Christmas is Upon Us.....already!!!
Nov 5th 2007, 10:07 pm
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Nov 5th 2007, 10:45 pm
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Re: Christmas is Upon Us.....already!!!
No and neither will the south of England be under a foot of snow come December - however my Geography is just fine thanks - Bethlehem is in the Northern Hemisphere - it will be winter there at Christmas - yes Jesus was a Jew (so?) and no Christmas is not a pagan festival it is a Christian festival celebrating the birth of Christ.
Nov 5th 2007, 10:46 pm
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Nov 6th 2007, 12:22 am
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When are you off and where are you going??
Nov 6th 2007, 12:31 am
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new year, to.. where you are....
Nov 6th 2007, 12:33 am
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Nov 6th 2007, 12:46 am
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Re: Christmas is Upon Us.....already!!!
No and neither will the south of England be under a foot of snow come December - however my Geography is just fine thanks - Bethlehem is in the Northern Hemisphere - it will be winter there at Christmas - yes Jesus was a Jew (so?) and no Christmas is not a pagan festival it is a Christian festival celebrating the birth of Christ.
Bethlehem is generally a fairly warm place. It'll be way warmer that the toasty Xmas you were on about in the UK. Therefore your comment about North & South hemisphere are rather daft as Bethlemen is closer to the equator than the North Pole.
You can bet your bottom dollar that the early Christians, who lived largely around the mediteranean didn't bother with Xmas trees and fake snow.
Christmas is at the end of December as early Christian priests thought they'd get a better reaction by celebrating his alleged birth then, as there was already a festival.
But if you want to celebrate the birthday of someone who may or may not have existed, on a date that no one can be certain about by buying into a load of commercialism and pretending that a strange man climbs down your chimney to give you gifts, then that is your privilege.
Nov 6th 2007, 12:48 am
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Re: Christmas is Upon Us.....already!!!
Silly.
Bethlehem is generally a fairly warm place. It'll be way warmer that the toasty Xmas you were on about in the UK. Therefore your comment about North & South hemisphere are rather daft as Bethlemen is closer to the equator than the North Pole.
You can bet your bottom dollar that the early Christians, who lived largely around the mediteranean didn't bother with Xmas trees and fake snow.
Christmas is at the end of December as early Christian priests thought they'd get a better reaction by celebrating his alleged birth then, as there was already a festival.
But if you want to celebrate the birthday of someone who may or may not have existed, on a date that no one can be certain about by buying into a load of commercialism and pretending that a strange man climbs down your chimney to give you gifts, then that is your privilege.
Bethlehem is generally a fairly warm place. It'll be way warmer that the toasty Xmas you were on about in the UK. Therefore your comment about North & South hemisphere are rather daft as Bethlemen is closer to the equator than the North Pole.
You can bet your bottom dollar that the early Christians, who lived largely around the mediteranean didn't bother with Xmas trees and fake snow.
Christmas is at the end of December as early Christian priests thought they'd get a better reaction by celebrating his alleged birth then, as there was already a festival.
But if you want to celebrate the birthday of someone who may or may not have existed, on a date that no one can be certain about by buying into a load of commercialism and pretending that a strange man climbs down your chimney to give you gifts, then that is your privilege.
you not a JO BO are you
Nov 6th 2007, 12:50 am
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Ah yes I used to be in Perth - well hope it all works out well for you out there - are you a ping ponger - were you in Perth first time round?
Nov 6th 2007, 12:54 am
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Nov 6th 2007, 12:57 am
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Re: Christmas is Upon Us.....already!!!
Silly.
Bethlehem is generally a fairly warm place. It'll be way warmer that the toasty Xmas you were on about in the UK. Therefore your comment about North & South hemisphere are rather daft as Bethlemen is closer to the equator than the North Pole.
You can bet your bottom dollar that the early Christians, who lived largely around the mediteranean didn't bother with Xmas trees and fake snow.
Christmas is at the end of December as early Christian priests thought they'd get a better reaction by celebrating his alleged birth then, as there was already a festival.
But if you want to celebrate the birthday of someone who may or may not have existed, on a date that no one can be certain about by buying into a load of commercialism and pretending that a strange man climbs down your chimney to give you gifts, then that is your privilege.
Bethlehem is generally a fairly warm place. It'll be way warmer that the toasty Xmas you were on about in the UK. Therefore your comment about North & South hemisphere are rather daft as Bethlemen is closer to the equator than the North Pole.
You can bet your bottom dollar that the early Christians, who lived largely around the mediteranean didn't bother with Xmas trees and fake snow.
Christmas is at the end of December as early Christian priests thought they'd get a better reaction by celebrating his alleged birth then, as there was already a festival.
But if you want to celebrate the birthday of someone who may or may not have existed, on a date that no one can be certain about by buying into a load of commercialism and pretending that a strange man climbs down your chimney to give you gifts, then that is your privilege.
Nov 6th 2007, 1:54 pm
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Re: Christmas is Upon Us.....already!!!
But still the Northern Hemp. and it is classed as Winter in Isreal the temp is not in the 30's or early 40's , the Catholic Church will not be pleased at the reference of Christmas being a pagan festival...not a lot of written evidence to that either...mainly heresay....I am neither of the above so I am inpartial.....
Nov 6th 2007, 1:57 pm
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Re: Christmas is Upon Us.....already!!!
Not in my kneck o the woods, since we have lived in Aus Christmas decorations and food have been put in coles and woolies at the beg of Oct...Christmas decorations have been hanging in our local shopping centre at the end of October so much of a muchness then....all these decorations but still not the same atmosphere...
