traditional religious institutions, creating a new religious-cultural landscape often labeled post-religion.
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