M. Warner Losh scripsit: > I was told in school a long time ago this was the same reason that > Christmas happened do late: It too was designed to not conflict with > Hanukkah and also the pagan solstice celebrations. I have no source > for this information, so take it with a lot more skepticism than most > things you see here :-)
Christmas can coincide with Hanukkah, as in 2003, and it's an interesting coincidence (if it is one) that whereas Christmas falls on the 25th of December, Hanukkah falls on the 25th of Kislev. -- You annoy me, Rattray! You disgust me! John Cowan You irritate me unspeakably! Thank Heaven, [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am a man of equable temper, or I should http://www.ccil.org/~cowan scarcely be able to contain myself before your mocking visage. --Stalky imitating Macrea _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
