Oh, come let us adore him. Who? Well, apparently it is thought that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the reason we have Christmas. Then, Santa came along and joined the Christmas party. What most people do not know is that Christmas is really about the Winter Solstice and not about the birth of a boy or an old man who flies around. The Winter Solstice is a pagan celebration on December 22nd that has lasted longer than most people realize. It was celebrated long, long before Jesus, and probably longer than even most of the Old Testament goes back to (how far it apparently goes is another story all together). The reason that Jesus’ birth is celebrated on December 25th would and should be considered a Christian propaganda scheme. If you look at everything the Bible tells you about what leads up to the manger scene, it is impossible for any of it to take place during winter. The most likely time would have been around May. So, how could these so-called great writers of the Bible make such a huge oversight? It’s not them, necessarily, it’s those who have interpreted it. Since the Winter Solstice was a great celebration for the pagans, having Christmas as this time only made sense. The idea behind Christmas was to overshadow the pagan celebration and to try and destroy it. It nearly has. So, why not have Christmas celebrated around May, when it more likely took place? Well, there’s no reason to. There are not major pagan celebrations to overshadow then. Now, from then on, Christmas has always been the reason to celebrate at the end of the year.
It is only recently that Santa has come into the picture, about the last 150 years or so. This, to me, is the pagans getting their revenge on Christianity. It has worked like a charm. Santa has taken over our culture. He is now starting to overshadow Jesus.
Christmas is now a two person party. Everyone is welcomed. Just remember how the party started.
December 22, 2006 at 2:39 am
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Thank you for posting this; I learned a lot from what you had to say, and on Saturday, when I bombard your lovely self with questions, I’ll learn a fuck of a lot more.