At 10:11 AM 5/25/01 -0700 Jeffrey Miller wrote:
>> The US Supreme Court has ruled that two holidays are celebrated on December
>> 25th. One is a secular holiday about Santa Claus, Evergreen Trees, Silver
>> Bells, Charity, Gifts, Stockings, etc. The other is a religous
observance.
>
>plus Kwaanza, Chaunnaka (what's the newest acceptable spelling?)
>Solstice, and probably a few others i can't think of right now
Don't get me started on Kwanzaa - which isn't a religious holiday at all.
Chanukah rarely, if ever, falls on Dec. 25th. Solstice usually falls 3-4
days earlier than the 25 as well.
JDG
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