West of Mpls MN about 50 miles on Hwy 12 | And you seem intent to keep trying to twist my reply into more than what it was (me not believing that Christ was born). For what reason I don't know.
I have provided historical facts to support my first statement that Christians began "officially" celebrating Christ's birth on December 25th for political and monetary reasons...you just didn't like my answer as usual.
If Christians truly wanted to keep the celebration of Christ's birth "pure," Romans/Christians should have picked a date closer to when Christ was more than likely born (spring equinox) rather than Sol Invictus (the Roman "Unconquered Sun" festival) on December 25th IMO.
My personal belief is that Christ's true birth was more than likely close to the date of his death in the spring. That's why some early Christians were first celebrating Christ's birth in the spring long before a Roman politician declared that Christ was born on December 25th by executive order. |
Tell small children the truth about Santa Claus?
