The Sordid Underbelly Of Christmas Past

[skews13]

When English Puritans outlawed Christmas in 1647, it was not without good reason. When American Puritans, in turn, outlawed Christmas in Massachusetts between 1659 and 1681, it too was not without good reason.

It was not until the 4th century that the Church of Rome recognised December 25 as the date to celebrate the birth of the messiah. And it did so knowing well that there were no biblical or historical reasons to place Christ’s birth on that day.

There is some evidence the Romans worshipped Sol Invictus, their sun god, on December 25. But what the Romans really celebrated during the month of December was Saturnalia, an end of harvest festival that concluded with the winter solstice. As historian Stephen Nissenbaum pointed out in his acclaimed The Battle for Christmas, the early Church entered into a compromise: in exchange for widespread celebration of the birth of Christ, it permitted the traditions of Saturnalia to continue in the name of the saviour.

The sordid underbelly of Christmas past

When English Puritans outlawed Christmas in 1647, it was not without good reason. When American Puritans, in turn, outlawed Christmas in Massachusetts between 1659 and 1681, it too was not without good reason. Christmas past was anything but innocent.Until the mid-19th century, Christmas was a...

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Happy Holidays

 

[surada]

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When English Puritans outlawed Christmas in 1647, it was not without good reason. When American Puritans, in turn, outlawed Christmas in Massachusetts between 1659 and 1681, it too was not without good reason.

It was not until the 4th century that the Church of Rome recognised December 25 as the date to celebrate the birth of the messiah. And it did so knowing well that there were no biblical or historical reasons to place Christ’s birth on that day.

There is some evidence the Romans worshipped Sol Invictus, their sun god, on December 25. But what the Romans really celebrated during the month of December was Saturnalia, an end of harvest festival that concluded with the winter solstice. As historian Stephen Nissenbaum pointed out in his acclaimed The Battle for Christmas, the early Church entered into a compromise: in exchange for widespread celebration of the birth of Christ, it permitted the traditions of Saturnalia to continue in the name of the saviour.

The sordid underbelly of Christmas past

When English Puritans outlawed Christmas in 1647, it was not without good reason. When American Puritans, in turn, outlawed Christmas in Massachusetts between 1659 and 1681, it too was not without good reason. Christmas past was anything but innocent.Until the mid-19th century, Christmas was a...

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Happy Holidays

This is more shocking.

Who is Nissenbaum? He writes about the social roots of witchcraft and other Christian subjects.

Where It Started

My Joomla CMS

www.ihgm.org

 

[deannalw]

MERRY CHRISTMAS, BITCHES!

 

[occupied]

The annual mid-winter festival of drunken debauchery and gluttony had a very specific purpose to agrarian societies. You ate up the food that would soon be spoiled, killed the livestock you couldn't feed through the winter and put on as much weight as possible for the hungry times ahead.

 

[deannalw]

The annual mid-winter festival of drunken debauchery and gluttony had a very specific purpose to agrarian societies. You ate up the food that would soon be spoiled, killed the livestock you couldn't feed through the winter and put on as much weight as possible for the hungry times ahead.

And a good time was had by all...

Drunken debauchery and gluttoney are two of my favorite sins

 

[bodecea]

And the term "Merry Christmas" that so many on the RIght have fits about if you don't say it instead of "Happy Holidays" was popularized by an author in the 1800s, Charles Dickens, in his novella "A Christmas Carol" which says NOTHING about the Nativity or Christ.

 

[JGalt]

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When English Puritans outlawed Christmas in 1647, it was not without good reason. When American Puritans, in turn, outlawed Christmas in Massachusetts between 1659 and 1681, it too was not without good reason.

It was not until the 4th century that the Church of Rome recognised December 25 as the date to celebrate the birth of the messiah. And it did so knowing well that there were no biblical or historical reasons to place Christ’s birth on that day.

There is some evidence the Romans worshipped Sol Invictus, their sun god, on December 25. But what the Romans really celebrated during the month of December was Saturnalia, an end of harvest festival that concluded with the winter solstice. As historian Stephen Nissenbaum pointed out in his acclaimed The Battle for Christmas, the early Church entered into a compromise: in exchange for widespread celebration of the birth of Christ, it permitted the traditions of Saturnalia to continue in the name of the saviour.

The sordid underbelly of Christmas past

When English Puritans outlawed Christmas in 1647, it was not without good reason. When American Puritans, in turn, outlawed Christmas in Massachusetts between 1659 and 1681, it too was not without good reason. Christmas past was anything but innocent.Until the mid-19th century, Christmas was a...

