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To: NYer
Scratch #1.

Rosh Hashannah is associated with the "Birthday of the World." It is supposed to coincide with the day on which G-d created Adam. Rosh Hashannah occurs in the fall, never close to March 25.

BTW, my non-Christian understanding is that the early Christians chose the date to coincide with the Roman Saturnalia so that their celebration would not be particularly conspicuous.

ML/NJ

7 posted on 12/02/2008 10:59:34 AM PST by ml/nj
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To: ml/nj

The point of the article is that there are plenty explanation for the date of December 25 that are intrinsic to the Christian worldview, and not a result of a pagan influence.


9 posted on 12/02/2008 11:15:10 AM PST by annalex (http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
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