Christmas

[my_shoe_closet]

My beliefs have changed a lot since I first started this journal in 2003. In many ways I’ve done a 180 in my religious, political and social convictions. I guess that’s what you do in your 20’s… change. I know the changes life has wrought within me were all definitely for the better. I’m a much more open-minded, caring and self-actualized

Comments

[echo1976]

Something I heard on NPR and am too lazy to google (;-)) Is that Christmas was not celebrated at all by the Pilgrims and possibly (my memory may be wrong here) banned??? Your finding of it being in the street drunk and naked reminded me of that because apparently that was the reason for the ban. But, like all good things, it found it's way here...:-)

[my_shoe_closet]

No, you're right. The Puritan's didn't celebrate Christmas at first because of its roots in pagan rituals and because the Bible does not command observance of Christ's birth - only his death and resurrection. But, like buring witches at the stake, the eventually got over that.

[echo1976]

LOL! Nice comparison. *smort*

You know, you would think I would eventually get over the amazement that I know jack crap about history. I really should read some books or something. *sigh* I hear the Scarlett Letter is good. ;-)