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Originally posted by BobraFCD
For example, Dec. 25 is the birthday of the Sun God Ra. Constantine combined the celebration of Ra with the celebration of birth of Christ. We know from the Bible that Jesus was likely born around what we know as September or October. Remember that the ancient Hebrew calendar is different from ours.
Likewise, the day of worship, the Sabbath was a Saturday and it was changed to Sunday (named again after pagan god Ra). It goes on an on...it's actually quite fascinating when you study history...
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You still didn't quote your source. (As in name the book, page numbers, etc)
Ra was an *Egyptian* diety. Constantine was Roman and before he converted followed a system that was a blend of the traditional Roman polytheistic system, Mithraism, and pagan magic that developed much later than that of ancient Egypt. Ra has nothing to do with it.
December 25 also has nothing to do with Ra. It was a miscalculation based on several interpretations of Luke's Gospel. A very detailed analysis of this subject is in the Catholic Encyclopedia. (You read it, right?)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03724b.htm
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