Bullshit.
Take Christ out of Christmas and you get Yule. A far older tradition, with a big feast, gifts & offerings, yule-trees, lots of candles (or bonfires and torches or whatever), probably getting drunk, and a lot of hygge/cozy good times.
All the Christianity stuff in Christmas is just layered on top of the glorious solstice celebrations. The only thing I’d miss if I were to strip any Christian stuff from Christmas, is a couple banger Xmas songs & hymns.
Ok, but does whoville celebrate Yule, or Christmas?
It doesn’t matter what holiday Christians co-opted (which I already addressed) because the origin of the name is important to the discussion, not the way the holiday is celebrated.
Bullshit.
Take Christ out of Christmas and you get Yule. A far older tradition, with a big feast, gifts & offerings, yule-trees, lots of candles (or bonfires and torches or whatever), probably getting drunk, and a lot of hygge/cozy good times.
All the Christianity stuff in Christmas is just layered on top of the glorious solstice celebrations. The only thing I’d miss if I were to strip any Christian stuff from Christmas, is a couple banger Xmas songs & hymns.
Ok, but does whoville celebrate Yule, or Christmas?
It doesn’t matter what holiday Christians co-opted (which I already addressed) because the origin of the name is important to the discussion, not the way the holiday is celebrated.
You get Yule, another religious holiday.