November 1: Saints and Vegans

November 1 might be best known for All Saints Day, which is a holy day of obligation for the Catholic Church to remember all the saints. Not as well known is the fact that November 1 is also World Vegan Day, a movement to promote a lifestyle free from animal products, which was founded in 1944 by Donald Watson.

Vegans don’t just give up meat but all animal products including eggs, honey, and even the wearing of animal based clothing. A vegan is passionate about animal rights and getting the world to see their views by forming groups. For instance, Vegan Protest Fuel throws an annual event that brings together progressive voices in the country for a day of organizing and empowerment.

One of the first forms of Veganism was by the Pythagoreans who gave up meat and also beans. They believed that beans and humans came from the same sourc;, that if you ate a bean it would be like eating human flesh. A myth of the Pythagoreans was that a believer who was fleeing from humans chose to die rather than save himself by nourishing himself with beans so he could escape.

Saints, Vegans and the Pythagoreans all devote their lives to their beliefs and the saints were willing to die rather than stray from their commitments. Many saints became martyrs for their beliefs and none were made saints until many years after their death. Vegans are all about staying healthy, living long lives and not killing anything while they’re living on this earth.

November 1 must be a day for people who care deeply and are willing to make sacrifices for their beliefs. I was born on that date and live my life with these good intentions.
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This is my first year at Schoolcraft College. I am Currently running a small restaurant for my family and hope to complete my culinary program here and maybe one day open my own restaurant.

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Schoolcraft College Student
Categories: World History: Ancient, World History: Modern
Tags: food, Greece, math, United States

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jyoti kaur says:

26 November 2012 at 6:22 pm

Being a vegan requires a lot of self-control and is a huge commitment, in my opinion. Not only does someone not choose to eat all types of meat and fish, but also dairy products, eggs and often honey, as well as other animal-derived substances. I tried being a vegetarian for a week, but sadly I couldn’t even last a couple of days. However out the seven days one of those days i do not eat meat, my choice. But, I do give a lot of respect to those who fulfill with being a vegan. The general term is veganism, which is a practice abstaining from meats and then there comes detailed types of vegans such as, dietary vegan, and ethical vegan. Dietary vegans are the strict vegetarians, ethical vegans along with their diets its also extends the vegan philosophy into other areas of their life.

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Katelyn Pollack says:

26 November 2012 at 11:11 pm

I researched more on the Pythagorean culture and their philosophies. I’ve always associated Pythagoreanism with their most well-known contribution to the world and education and mathematics: The Pythagorean Theorem. But Pythagoreans also developed philosophies on life, learning, and morality. The Pythagoreans believed that a release from the “wheel of birth” was possible. They followed traditions and practices to purify the soul but at the same time they suggested a deeper idea of what such a purification might be. Aristoxenus said that music was used to purify the soul just like medicine was used to purge the body. They also classified life into 3 different types and the life of a mathematician was considered to be the highest form of life.

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Sarah Lloyd says:

30 November 2012 at 2:38 pm

I researched a little and I found that there were people who didn’t eat meat in the Middle Ages also. Some people in medieval Europe and in Asia didn’t eat meat but mostly for very different reasons to what we associate with veganism today. In the western world the time after the fall of the Roman Empire the dark ages or Middle Ages or Medieval period, usually defined as about 500-1500CE. Was dominated by religion in both Europe and Asia, and many of those religions demanded various levels of abstinence and self-denial, even self-punishment. For some this meant abstaining from eating flesh, not because they thought it was bad, but because it was good, so they would suffer by denying themselves. Some even took this further than others, trying to eat almost nothing in order to feel more holy. They abstained from sex for the same reason, and some in the West wore hair shirts which were deliberately itchy, while some Asian monks even whipped their own backs. They kept their milk and honey (and usually fish) and, especially in Europe, there was rarely any concern for animals, or for human health. It is difficult to see this as having much to do with what we now call veganism.

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Emily Rumrill says:

5 December 2012 at 9:13 am

Veganism is a way of life for some animal activists and is a form of vegetarian diet. Vegans do not consume foods that are made from using animals. Most vegans also steer clear of merchandise such as leather or fur, as well as products that are tested on animals. Grains, beans, fruits, and vegetables mainly make up the diet of a vegan, as well as vegan friendly products including vegan hamburgers, vegan ice cream and much more, often found in organic supermarkets. I was once a vegetarian, only for about six months and I needed tons of willpower to stay away from meat. That was tough in itself; I couldn’t imagine staying away from all animal products.

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Sommer Guy says:

8 December 2012 at 3:29 pm

This interests me because I am a vegetarian but I also support Vegans in their choice. Being Vegan is extremely difficult as you do not eat any animal byproducts including butter, cheese, and milk, and these things are a staple in most of our diets.The definition of veganism is the doctrine that man should live without exploiting animals.

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Brooke Bode says:

9 December 2012 at 11:06 pm

This is very interesting to me because I just became a vegetarian about 3 months ago. I thought about being vegan, but I just feel like it would be such a hassle trying to only eat vegan foods. Donald Watson; the creator of vegetarianism, actually became a vegetarian when he witnessed a pig being slaughtered on his uncle’s farm. Donald had a love for animals and found them all having an important purpose on the farm. He was only fourteen years old when he saw the butchering of the pig, and that’s when he decided he wasn’t going to eat meat any longer. Donald Watson actually became vegan as well after he had researched information on milk products when he was around the age of 30.

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