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The date itself traces more credibly to winter-solstice traditions than to the birth of Christ.
Consider no-gifts request a chance to strengthen family ties Post 2010
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Why, even a great majority of Christians believe that Jesus Christ was born on the 25th of December, unaware that the feast of his birth is actually an adaptation of winter-solstice celebrations.
Robert E. Murphy: Christmas Closes Another Dark Year for the Catholic Church 2009
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M. Emanuel, who had hitherto stood looking on, dark as the winter-solstice, brightened up somewhat; he thought I should now show myself at least no fool.
Villette 2003
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It is interesting to know that the antiquaries of a century or more ago rendered this simple sentence as: "This is a draught exhibiting the time of day, while the sun is passing to and from the winter-solstice."
The Evolution of an English Town Gordon Home 1923
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He, accordingly, passed into Sicily about the winter-solstice, and to remove from his officers minds all hopes of delay there, encamped by the sea-shore, and as soon as ever he had a fair wind, put to sea with three thousand foot and a few horse.
Cæsar Plutarch 1909
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M. Emanuel, who had hitherto stood looking on, dark as the winter-solstice, brightened up somewhat; he thought I should now show myself at least no fool.
Villette Charlotte Bront�� 1835
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It was then about the winter-solstice, that is, in December.
The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Charles Rollin 1701
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The Colorado Coalition of Reason will erect a sign urging people to illuminate their minds with reason during the winter-solstice season.
unknown title 2009
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The Colorado Coalition of Reason will erect a sign urging people to illuminate their minds with reason during the winter-solstice season.
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For example, New Year coincided with the moment that the winter-solstice sun hit the central sanctuary of the Karnak temple in present-day Luxor, says archaeological astronomer Juan Belmonte of the Canaries Astrophysical Institute in Tenerife, Spain.
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