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0 pointsSmaug1234y ago0 comments

Christmas is ancient. As long as there has been winter, people have had a festival during its deepest depths, to remind them that the spring will come.

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Chris20484y ago

Much of the Christmas tradition is pagan/roman:

https://www.britannica.com/story/why-is-christmas-in-decembe...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia

sAbakumoff4y ago

haha, reminded me of one of the best scenes(IMHO) of BBT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38x6kWB-xD4&ab_channel=JoshG

bromuro4y ago

Don’t forget on the other side of the planet is summer :)

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