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I love my dad.
Jun. 19th, 2005 05:48 pmMe: I'm off. I'm going to Jaimie's Yule celebration tonight.
Dad: That's like Christmas mid year?
M: It's the winter solstice. It's what Christianity based the date for Christmas on. Actually, I remember hearing that in the days of the early church, Christmas was celebrated in March or something, but they moved it because the Pagans had a big celebration in December. "It'll be great: no-one will even notice they're celebrating Christianity."
D: It's like Microsoft.
M: Well, Christianity was like the Microsoft of the third century.
D: "Coming to a head near you."
Dad: That's like Christmas mid year?
M: It's the winter solstice. It's what Christianity based the date for Christmas on. Actually, I remember hearing that in the days of the early church, Christmas was celebrated in March or something, but they moved it because the Pagans had a big celebration in December. "It'll be great: no-one will even notice they're celebrating Christianity."
D: It's like Microsoft.
M: Well, Christianity was like the Microsoft of the third century.
D: "Coming to a head near you."
