Jesus Christ's birthday was in the summer but moved to the winter in order to coincide with the Pagan Solstice festival in which lit trees and slaughtered goats were celebrated as hallmarks of the holiday. This holiday was called "Saturnalia" and was a massive party of debauchery but phased out in the 19th century and changed to what is referred to as "Christmas" during the modern day. During the Saturnalia festival, trees were brought in doors to keep them in the hopes that summer would be prol...
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