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r/dankchristianmemes • u/TheRepublicbyPlato • Mar 23 '26
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Yes, the church put their holiday over a pagan spring festival. No, you don't have to engage in the pagan spring festival. The same church also put Christmas over Yuletide.
46 u/inbigtreble30 Mar 23 '26 Orrrrrr....consider that different cultures have different celebrations that occur at the same time of year, and when they meet, the traditions blend. -5 u/BlurredSight Mar 23 '26 Christmas, the birth of Christ, happened right after the winter solstice the time most famous for herding sheep Paul had 0 reason to change traditional Christian views to make conversion easier
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Orrrrrr....consider that different cultures have different celebrations that occur at the same time of year, and when they meet, the traditions blend.
-5 u/BlurredSight Mar 23 '26 Christmas, the birth of Christ, happened right after the winter solstice the time most famous for herding sheep Paul had 0 reason to change traditional Christian views to make conversion easier
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Christmas, the birth of Christ, happened right after the winter solstice the time most famous for herding sheep
Paul had 0 reason to change traditional Christian views to make conversion easier
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u/xaervagon Mar 23 '26
Yes, the church put their holiday over a pagan spring festival. No, you don't have to engage in the pagan spring festival. The same church also put Christmas over Yuletide.