December 25, 2001
From the desk of Mindles H. Dreck:Happy Pagan Rituals; December Birthdays; Cheap Link to 'Mindles''s Wish List
Kathy Kinsley writes on the "Spirit of Secular Christmas" today:
There is a secular "spirit of Christmas" which has partly come out of the old pagan celebrations, and partly out of the entirely human urge to connect with family and friends, and to show appreciation to them......I also know Jews, Hindus, Muslims, Wiccans, and atheists who celebrate the "secular" side of Christmas. There is something about the idea of Christmas that seems to warm the hearts of people everywhere. I think that is a good thing. Those who don't might consider moving their birthday celebration to the month in which Christ was born.
It's true. Everybody loves the pagan rituals of December such as Christmas Trees. Apparently the Romans did too, and that's why they chose this time to celebrate Christ's birthday.
Incidentally, my birthday is the 27th of December. When I was a kid, everybody bent over backwards to make sure my brithday wasn't acquired by Christmas, so no harm no foul.
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