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I don't think anyone actually objects but it would just sound pretty idiotic of me to say Merry Christmas to my Chinese friends. If all of your friends come from a Christian culture then go ahead and say Merry Christmas.
leroyjenkens said:Actually, I don't know. Isn't Easter one of those holidays that doesn't have a fixed day?
But is there a connection I'm missing?
I didn't know they did move the date. Why did they have to move it? And how does that relate to his real day of birth?
It's a coincidence that Mark Twain predicted when he'd die.
Coincidences happen.
I went to a catholic school and our priest was the one who told us that Jesus was born in the summer and that Christmas was chosen to compete with pagan rituals.
It doesn't say anywhere in the bible that Christians have to ignore the reasons behind the historic spread of Christianity...
Surely the least interesting and least contentious thing about any religion should be the days of the year it celebrates its festivals on...