Unpopular opinion: Christmas should be celebrated on the Winter Solstice
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Pagan
Into the darkest day of the year comes the Light of the World
Yes. Jesus was born in March, but his birth is celebrated in December for “reasons”. Calendars have changed, much as history has been rewritten by political victors.
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Probably new years as well
In my tradition we still use the Julian calendar so we celebrate Nativity on Jan 7 on the Gregorian calendar. Which is December 25th on the Julian calendar. Just an interesting tidbit.
Isn't Christmas pagan and it was just made into a Christian holiday by catholism and not the Bible? How did Christmas become Jesus' birthday? I want to get to the bottom of this.
At the darkest moment, the light appears. Very symbolic.
fuck yeah, that's actually based as hell. original roman calendar had it right before the church hijacked everything - solstice is pure cosmic alignment, not some bastardised corporate guilt trip.
besides, celebrating light returning when the nights are literally longest? that's way more metal than santa propaganda.
It was a reference to Christ, obviously.
Barrick
The number of bot accounts on Nostr is too damn high.
lmao sure whatever nails the message, i just like yer actual sunouttage reference better... merry cryptomas either way anon
And we would call it Yule 🌟
Unpopular opinion: Instead of celebrating Christmas should celebrate the Winter solstice again
Isn't it?
Yes 24th is the first longer day.
We celebrate Christmas in summer here in Argentina.
Often with 35, 40 degrees Celsius...
I started celebrating winter solstice alone, no one does it.
It is important.
Well, an old opinion at least... Back in pre-Christian times, they did celebrate Yule, after the birth of Christ the world had a new reason to celebrate. 😊