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Happy Holidays

Fuck "Happy Holidays."

It's "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year."

 

[Missourian]

Merry Christmas. Love you all.

 

[deannalw]

Merry Christmas to everyone and all those they love as well.

 

[Uncensored2008]

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When English Puritans outlawed Christmas in 1647, it was not without good reason. When American Puritans, in turn, outlawed Christmas in Massachusetts between 1659 and 1681, it too was not without good reason.

It was not until the 4th century that the Church of Rome recognised December 25 as the date to celebrate the birth of the messiah. And it did so knowing well that there were no biblical or historical reasons to place Christ’s birth on that day.

There is some evidence the Romans worshipped Sol Invictus, their sun god, on December 25. But what the Romans really celebrated during the month of December was Saturnalia, an end of harvest festival that concluded with the winter solstice. As historian Stephen Nissenbaum pointed out in his acclaimed The Battle for Christmas, the early Church entered into a compromise: in exchange for widespread celebration of the birth of Christ, it permitted the traditions of Saturnalia to continue in the name of the saviour.

The sordid underbelly of Christmas past

When English Puritans outlawed Christmas in 1647, it was not without good reason. When American Puritans, in turn, outlawed Christmas in Massachusetts between 1659 and 1681, it too was not without good reason. Christmas past was anything but innocent.Until the mid-19th century, Christmas was a...

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Happy Holidays

Nazi skews13 brings forth a message of hate on this blessed day.

 

[LAUGHatLEFTISTS]

And the term "Merry Christmas" that so many on the RIght have fits about if you don't say it instead of "Happy Holidays" was popularized by an author in the 1800s, Charles Dickens, in his novella "A Christmas Carol" which says NOTHING about the Nativity or Christ.

So why are leftists terrified of the words Merry Christmas?

 

[occupied]

So why are leftists terrified of the words Merry Christmas?

The war on Christmas is a myth much like Santa or Republican morality.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Leftists give me a headache

 

[MarathonMike]

Digging up the past the smear the present. is the Left's favorite hobby. Merry Christmas especially to those who need it most!

 

[LAUGHatLEFTISTS]

The war on Christmas is a myth much like Santa or Republican morality.

Like the insurrection.

 

[skews13]

The war on Christmas is a myth much like Santa or Republican morality.

Ah, history. The enemy of the ignorant, the perverted, the conservative.

2004: Bill O’Reilly kicks off the modern ‘War on Christmas’ | Come November and December, a familiar fight breaks out in media circles: Is there a “war on Christmas,” causing people to replace “Merry Christmas” with more neutral holiday greetings — and if there is, what does it mean? This modern political debate got its fuel and its name from a book by John Gibson, which claims liberals have something against the holiday. On December 7, 2004, Bill O’Reilly hosted a segment about the book, and “Christmas Under Siege,” which was later picked up by other conservative commentators, continues to shape the annual holiday debate to this day. (Rob Kim/Getty Images)

So why are leftists terrified of the words Merry Christmas?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

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When English Puritans outlawed Christmas in 1647, it was not without good reason. When American Puritans, in turn, outlawed Christmas in Massachusetts between 1659 and 1681, it too was not without good reason.

It was not until the 4th century that the Church of Rome recognised December 25 as the date to celebrate the birth of the messiah. And it did so knowing well that there were no biblical or historical reasons to place Christ’s birth on that day.

There is some evidence the Romans worshipped Sol Invictus, their sun god, on December 25. But what the Romans really celebrated during the month of December was Saturnalia, an end of harvest festival that concluded with the winter solstice. As historian Stephen Nissenbaum pointed out in his acclaimed The Battle for Christmas, the early Church entered into a compromise: in exchange for widespread celebration of the birth of Christ, it permitted the traditions of Saturnalia to continue in the name of the saviour.

The sordid underbelly of Christmas past

When English Puritans outlawed Christmas in 1647, it was not without good reason. When American Puritans, in turn, outlawed Christmas in Massachusetts between 1659 and 1681, it too was not without good reason. Christmas past was anything but innocent.Until the mid-19th century, Christmas was a...

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Happy Holidays

Let's go Brandon!

 

[CrusaderFrank]

This is why splitting the country will never work.

Progressives won't rest until everyone is as miserable and unhappy as they are

 

[skews13]

This is why splitting the country will never work.

Progressives won't rest until everyone is as miserable and unhappy as they are

Why are conservatives so afraid of history?

 

[surada]

So why are leftists terrified of the words Merry Christmas?

Everyone I know says Merry Christmas..

Nissenbaum seems to be obsessed with Christians and Christian holidays.