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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On a serious note, yes Christmas was placed where it was in order to coincide with Saturnalia, the Roman winter solstice festival. This was an attempt by Constantine, the emperor who legalized Christianity in Rome, to transition the Romans to Christianity more easily.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks! I thought it happened waaay later.