23 Dec 2007
First Dec. 25 Xmas tied to pagan shrine

How many other early churches were built in such places? Nearly all of them ...

And as for religious holidays, well, except for Easter, where the Christians stole only the name, all of them were originally pagan/heathen as well. And even in the case of Ostara (Easter) the bunnies and eggs managed to slide through - I remember wondering as a kid what chickens and rabbits had to do with some dude being crucified by the Romans.

AP - The church where the tradition of celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 may have begun was built near a pagan shrine as part of an effort to spread Christianity, a leading Italian scholar says.

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