Christmas is NOT ONLY a RELIGOUS event. In fact, Dec 25th was once a pagan holiday celebrating the turning of the seasons, a new year, and a hope and thanks for another yr survived. When the Roman church rose to power they used Dec 25th to celebrate Christ's birthday(even though its in March) b/c Dec 25th was already a Germanic holiday and the Romans thought it might be easier to incorporate this new holiday if it were the same day as an old holiday.
sure! I think I'm going to celebrate Roman Saturnalia as well. Romans got plenty of pagan festivities, you know. We are spoilt for choice.
I don't want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic. I try to give that to people. I do misrepresent things. I don't tell the truth. I tell what ought to be truth (Blanche/A streetcar named desire)
