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Date Posted: 10:58:57 07/18/03 Fri
Author: Goktimus Prime
Subject: Ho Ho Ho
In reply to: Perceptor II 's message, "Christmas and other assorted oddities" on 16:40:29 07/07/03 Mon

Yeah, according to Biblical references, Christ would've most likely have been born in September, not December.

As for why it's celebrated on December 25, that primarily kicked in when Christianity became widespread in Europe. Rather than replacing the old pagan Wiccan religion, it amalgamated with it. The pagan celebration of the winter equinox, known as the festival of Yule Tide, was renamed Christmas. Most Christmas practices and symbols are actually from Yule Tide (e.g. mistletoe etc). Likewise, Easter was essentially a modification of the pagan fertility festival.

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