Christmas

This Sunday is the day when countless Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. Was He born on December 25? Almost definitely not. Remember that whole shepherds tending their flocks in the fields at night thing? Well, it's cold in Israel in December and the sheep are not in the fields at night. Most likely, He was born in late spring or summer.

Does it matter? Not in the slightest. Dec. 25 is as good a day to celebrate as any. The point is how the man lived and what he taught. The details provided in the Gospels are highly mythologized. The early Church, quite practically, knew that the people of the Roman Empire, including the converted, had a tradition of gift giving and revelry in the Dec. celebration of Saturnalia, so they co-opted it. Absolutely nothing wrong with that.

In this Country, America, and many others, Christmas is as much a cultural tradition as a religious one. Again, that's just fine. Traditions, as long as you don't get too mired in them, are important.

Ant way you look at it, no matter what you think. have a Wonderful Merry Christmas.