Winter Solstice celebrations: a.k.a. Christmas, Saturnalia, Yule, the Long Night, etc.–EngagingConflicts.com

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This from ReligiousTolerance.org:

Winter Solstice celebrations: a.k.a. Christmas, Saturnalia, Yule, the Long Night, etc.

Overview

Religious folk worldwide observe many seasonal days of celebration during the month of December. Most are religious holy days, and are linked in some way to the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. On that day, due to the earth’s tilt on its axis, the daytime hours are at a minimum in the Northern hemisphere, and night time is at a maximum. (In the southern hemisphere, the summer solstice is celebrated in December, when the night time is at a minimum and the daytime is at a maximum. We will assume that the reader lives in the Northern hemisphere for the rest of this essay.)

People view other religions in various ways, and thus treat the celebrations of other faiths differently [Go to their site for the link…]

This from Thinking Ethics on an ethical Christmas:

Surfing around for tips on ethical Christmas turns up lots of gift ideas. But the best advice is from Ekklesia with five steps towards a more ethical Christmas. [Go to their site for the link…]

HOWEVER YOU THINK OF IT, WHATEVER YOUR FORM OF CELEBRATING IT — HAPPY, HAPPY DAY!

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