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Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas?

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« on: December 14, 2008, 05:17:15 pm »



Either is fine with me and I fail to see why people make such a big fuss over the words, "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" every year.

There are Jews that celebrate Hannukah, of course, and athiests who celebrate nothing at all.

The original date for Christmas, December 25th was set to cover up the old pagan holiday, the birth of the Roman god Mithra.  Many historians suggest that Christ was born in the spring. Christmas icons, such as Santa Claus, really don't have a good deal to do with Christ anyway, other than they preach charity towards others.

Is the date really that important, isn't it simply the season, the sentiment that is moreso?'

And so I say, Seasons Greetings everyone,

Karen
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« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2008, 06:21:38 pm »





Exactly, Karen, to each his/her own.

It' s the 'sentiment' that is important.

One little criticism:  Mithras was not a Roman God.....

Here's how my people celebrated this time of year, more for the return of the sun to its ever-
increasing appearance in the daytime, til summer.....


HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL - WITH LOVE



                   
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« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2008, 03:25:48 pm »

From the frozen tundra of the Midwest, HAPPY HOLIDAYS everyone!!!

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« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2008, 11:58:42 pm »

Happy Holidays, everyone, and wherever you are at, stay warm! This sub-arctic cold is a killer. 
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« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2008, 04:23:31 pm »

Yes, Happy Festivas, everyone!   Smiley
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« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2008, 09:34:19 pm »

Happy Holidays, gang at Atlantis Online!  We are the best.   Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2008, 09:35:09 pm »

I meant the best Atlantis forum out there!   Wink
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« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2008, 09:29:35 pm »

I won't say Merry Christmas because there are a lot of other ones to celebrate this week, Winter Solstice and Hannukah among them, but hey, Happy Holidays, and stay warm.

Bright Blessings,

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« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2008, 10:53:53 pm »

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year everyone! 
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« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2008, 01:06:18 am »

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One little criticism:  Mithras was not a Roman God.....

Hey Bianca, the Romans practiced Mithraism, are you saying that the god Mithras came from someplace else?
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« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2008, 09:03:05 pm »

Happy Holidays, everyone.  In this time where so many are going through terrible times, whether it through their economic situation or loss, or the weather, I think we would all do well to remember those who have little this year.

Cheers,

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« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2008, 10:26:58 pm »

Merru Christmas everyone, got this from a friend that I would like to share with you all:

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« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2008, 10:40:45 pm »







Hi, Trent, so nice to 'see' you!!

No, Mithras was not a Roman god, especially NOT of Italy's Roman citizenry.  One has to remember that the Roman Empire at this time extended way beyond Rome....

He was a Persian god.


He was adopted by the military, especially the elite:


"In antiquity, texts refer to "the mysteries of Mithras", and to its adherents, as "the mysteries of the Persians."
This latter epithet is significant, not only for whether the Mithraists considered the object of their devotion a Persian divinity (i.e. Mithra), but for whether the devotees considered their religion to have been founded by Zoroaster.

It is not possible to state with certainty when "the mysteries of Mithras" developed. Clauss asserts "the mysteries" were not practiced until the 1st century CE.

Mithraism reached the apogee of its popularity around the 3rd through 4th centuries, when it was particularly popular among the soldiers of the Roman Empire. Mithraism disappeared from overt practice after the Theodosian decree of 391 banned all pagan rites, and it apparently became extinct thereafter.

Although scholars are in agreement with the classical sources that state that the Romans borrowed the name of Mithras from Avestan Mithra, the origins of the Roman religion itself remain unclear and there is yet no scholarly consensus concerning this issue (for a summary of the various theories, see history, below). Further compounding the problem is the non-academic understanding of what "Persian" means, which, in a classical context is not a specific reference to the Iranian province Pars, but to the Persian (i.e. Achaemenid) Empire and speakers of Iranian languages in general."


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Stay warm and safe, all!!

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« Reply #13 on: December 24, 2008, 12:35:15 am »

Great explanation, Bianca.  Happy Holidays, everyone. 
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« Reply #14 on: December 24, 2008, 01:08:58 am »

Seasons' Greetings everyone. As Tiny Tim would say, God bless us, everyone. 

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