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Callie1979
(1,056 posts)1. Merry Christmas to you as well!
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prodigitalson
(3,181 posts)2. Happy Birthday Jesus
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elocs
(24,486 posts)4. Jesus was not born in December, but in October.
December was the day chosen to bring in more pagan converts to Christianity because it coincides with the solstice pagan holiday (longer days).
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prodigitalson
(3,181 posts)6. And to fuck Jesus out of getting both Christmas and birthday presents
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hlthe2b
(112,433 posts)8. The unique astronomical events narrow it down to either March 20 or April 16, 6BC
I find that far more compelling...
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Dulcinea
(9,538 posts)3. I wish him a happy unbirthday.
No one knows the exact date of Jesus's birth. An ancient Pope decided to celebrate Christmas on December 25 to coincide with the pagan Saturnalia festivals, figuring that would be an easy way to get the pagans to convert to Christianity.
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cloudbase
(6,123 posts)5. Happy birthday, Jesus.
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RockRaven
(18,549 posts)7. Or wish one to Isaac Newton. At least there isn't disagreement with his about
the accuracy of the date.
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