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Re: Christmas and Schools

I guess I dont see why you think the 12 days of christmas is a religious song- its only about giving gifts at the traditional holiday period -its says nothing about Jesus or religion

Christmas is a pagan holiday (the winter soltice) that was, well... confiscated by the roman catholic church. If you research it a little you will discover that the church actually frowned on the celebration of christmas for longer than they have accepted it (because of its pagan roots)

its only been in the last 100 years or so that it was commercialized, that it became more or less ok with the church as well.

but I have gotten off the subject. The best research indicates that Jesus was actually born in late september (based on the birth of John the Baptist and his fathers duties as a temple priest, and other events related in the biblical account).

but the thing that I find curious, you say you think your sisters school hasnt really done anything wrong, but you are going to give the principle a good talking to. I dont understand that. Im sure he is quite aware of the sensitive nature of the christmas holiday

i mean winter holiday

no wait, I mean the winter soltice observation break (which happens to coincide with the relgious observations of at least 3 cultural groups now).

now that I think of it, almost every culture had some sort of mid winter or winter soltice holiday, from the myans to the druids.

Personally I would prefer it if the christians threw in the towel on christmas - let it remain a time for santa claus, and observe the birth of Jesus when our best information shows it actaully occured, around the end of september.

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