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JimGinPA
Nov 2019
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jberryhill
(62,444 posts)1. Aside from the inadvertent truth...
The proposition that no one was observing the winter solstice before Christianity came along reflects a special kind of arrogant ignorance.
patphil
(6,173 posts)8. Constantine was responsible for December 25th being celebrated as Jesus' birthdate.
It's highly unlikely that it is the real date. The whole thing with the shepherds tending their flocks at night is something they do in the lambing season, which is in the spring.
It is most likely the date was set to coincide with two Roman holidays, Saturnalia and Sol Invictus.
See link:
https://www.gotquestions.org/Christmas-Saturnalia.html
Cartoonist
(7,316 posts)2. My meme
Cirque du So-What
(25,938 posts)5. Root cause analysis at its finest
Doing Deming proud.
MyOwnPeace
(16,926 posts)9. Beautiful album cover!
Is it from a "New Age" label?
Cartoonist
(7,316 posts)11. Could be
I lifted the image from the web. I see others are using it to sell scents and Jesus.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)4. LOL😆
lunatica
(53,410 posts)6. Ha!
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)7. Dominionists . . . nt
Karadeniz
(22,513 posts)10. Took me a minute, but worth the wait!
paleotn
(17,912 posts)12. Sorry. Pagan. Winter solstice
What's more, I can observe the solstice. Angelic hosts proclaiming? Not so much.
crazytown
(7,277 posts)13. December 25th Dies Natalis Solis Invicti