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The winter solstice does not belong to one religion or messiah.

Winter celebrations for rebirth of the SUN have been practiced for millennia. as been given many different names throughout history and all over the e sooner modern day society understands what "Christmas" really is and iginated, the better off humanity will be moving forward:

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According to early Christian tradition Mary was told that she would have a very special baby, Jesus on March 25th. Nine months after March 25th is December 25th or the winter solstice. The argument that Christianity originates from sun worship can be made because the winter solstice is also when pagans celebrated and worshipped the sun for winni ng the battle over darkness (winter). Here are some other mythical gods that sha re many similarities with the Jesus story and were born during the winter solsti ce:

This is an early "Christmas" present for everyone. Japanese mythology has a preChristian sun goddess that emerges out of a cave at the winter solstice and brin gs light back to the world. She also represents heaven and separates the night f rom day. Bonus fun fact: It wasn't until 1549 Catholic Jesuit Francis Xavier arrives in J apan with the goal of spreading Christianity to the Japanese. In 1614, Tokugawa Ieyasu signed the Christian Expulsion Edict which banned Christianity, expelled all Christians and foreigners, and banned Christians from practicing their relig ion.

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