The fact is, there wouldn't be Christmas if it were't for Christ's birth. After all, it is CHRIST-mas. And if you don't believe in this, then be my guest and give back all of the gifts that you have recieved because of this Holiday.
Saw this as the caption to a nativity scene picture one of my friends had favorited.
Logically speaking, Jesus would have been born in May, so we aren't really celebrating Jesus' birth at Christmas. Rather, early Christians celebrated at the Winter's Solstace because of the Pagan festival of Saturnalia. All of those Christian symbols? Pagan.
So, sure, we wouldn't have Christmas without Christ.. we'd have wil