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Title: What's your favorite wintertime holiday?
Post by: Miyabi on December 06, 2009, 03:21:51 AM

Did I miss any major ones?

I hope not.

My favorite is Kwanzaa because it was created by a professor in the 60's and is now nationally celebrated.

Almost amazing as Scientology.

Title: Re: What's your favorite wintertime holiday?
Post by: The Jade Knight on December 06, 2009, 06:00:25 AM

...is Yule different than Christmas?

Title: Re: What's your favorite wintertime holiday?
Post by: Andrew the Great on December 06, 2009, 06:04:37 AM

Does New Year's count as a major holiday?

Like "Christmas Knight" (I like Jade better) said, is Yule any different from Christmas? I'd always thought they were one and the same.

Title: Re: What's your favorite wintertime holiday?
Post by: firstRainbowRose on December 06, 2009, 06:07:01 AM

Yule is a pegan holiday.

Title: Re: What's your favorite wintertime holiday?
Post by: Miyabi on December 06, 2009, 04:32:37 PM

Yule is the Pagan holiday that celebrates the winter solstice.

Whereas Christmas was originally based on Yule, before it was changed, they are now very different holidays.

Title: Re: What's your favorite wintertime holiday?
Post by: Eerongal on December 07, 2009, 03:45:22 PM

Quote from: May-A-Be it's Kwanzaa on December 06, 2009, 04:32:37 PM

Yule is the Pagan holiday that celebrates the winter solstice.

Whereas Christmas was originally based on Yule, before it was changed, they are now very different holidays.

...Wait...so does this mean i'm NOT supposed to be sacrificing goats for christmas? :O

Title: Re: What's your favorite wintertime holiday?
Post by: Patriotic Kaz on December 07, 2009, 05:42:38 PM

So long as it's not to the Tannenbaum the sacrificial goat is ok! :P

Title: Re: What's your favorite wintertime holiday?
Post by: The Jade Knight on December 08, 2009, 05:58:44 AM

Quote from: May-A-Be it's Kwanzaa on December 06, 2009, 04:32:37 PM

Yule is the Pagan holiday that celebrates the winter solstice.

Whereas Christmas was originally based on Yule, before it was changed, they are now very different holidays.

Bah, they're the same to me!  I mean, I'm a Christian but I light up my tree and put greenery around the house and all...

Title: Re: What's your favorite wintertime holiday?
Post by: Miyabi on December 08, 2009, 06:01:27 AM

Ha ha.

I think  a lot of people do.  I do the same thing.