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By Mithras, Happy Saturnalia to all.

Well, I am just going back to the roots. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Re: By Mithras, Happy Saturnalia to all.

For those not in the know here is a quote from a Washington Post article:
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The Church created Christmas in 4th century Rome to compete with a December Saturnalia that had become increasingly focused on the veneration of Mithras, the sun god. Faced with what appeared to be the emergence of a competing monotheism, the Christian fathers countered with a Feast of the Nativity to be celebrated, strategically, on Dec. 25, in the very midst of the Roman revels. That Christmas survived for centuries after was due to the fact that it made ample room for the profane.

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Re: By Mithras, Happy Saturnalia to all.

Hey thanks right back at ya. Dosen't this day also have something to do with the resurection of Isis?

Re: By Mithras, Happy Saturnalia to all.

Thanks and Happy Newton's birthday to you all.