Flimsy is probably right lol to be honest I agree with her anyhow xD
the story goes that the Christians stole it from the Pagans, or atleast used The original Pagan celebration and added to it to give it Christian significance and ultimately to convert more people to the faith. originally it was a celebration of new beginnings so to speak the end of the days getting shorter and a new year XD
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Flimsy is probably right lol to be honest I agree with her anyhow xD
ReplyDeletethe story goes that the Christians stole it from the Pagans, or atleast used The original Pagan celebration and added to it to give it Christian significance and ultimately to convert more people to the faith. originally it was a celebration of new beginnings so to speak the end of the days getting shorter and a new year XD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithraic_Mysteries#Mithras_and_25_December
ReplyDeletealso, the captcha i had to enter to post this was 'herpedi' - have i caught something now?
wow, i've done so much learning just now! thanks guys.
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah, anon. - you should probs get yourself checked.
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