That was really the only point I was trying to
make. . but I think that answered my question too.
thanks.
DJS
--- Andreas Schlag <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hallo all,
> firstly Lennie remember tahat in South Africa
> holidays that fall on a Sunday have a subsequent
> public holiday on the following Monday.
>
> Now, Easter is derived from the Germanic god Ostra,
> who was the god of fertility. Hence the easter bunny
> and east the direction where the sun comes up and
> new live begins (Fertility).
>
> Similarly Christmas falls on the germanic Yulfeast,
> the feast of lights when winter changes into summer.
> Nobody realy believes that JC was born in December,
> now do they?
>
> Why all this? When the emperor of Rome Constance
> converted to Christianity, because his sister wanted
> him to by the way he had to accomadate the huge
> amount of Germanic "Barbarians" that lived in his
> vast empire. So he told them that their holidays,
> fertility feast and feast of lights, co-incided with
> Easter and Christmas. Easy, isn't it? Just, makes
> one think what about Christianity is actually true?
>
>
>
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