[from Best...Christmas Cheer]
"Every year more than 400 million people celebrate Xmas around
the world -- that makes Xmas one of the world’s biggest
religious and commercial festivities. In approximately year
300 A.D., the birthday of Jesus was determined to be on December
25, the day that has been celebrated from then till this very
day. The celebration on the 25th of December starts with Christmas
Eve, the evening of December 24."The religious festival is originally a blend of pagan customs. The Romans held a festival on December 25 called Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, i.e. "the birthday of the unconquered sun.". Pagan Scandinavia celebrated a winter festival called Yule, held in late December to early January. However, it is uncertain exactly why December 25 became associated with the birth of Jesus since the Old Testament doesn’t mention a specific date of the event."
From All Things Christmas
I mostly mention this as prep to my blog tomorrow. People around the world celebrate Christmas, and not all of them are Christians, Catholics, or believers in Jesus or his generally accepted status as Christ Jesus. But that is not a bad thing, okay? So just relax, and enjoy your holiday. And all the best to you, peace and goodwill to all!
No comments:
Post a Comment