The celebration of Dec 25th is perhaps the oldest ritual in the Northern Hemisphere.
After the summer solstice on Jun 21st, the longest day of the year, the sun, from the ancients point of view, slowly begins its descent into the underworld, and on Dec 21st the son stops its descent and lays three days in the grave, and then eleliuia, pra…
The celebration of Dec 25th is perhaps the oldest ritual in the Northern Hemisphere.
After the summer solstice on Jun 21st, the longest day of the year, the sun, from the ancients point of view, slowly begins its descent into the underworld, and on Dec 21st the son stops its descent and lays three days in the grave, and then eleliuia, praise ye Yah) on Dec 25th it arises from it's grave and restarts it's ascent, and so long as the son also rises there will be everlasting life.
The Greeks celebrated the day as Dionysia,the Romans as Bacchanalia, it followed the Saturnlia of Dec 17th to Dec 23rd.
The Babylonians celebrated the birth of Tammuz, the son of the queen of heaven, Semiramis, and the Babylonian sun god. Tammuz was thought to have died during the winter solstice, and his "rebirth" was celebrated by replacing a log in the fireplace with a trimmed tree the next morning.
The celebration of Dec 25th is perhaps the oldest ritual in the Northern Hemisphere.
After the summer solstice on Jun 21st, the longest day of the year, the sun, from the ancients point of view, slowly begins its descent into the underworld, and on Dec 21st the son stops its descent and lays three days in the grave, and then eleliuia, praise ye Yah) on Dec 25th it arises from it's grave and restarts it's ascent, and so long as the son also rises there will be everlasting life.
The Greeks celebrated the day as Dionysia,the Romans as Bacchanalia, it followed the Saturnlia of Dec 17th to Dec 23rd.
The Babylonians celebrated the birth of Tammuz, the son of the queen of heaven, Semiramis, and the Babylonian sun god. Tammuz was thought to have died during the winter solstice, and his "rebirth" was celebrated by replacing a log in the fireplace with a trimmed tree the next morning.