A reminder on this winter solstice... To say "Bah Humbug" to the spattered buckets of sticky sweet glurge and may the true origins of the winter solstice be de-occulted and re-illuminated.
An essay on this is in the works. In the interim, here's an extract on the subject via BIG THINK: "Christmas as we know it today is a relatively new holiday. Many traditional elements we associate with Christmas predate Christianity by many centuries. There is also a lot of debate as to how much corporate and commercial interests have influenced this holiday as well."
More here: https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/winter-solstice-and-christianity