Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site spuxll.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!spuxll!mis From: mis@spuxll.UUCP (Meyer Steinberg) Newsgroups: net.singles,net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Christmas {report} card Message-ID: <591@spuxll.UUCP> Date: Thu, 13-Dec-84 13:21:52 EST Article-I.D.: spuxll.591 Posted: Thu Dec 13 13:21:52 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Dec-84 06:33:39 EST References: <2028@nsc.UUCP>, <2031@nsc.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems, South Plainfield NJ Lines: 7 Xref: watmath net.singles:4876 net.religion.jewish:1068 As many know this, I still want to repeat it. many aspects of christmas is not even Christian, but rather pagan. The tree was used in early times to scare away some sort of demons. Lots of light where brought out because this time of year the days get shorter and these pagans thought the sun was dissappearing, hence Christmas lights came about. By the way much of this information must told to me by a non-jew who researched the matter.