Christmas Trivia: Declaration of Official Christmas Day
Written by QAT on Dec 22nd, 2008 | Filed under: Christmas
Christmas was once a moveable feast celebrated at many different times during the year. The choice of December 25 was made by Pope Julius I in the 4th century A.D. because this coincided with the pagan rituals of Winter Solstice or Return of the Sun. the intent was to replace the pagan celebration with the Christian one.
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