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Old 12-13-2004, 11:34 AM   #17 (permalink)
Slavakion
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
Most of the symbols of Christmas are pagan in origin anyway... they were coopeted by early Christians...
Could you elaborate? No, I'm really interested.

I dunno, Christmas really isn't Christmas anymore. I remember when I was like seven years old. I asked my parents how come a few of the Christmas cards we got were all "religious-y" and didn't talk about presents, Santa, or the holidays.
Speaking of Santa, how did he become associated with a religious holiday? Is it because people had started the tradition of gifts on Christmas, and then Santa appeared as a jolly old myth?
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