Go to THE TREE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL
- Add a comment
- Go to I WISH YOU A GOOD BRUMALIA (DEC 25)
Xeno -
Good post. I'm working on something similar myself to post later this week. But I may not now, because yours sums it up pretty well.
posted by
sannhet
on December 21, 2005 at 8:01 AM
| link to this | reply
well both of you
first thanks
i expected both of you to comment thusly -- others are informed as well as I.
I think we need to look at the holiday truthfully.
I think it's a fun holiday -- and I personally like the idea of recognizing natural cycles. - paying more attention to the solstices and equinoxes and certain celebrations surrounding.
again thanks for commenting.
posted by
Xeno-x
on December 21, 2005 at 7:33 AM
| link to this | reply
Xeno, good work and research! I appreciate "truth" being revealed
concerning these things.
posted by
Ariala
on December 21, 2005 at 7:19 AM
| link to this | reply
Christmas and the Sun
You wrote:
Christmas originated at a time when the cult of the sun was particularly strong at Rome.
Quite right! This was a cult that had widespread appeal. A little further north, barbarians were celebrating the birth of the sun as the days began to get longer after the winter solstice.
posted by
AllergicHobbit
on December 21, 2005 at 7:17 AM
| link to this | reply