People have been celebrating around the solstice long before Christianity sold the holiday. Most of the Christmassy things: gifts, trees, fires, food, song and so on are left over from pre-Christian holidays. Take back Christmas a have a ball.
I just think it is a good time for a party and has been for a long time at high latitudes. I don’t think there is a problem with this. If religious people want to control the party, just ignore them and enjoy Christmas.
People have been celebrating around the solstice long before Christianity sold the holiday. Most of the Christmassy things: gifts, trees, fires, food, song and so on are left over from pre-Christian holidays. Take back Christmas a have a ball.
I just think it is a good time for a party and has been for a long time at high latitudes. I don’t think there is a problem with this. If religious people want to control the party, just ignore them and enjoy Christmas.
...because Less Wrong and all of us rationalists are descended in a direct line from pre-Christian solstice-celebrating pagans?
I am really confused by this line of thought. Is this really a way to be rational about Christmas, or is it just a way to be anti-Christian?