What's the best alternative to #Christmas for #secular people who still want a holiday? #Humanism #Humanist
HumanLight
3.4%
Winter Solstice
44.8%
Festivus
34.5%
Something else.
17.2%
Poll ended at .

@awgonnerman
It's celebrating that the sun really is coming back. The "Christmas" overlay is relatively recent.

Why four days late? Because in the days before modern clocks people waited until they had actually measured, by the means then available, the days getting longer? Someone must know!

Why Is Christmas in December? | Britannica

No one knows when Jesus was born, so why celebrate his birth on December 25?

Encyclopedia Britannica