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[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I think Brazil and Australia would like a word.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You mean the Portuguese and the English, who brought their traditions with them

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Summer is a much better time to celebrate anyway. I don't get why Europeans decided to do it in winter.

Anyway, it doesn't stop being an important day... after an arbitrary week-and-half delay.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

What else is there to live for in winter if not the celebrations.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

It is aligned for the southern hemisphere as well, just with winter and summer reversed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

This is why we need to go back to the roots of what Christmas was co-opted from.

Gimme my winter solstice festival!

Summer Christmas is less magical