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Old 12-07-2004, 06:52 PM
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Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
Christmas is America has been transformed into an intersection of Paganism and Visa/MasterCard. Now its being sliced, and diced, and pieced together into some Frankenstein of a holiday. It seems very silly to me.
Much of Christmas is actually derived from the ancient Roman holiday of Saturnalia (a 'Pagan' holiday) which involved slaves and masters trading places for a day, things being decorated with green trees and candles, people trading gifts for good luck, and a big feasts and singing.
Glad to see it's returning to its roots.
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