"Christmas IS the day of Christ's birth.
I'll again refer you to every manger scene ever created where everyone was wearing wintry clothes."
"It's true, though. You never see Joseph in Bermuda Shorts or Mary in a two-piece."
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They have to be some of THE most stupid comments I have ever seen on this site. Ok, maybe I'm exaggerating, there are many worthy comments, but seriously?
Because at the time those garments didn't exist?. Now reply to this, Einstein, do you think that if it was winter, in a mountain landscape, would shepperds have their flock al fresco, in a place where temperatures can reach -10ºC?. Do you think that Joseph and Mary would dare to travel through roads FULL OF SNOW?
Right, and Conan couldn't have been black-haired, like all the original stories repeatedly say, because Arnold Schwarzenegger's hair is brown in those movies.
Hey, it makes just as much sense as what Lippysplitter spewed.
Being fully dressed in robes doesn't necessarily mean it's cold outside...
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Besides, those manger scenes aren't exactly historically accurate.
Caustic Gnostic wrote: "...yeah, I can see young mama Mary giving birth like that Britney show..."
Eeew the mental image! Nasty!
Uhh no.
The Vatican declared that his birth would be CELEBRATED on December 25 as a way to rope in the 'heathens and pagans'.
And those 'scenes' you keep describing were of European design.
And I don't know if you realise this, but robes, cowls and turbans don't necessarily mean cold weather.
...Whoever submitted this:
Thank you for the Xmas lulz!
Oh ideas for next year...thanks
@ werewolf
Where I go to the beach we just don't bother with superfluous clothing. We go as nature/god created us.
Yes I too live in the Mediterranean basin, but you wouldn't go nude in this weather. It's about 50 F. But anyway, it's a cultural thing. Arabs, for example wouldn't either, even in mid summer when we can have up to 45 C or 50 C. Still, for those who dare, I recommend it. When everyone is naked, nobody is naked.
Wrong, I have seen Marvin the Martian(he came from afar) and the M-M guys(presents for baby Jesus) in a Nativity scene. The fact is since no one alive was there, you can put anything or anyone YOU want in there(kind of like you fundies do with the Bible).
Hmm, perhaps because those articles of clothing didn't exist at that time?
Let's not forget the fact you have to ignore all biblical references to the time. Sheperds would not be watching their flocks by night in the dead of winter. The flocks would be safely stored in a manger to protect against the winter chill. In all honestly Jesus was probably born during Passover. It would be the easiest time to gather large groups of people together.
Add to this the fact that early Christians, at the time persecuted for their beliefs, would find it easier to celebrate a holiday when other religions were celebrating. Such as the festival of Saturnalius or the Winter Solstice.
A Blessed Solstice to all and a Merry holiday season of your choice!
Bethlemen, for that matter, is landlocked, that is, it has no access to the sea. Therefore, even if swimming suits existed at the time.....................
It's true, though. You never see Joseph in Bermuda Shorts or Mary in a two-piece.
Bethlehem's climate is very pleasant and temperate. It's maybe about 10 degrees cooler on average than Los Angeles. The lowest temperature on record ever in Bethlehem was 32 degrees. In the winter, it usually gets down into the low fifties. The Christmas card manger scenes showing snow (sometimes, amazingly, with palm trees in the background) or Bible stories showing Joseph and Mary slogging through the driving snow on their way to the stables, are pure English/American inventions based on their own winters.
Never seen a nativity scene where everyone was wearing parkas and those god-awful fullbody snowsuits.
No, idiot. Christmas is in the wintertime because ancient Christians were haveing a bear of a time converting Druids and Visigoths to their religion- I guess just killing them wasn't working- so they co-opted the pagan ritual of Yule, which celebrates the longest day of the year. And guess when the longest day of the year happens?
@Kuyohashi - in the middle of summer - you mean the shortest day.
Also, todo: make a nativity scene with everyone in surf gear. Obviously Jesus was born in July in Hawaii.
(If I were the Son of God I'd hold out for being born somewhere cool like that, at least.)
Yeah, because it often snows in the Middle East!
In my nativity scene, the people are wearing fairly traditional Arabic clothing; robes that reaches the feet.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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