Natalis Solis Invicti *Main article: Sol Invictus<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol_Invictus> *
The Romans held a festival on December 25<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_25>called *Dies Natalis Solis Invicti<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_Natalis_Solis_Invicti> *, "the birthday of the unconquered sun." The use of the title Sol Invictus<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol_Invictus>allowed several solar deities <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_deity> to be worshipped collectively, including Elah-Gabal<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_%28god%29>, a Syrian sun god; Sol <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol>, the god of Emperor Aurelian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurelian> (AD 270–274); and Mithras<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithras>, a soldiers' god of Persian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_mythology>origin. [9] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas#_note-CathMithra> Emperor Elagabalus <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elagabalus> (218–222) introduced the festival, and it reached the height of its popularity under Aurelian, who promoted it as an empire-wide holiday.[10]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas#_note-3> December 25 was also considered to be the date of the winter solstice<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice>, which the Romans called *bruma.*[6]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas#_note-Bruma>It was therefore the day the Sun proved itself to be "unconquered" despite the shortening of daylight hours. (When Julius Caesar<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar>introduced the Julian Calendar <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Calendar> in 45 BC, December 25 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_25> was approximately the date of the solstice. In modern times, the solstice falls on December 21 or 22.) The Sol Invictus festival has a "strong claim on the responsibility" for the date of Christmas, according to the *Catholic Encyclopedia.*[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas#_note-CathChrit>Several early Christian writers connected the rebirth of the sun to the birth of Jesus[11] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas#_note-Britannica>"O, how wonderfully acted Providence that on that day on which that Sun was born . . . Christ should be born", Cyprian<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprian>wrote. [1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas#_note-CathChrit> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas Sam L On Dec 23, 2007 10:16 AM, Ode Coyote <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Wasn't he born in July? > Well, OK, maybe May. > Ode > > At 06:56 AM 12/22/2007 -0800, you wrote: > >Anyone who would take the time to read the scriptures for themselves > would > >know this isn't the time of Christ's birth it is the time for His > >conception...people don't want to think for themselves on any level. > >debbie > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > -- A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have. Google Ron Paul
