tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post142130039053722813..comments2024-03-28T09:54:55.115-05:00Comments on Dad29: About the Date of ChristmasDad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-10650344043005520102011-12-25T13:48:48.327-06:002011-12-25T13:48:48.327-06:00Althouse's data predates yours: http://althou...Althouse's data predates yours: http://althouse.blogspot.com/2011/12/why-early-christians-did-not-celebrate.htmljimspicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316014985662331998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-14748668294954584252011-12-23T21:11:15.893-06:002011-12-23T21:11:15.893-06:00Iterum dico: Saturnalia non eret.<i>Iterum dico: Saturnalia non eret.</i>Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-26759270276035234752011-12-23T19:39:01.808-06:002011-12-23T19:39:01.808-06:00Dicebam vos: non semper Saturnalia erunt.<i>Dicebam vos: non semper Saturnalia erunt</i>.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-58755343109515227312011-12-23T19:08:45.979-06:002011-12-23T19:08:45.979-06:00Now THAT'S beautiful blogging.
Keep up the ex...Now THAT'S beautiful blogging.<br /><br />Keep up the excellent work, D29.<br /><br />By the by, Merry Christmas to you and yours'.<br /><br />It's been one heckuva year.Saint Revolutionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-58651970058381386022011-12-23T15:56:24.480-06:002011-12-23T15:56:24.480-06:00John TB's birth is celebrated on Sept. 24th--3...John TB's birth is celebrated on Sept. 24th--3 months before Christmas. Mary visited John's mom just after the Annunciation (3/25) and John's mom was 6 months preggers.<br /><br />Ergo, 12/25 works both with the Ann'tion AND with JTB's birth.<br /><br />Your Passover suggestion is interesting, but it tallies with the Annunciation-event (late March) rather than the birth-event. As you note from the post, the 3/25 Annunciation also fits into Jewish beliefs.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1934918882081821772011-12-23T14:30:03.258-06:002011-12-23T14:30:03.258-06:00Well, there's plenty of evidence suggesting ot...Well, there's plenty of evidence suggesting otherwise, and frank(incense)ly, it doesn't really matter. BUT, regardless of when it' celebrated, is is correct? I've heard suggestions of spring based on the date of Passover, as well as September based on the more detailed description of John the Baptist's birth.jimspicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316014985662331998noreply@blogger.com