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Re: December Riot (Was: Happy December!)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 7 Dec 1999 17:38:14 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jeremy Sproat writes:
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> But we need a big holiday at this time. If Christmas wasn't so conveniently
> placed, I'd be celebrating the Solstice for no other reason except that it
> means warm weather is approaching.
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> Cheers,
> - jsproat
Jeremy:
We at the 29th parallel celebrate the solstice because it means that cold
weather is (maybe) finally approaching.
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 | | December Riot (Was: Happy December!)
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| (...) Check. No riots. (...) Um, which verse was that in? AFAIK, there is no mention in the Bible as to the date, or even the season, of Christ's birth. Christmas as a holiday was placed on December 25 by some Pope (an expansionist theologist) (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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