more on mitrotsavam i.e. winter solstice i.e. not X'mas

these two very readable (and not very long) articles are good eye openers for how Christism stole from every possible tradition before they snuffed the tradition out.

as noted, the alleged X'mas had nothing to do with the birth of an alleged godman with multiple foreskins (force(kin) multiplier effect) - rather, it was a celebration of the sun god in older nature venerating traditions


http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/saturdayextra/story.html?id=4d1d82ef-11eb-4ec7-b6ca-746df0288e9b

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/columnists/story.html?id=117c6f1e-5792-43b0-8ba2-580c218eb2d7

interesting that the alleged Easter is a take off on a Germanic festival for the goddess of fertility at the springtime equinox. makes complete sense of course - spring being the season when life would burst forth after an icy germanic winter