The first day of winter is the shortest day of the year with the latest sunrise and earliest sunset. By the 25th it’s evident that now the days are going to be getting longer. The sun worshippers and then other religions found this to be a convenient date for the birth of a god and “borrowed” it for their narratives. December has always been a time with days getting shorter that celebrations were created/used to cheer each other up … a festive time even in pre-Christain days. Later, capitalists also saw it as a business opportunity, so here we are with a hodge-podge of issues with different motivations. So, have a Merry Christmas, whatever that means to you, and try to be kind to others for a little while.
The first day of winter is the shortest day of the year with the latest sunrise and earliest sunset. By the 25th it’s evident that now the days are going to be getting longer. The sun worshippers and then other religions found this to be a convenient date for the birth of a god and “borrowed” it for their narratives. December has always been a time with days getting shorter that celebrations were created/used to cheer each other up … a festive time even in pre-Christain days. Later, capitalists also saw it as a business opportunity, so here we are with a hodge-podge of issues with different motivations. So, have a Merry Christmas, whatever that means to you, and try to be kind to others for a little while.