I prefer Saturnalia myself. Roman holiday turned into “Xmas” by the church. If Jesus was actually born in what is now late December, the shepherds would have died of hypothermia. Saturnalia involved gift giving, parties and some interesting twists like masters and slaves trading places for a day. Imagine Jeff Bezos having to pee in a bottle while actually working in an Amazon warehouse? Fancy that. Also, caroling in the nude at your neighbors homes was popular. More entertaining than Netflix. There were all sorts of fun activities from legalized gambling to open feasts available to anyone. So, naturally, the christians had to ruin it all.
I prefer Saturnalia myself. Roman holiday turned into “Xmas” by the church. If Jesus was actually born in what is now late December, the shepherds would have died of hypothermia. Saturnalia involved gift giving, parties and some interesting twists like masters and slaves trading places for a day. Imagine Jeff Bezos having to pee in a bottle while actually working in an Amazon warehouse? Fancy that. Also, caroling in the nude at your neighbors homes was popular. More entertaining than Netflix. There were all sorts of fun activities from legalized gambling to open feasts available to anyone. So, naturally, the christians had to ruin it all.