Aren’t ALL holidays artificial? No matter how noble the sentiment or how important the person or event being honored, at some point, SOMEBODY had to say, “Hey, let’s make this a holiday” about everything on the calendar: New Year’s, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Christmas, all of it.
The birth of Christ is known NOT to have been in the winter, but rather in summer. The reason for Xmas during the time of the winter solstice was for the church to attempt conversion of pagans who celebrated Saturnalia and thus created this “Christian” holiday of Jesus’ birth in December. It’s why there are images of evergreens and logs in the fire juxtaposed against the nativity images. Remnants of the pagan celebration.
BE THIS GUY about 5 years ago
Or a fool.
Sir Ruddy Blighter about 5 years ago
Aren’t ALL holidays artificial? No matter how noble the sentiment or how important the person or event being honored, at some point, SOMEBODY had to say, “Hey, let’s make this a holiday” about everything on the calendar: New Year’s, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Christmas, all of it.
dlkrueger33 about 5 years ago
The birth of Christ is known NOT to have been in the winter, but rather in summer. The reason for Xmas during the time of the winter solstice was for the church to attempt conversion of pagans who celebrated Saturnalia and thus created this “Christian” holiday of Jesus’ birth in December. It’s why there are images of evergreens and logs in the fire juxtaposed against the nativity images. Remnants of the pagan celebration.
Plods with ...™ about 5 years ago
Wow this took a turn.
davetb1956 about 5 years ago
Besides he knows he will eat most of the chocolate.