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.