From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!mclure
Newsgroups: net.followup
Title: Re: Re: CHRISTMAS - (nf)
Article-I.D.: sri-unix.5003
Posted: Fri Dec 31 16:11:33 1982
Received: Sun Jan  2 01:00:36 1983

#R:hplabsb:-123300:sri-unix:7300005:000:241
sri-unix!mclure    Dec 28 08:20:00 1982

Hmm, I always thought that Dec 25 in the Julian calendar was the winter
solstice and this was the cause of the celebration, rebirth of
the sun, etc. Then, the Christians adopted this day for their Christ
and things have followed since then.