I am Wiccan, which is a religion of witchcraft today. My mother's family are shamans; My father's side of the family is Roman Catholic. Wicca has many divisions and subdivisions, from Quaker Wicca to Hoodoo Wicca and from Shamanic Wicca to Pagan Wicca. It is as if Wicca absorbs, immerses, other religions and cultural traits. But, looking at Christianity, it seems that that religion has also absorbed other religions and cultural traits. Such reflection was noted in Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol with examples that are truly shocking to read. “Don't tell anyone, but on the pagan day of the sun god Ra, I kneel at the foot of an ancient torture device and consume ritual symbols of blood and flesh... And if any of you want to join me, come and visit me. Sunday in Harvard Chapel, kneel beneath the crucifix and take Holy Communion.” A conquering religion often retains some of the traditions of the subjugated religion to facilitate conversion. An example of such a fusion is hidden in the Beowulf text of the Beowulf Poet (translated by Burton Raffel). From the beginning, Beowulf maintained pagan and Christian traditions. "There in the harbor stood a ring-prowed fighting ship... and there they bore the beloved body of their ring-giving lord... They piled up treasure... then sadly let the water drag the ship down , they watched it slide slowly where neither of the two rulers therefore neither the heroes nor anyone can tell whose hands opened to take that motionless load” (Line 32-Line 52, Prologue) Sending one's king out to sea with treasure on a ship in flames, to send him to the afterlife in water and fire… gives the impression of being more pagan based on my research on religion. Things got dark, “…sometimes they sacrificed to the ancient stone gods, facts… middle of paper… after death. Note the contrast between the Christian and pagan holidays. Note their wavering loyalty between God Almighty and the “ancient stone gods” to whom they sacrificed and made pagan vows when things. they became desolate. In conclusion, Christianity is made up of more than its own traditions and, then, the transition sometimes faltered. Sometimes, people went back to what they knew before: Paganism.Works Cited("Christmas." Story of Christmas. March 17, 2004: page no. Web. November 20, 2013. )("Easter." What's the Date? of Easter Decided? 17 Mar 2004: n. page Web. 20 Nov".. 2013. )