Whoa, chill out, dude! Remember, we actually have no idea when Christ was born, but the most likely time was in the springtime - the Gospels record that shepherds were watching the lambs in the fields! And lambs are born in the springtime, for the most part.
Christians decided to celebrate Christmas in December because most religions already had a feast day in December. People LIKE having feasts in December, when the days are short and the nights are long, and it's cold and draggy. And the Romans celebrated Saturnalia, so the Christians decided to have Christmas at the same time.
There are a LOT of traditional holidays in December, not just Christmas, with their own holiday traditions. For example, Yule, Yule logs, and Yule elves are Scandinavian, pre-Christian. Mistletoe is Celtic, pre-Christian.
And Ramadan, which occurs according to a lunar calender, often occurs in December, and the end of Ramadan is a huge party for Muslims, as special to them as Christmas is to Christians.
Personally, it's no skin off my nose to wish as much joy as I can think of. |
