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Originally Posted by AeWingnut
like many things
Christmas was a pagan holiday before it was claimed to be the birthday of our Lord
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yes, it was. the modern christian holy days occur when there were once pagan celebrations. it was to help make conversion to christianity easier to accomplish....hey, instead of going to your festival, try ours for a change. pagans used to have a winter solstice festival-they celebrated the sun on that day. interesting when you think about it.
no one knows when jesus was actually born. among other things, the council of nicea, held by constantine, set christmas in december.