In reality it has everything to do with the birth of Christ. The RCC did not turn Christmas into the commercialized circus it has become. Celebrating the birth of Christ on December 25 took the pagan winter solstice celebration of the return of light and used it to celebrate the light Jesus brought to the world.
In reality it has everything to do with the birth of Christ. The RCC did not turn Christmas into the commercialized circus it has become. Celebrating the birth of Christ on December 25 took the pagan winter solstice celebration of the return of light and used it to celebrate the light Jesus brought to the world.