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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
Why do christians have to be borrowing from so-called paganism?
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Cause the winter solstice is the day the light begins lasting longer, it can be useful as a symbol, for a religion.
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Could not the celebration of the birth of the Light of the World also coincide with ancient celebrations of the solstice?
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Oh! Jesus is the Light of the World?
In that case that makes sense, but, is it in the bible? I don't recall.
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the solstice is by no means has ever been as widely venerated as Christmas has been, for at least the past 1600 years..
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I have no idea, in what way, and to what extent, how the winter solstice was celebrated BC, but I know how it is today, bump, and I hate this orgy of light and consumption.