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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 959096" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>Virtually all modern holidays are pagan in origin. Many of the original pagan holidays were co-opted by early Christianity, which changed the name and date of the holiday by a day or two in order to entice new believers into the fold. Christmas Eve occurs a day or two after the Winter Solstice which was a major pagan holiday. St Patricks day occurs 2 or 3 days before the Spring Equinox. Groundhog Day is a "cross-quarter" day, halfway between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. May Day is also a "cross quarter" day, occuring halfway between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice. Halloween is yet another "cross quarter" day which occurs halfway between the Autumn Equinox and the Winter Solstice.</p><p></p><p>In no way do I mean to offend anybodys beliefs here, I think one can still celebrate the true meaning of Christian holidays such as Christmas and Easter while at the same time acknowledging the fact that the Gregorian calendar that we currently use did not even exist during the lifetime of Jesus, rendering the exact dates of His birth, death and Resurrection as matters of historical guesswork.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 959096, member: 14668"] Virtually all modern holidays are pagan in origin. Many of the original pagan holidays were co-opted by early Christianity, which changed the name and date of the holiday by a day or two in order to entice new believers into the fold. Christmas Eve occurs a day or two after the Winter Solstice which was a major pagan holiday. St Patricks day occurs 2 or 3 days before the Spring Equinox. Groundhog Day is a "cross-quarter" day, halfway between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. May Day is also a "cross quarter" day, occuring halfway between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice. Halloween is yet another "cross quarter" day which occurs halfway between the Autumn Equinox and the Winter Solstice. In no way do I mean to offend anybodys beliefs here, I think one can still celebrate the true meaning of Christian holidays such as Christmas and Easter while at the same time acknowledging the fact that the Gregorian calendar that we currently use did not even exist during the lifetime of Jesus, rendering the exact dates of His birth, death and Resurrection as matters of historical guesswork. [/QUOTE]
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