From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!rah
Newsgroups: net.followup
Title: Re: CHRISTMAS - (nf)
Article-I.D.: npoiv.1754
Posted: Sun Jan  2 22:47:31 1983
Received: Mon Jan  3 00:53:58 1983
References: uiucdcs.1273

Easter is directly linked to the Jewish holy day of passover.
More generally, Christianity became the state religion of the roman
empire, so I would expect that some observances were a merger of some
roman pagan holiday with a Christian excuse for a celebration.
Rich Hammond, npoiv!rah