Magic is real.
It's the legal system.
A few words, spoken by the right person at the right time;
and a man can be freed or condemned to death.
Words…
Incantations
Spells
Prayers for Relief
Motions
Suits and Robes for the Magicians
It's all a play, but they'll still kill you because THEY believe in it.
It is double taxation.
And, if it's personal property, I don't need "permission" from the government to use it unless engaging in commerce.
Thinking more about it, "Medicine" is The Dark Arts or "Black Magic". Law is more "White Magic". Though both can be used for good or evil.
Amish Celebrate Old Christmas Today
Posted on January 6, 2016 in Amish Beliefs
This post on Old Christmas was originally published in 2011. If you missed it the first time, here’s another look at the story behind this tradition, observed today in Amish communities.
Today, January 6th, is the Epiphany. It is also known as “Old Christmas”. From the Pinecraft Pauper:
January 6th is still widely observed as a holiday by many plain folks, who commemorate the Epiphany with rest and fasting. The Epiphany, traditionally, is the day in which the wise men brought gifts to Jesus. However, January 6th is called “Old Christmas” because in 1582 Pope Gregory XIII deleted ten days, eleven minutes, and fifteen seconds from the calendar, to realign it with the seasons of the year, thus technically moving Christmas from Dec. 25th to Jan. 6th.
The Scotch-Irish Mountain folks up in Tennessee still call the 6th “Old Christmas”. Their tradition has it that one ought never lend anything to anybody on that day, for the lender will never get it back.
And from amish-heartland.com:
January 6th is “Old Christmas,” a tradition the Amish brought with them from 18th-century Europe. The Millers keep it as a family day, with visiting and feasting much like that on Christmas Day, but no gifts are exchanged. Amish businesses are closed on this day.
“We just enjoy a day at home,” Mary says.
Making the switch to the Gregorian calendar must have been interesting. You would go to sleep one day and wake up “ten days later”.
Calendar reform was implemented at different times in different countries in the centuries following the Pope’s decree. Four countries implemented the change on the intended date. In Spain, Italy, Portugal, and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, October 4, 1582 was followed by October 15, 1582.
As the years went on, time due to the miscalculation in the previous Julian calendar accumulated. This meant countries who adopted it later had to make a change of more days. When Britain (and the American colonies) adopted the calendar in 1752, it was necessary to add 11 days. In Russia, the change was not implemented until 1918. At that point, a shift of 13 days was required to correct the discrepancy.
Others implemented the new calendar in odd ways. Sweden gradually shifted into the new calendar over a period of 50 years, which included adding an unusual February 30th in the year 1712. Greece was the final Eastern Orthodox European country to get with the program, with February 15, 1923 followed by March 1, 1923.
https://amishamerica.com/amish-celebrate-old-christmas/