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Old 12-27-2009, 08:14 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Aganzir View Post
Yeah, Winter Solstice has been celebrated under various names literally for ages. Christians adopted it as Jesus' birthday because when converting people, it was easier to let them have their traditional festivals, only with the old (sun) deities replaced by Jesus, than to prohibit celebrating altogether.
That was exactly what I was trying to say. Thank you.
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