blake murphy wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 13:14:54 -0500, "cybercat" >
> wrote:
>
>> "blake murphy" > wrote
>>>> I'm a Druid. "The holiday" is when the ground thaws.
>>>>
>>> nonsense. i'm sure the druids find a reason to get drunk around this
>>> time of year also.
>>>
>> There's ample evidence that the time of year at which the birth of Christ
>> is officially celebrated was roughly overlaid on Pagan/Druid celebration
>> dates
>> (winter solstice) to better soften up the natives for conversion. This was
>> when the
>> missionaries were still soft. They started the Death to the Heathen stuff
>> later.
>>
>
> i thought they moved christmas to the winter to get people into the
> stores when they otherwise wouldn't go.
>
> your pal,
> blake

The pagans had been celebrating Saturnalia, and some believe, that the
Christian's chose this date, so the two would coincide.

Becca