Cow and Boy Classics by Mark Leiknes for December 17, 2020
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December 18, 2020
Transcript:
"You're wrong. Jesus wasn't born on Christmas. I Googled it." "See, a lot of people think Jesus was born sometime in the spring and not winter because it would've been too cold for an outdoorsy birth." "You're missing the point. They may or may not have moved the date, but Jesus' birthday is Christmas. There would be no Christmas without a Jesus." "Methinks a certain jolly fat man with a white beard may beg to differ. Just a hunch though." "How do I know more about this than you?"
Well, Yule would still be observed, Yule is older than Christmas, at least in the North. Maybe more like Samhain/Halloween or Midsommar but still there would be some sort of celebration at the turning of the year.