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Perhaps we have just just come full circle?
Posted by ursaw (more from ursaw) on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:35:01
In Reply to: Re: OT: Has anyone else's employer quashed holidays?, CWilson, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:22:47
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One could argue it really is the winter celebration. Yule, jul, joulu, or what have you celebrated between late Dec and early Jan in pre-Christian Europe and Scandinavia was the winter celebration. This apparently was co-opt by Christians and celebrated as Christmas.
Early Christians apparently decided it would be a good time to celebrate the birth of Christ. Which is interesting because although there is no agreement on when Christ was born the majority of religious and other scholars all seem to agree it most certainly NOT during this time frame. Interestingly you could argue this was the start of the commercialization of Christmas as many believe the date was selected to gain acceptance of Christianity by non-Christians of the time [i.e, sell Christianity to non-Christians of the time].
Even the "Christmas" tree was co-opted from pre-Christmas cultures and renamed. Heck maybe they had similar discussions about things being renamed.
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Posts in this Thread:
- OT: Has anyone else's employer quashed holidays?, MI-Roger
, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:51:43- well, they turned off the lights here, Christmas Eve, Aero'ed, Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:35:37
- Our office killed it after a girls Bo got all upset, Chaz, Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:55:07
- In a different way..., Randy Thatcher
, Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:27:54 - Not mine..., Mike Lynch
, Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:12:55 - Here at Scrooge Inc,, Bill Homer
, Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:26:51 - Festival of Trees!!, SeeVTSaab, Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:19:55
- Re: OT: Has anyone else's employer quashed holidays?, turrbo
, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:15:56 - Re: OT: Has anyone else's employer quashed holidays?, CWilson, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:22:47
- No Holiday Celebrations Since 1998, THS, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:48:44
- Re: OT: Has anyone else's employer quashed holidays?, Turbo00, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:42:14
- Re: OT: Has anyone else's employer quashed holidays?, jp, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:57:45
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