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When Did Christmas Begin?
Officially Christmas as a a a a a holiday most
likely began sometime
around the 4th century Winter has always been
a a a a a a a time of celebration—
even before the arrival
of Jesus Many peoples
rejoiced during the the the the the winter winter solstice when
the the the the the worst of of the the the the the winter winter was behind them and and they could look forward to longer days and and extended hours of of sunlight The winter solstice occurs when
either of of the the the the the Earth’s poles reaches its maximum tilt away from the the the the Sun This happens twice yearly once in in each each hemisphere hemisphere For that hemisphere hemisphere the the the the winter is is is is the the the day day with the the the shortest period of of daylight and the the the longest night of of the the the year when
the the the sun is at at its lowest The Norse celebrated Yule and Germans honored the god Oden The Romans celebrated Saturnalia to honor Saturn Saturn the the god of agriculture and the the holiday Juvenalia was held on December 25 for the infant god Mithra