Once again, it's Christmas Eve. Christmas is one of the only (maybe THE only) "religious" holiday that's also a national government-approved holiday. How did we get this one past the First Amendment test? A better question might be: How did this become a holiday at all?
There's been a lot of speculation as to whether Jesus was actually born on December 25th. The records are all hearsay, and - considering they were not written by unbiased witnesses - the date is suspect. It's pretty clear, though, that the Catholic church chose to set their important dates the same as the local's pagan festivals.
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