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View Full Version : Saturnalia VancouverWA 12-30-2003, 05:04 AM The holiday commonly referred to as christmas is infact from the Roman holiday of saturnalia. It was incorporated by the Romans as a means of converting the empire's populace from paegans to christians. If you read the bible you will find that shephards were inn the fields when christ was born. He was actuall born around about april or may. There's the lesson for the day you heathens! Ha! -Van Johnson 12-30-2003, 05:07 AM There's already an active thread on this. Ponycar_302 12-30-2003, 05:08 AM Yes, and December 25th was the biggest pagan holiday. Rome kept it and changed it to Christmas to ease the flock into Christianity. VancouverWA 12-30-2003, 05:09 AM Originally posted by Ponycar_302 Yes, and December 25th was the biggest pagan holiday. Rome kept it and changed it to Christmas to ease the flock into Christianity. You surprise me. I thought you were an uneducated twerp. I guess you passed highschool.:eek: 302Riz 12-30-2003, 08:25 AM Originally posted by VancouverWA You surprise me. I thought you were an uneducated twerp. I guess you passed highschool.:eek: Ponycar is a smart dood. :nice: |