NEWKID 26,216 Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 Just now, DIDO.1 said: Christmas is more or less pagan. Christmas tree - pagan (Bible forbids decorating trees of the forest Father Christmas - Norwegian and pagan Midwinter feast present giving yule log, I'm.not clued up on it mate, she doesn't celebrate it and was having a meal with her daughter and granddaughter tonight but giving Christmas a miss . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 Just now, DIDO.1 said: Christmas is more or less pagan. Christmas tree - pagan (Bible forbids decorating trees of the forest Father Christmas - Norwegian and pagan Midwinter feast present giving yule log, Holly, misltoe, feasting and drinking All pagan, but all, for the most part, European do it. Atb j 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,536 Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 A time to eat fancier food than usual, drink more different stuff than usual but normally see family, that's 2/3 Cheers, D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, maxhardcore said: Is it it tomorrow ? It started today, and for the next two day, Atb j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, maxhardcore said: I always thought it fell on the 21st The archaeological research project is focussed on the Winter Solstice phenomenon at the 5,200 year old Newgrange monument. Over the coming weeks, either side of the Winter Solstice on 21/22 December, the movement of the winter sunlight coming through the roof box into the passage and chamber will be scientifically measured and monitored, to determine how the beam of dawn light interplays with the chamber as we move towards Solstice and then past it. Atb j 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neobliviscaris1776 1,998 Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 What's the difference between celebrating Xmas and celebrating solstice? One gives presents to others, the other sacrifices people to others. What's the difference? A big difference 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,664 Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 There were about 15 Xmas singers from the local parish stood out side the house tonight belting out the Xmas song's..they did the same for next door aswell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 15 minutes ago, Neobliviscaris1776 said: What's the difference between celebrating Xmas and celebrating solstice? One gives presents to others, the other sacrifices people to others. What's the difference? A big difference Yes, they did. That was their custom then. Atb j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 14,572 Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 Not pagan in its origin but the song and words to this in its setting in its tribalism and its background gets me in a way that few other songs do. I always feel that’s my people . That I have a kinship and a connection with them more than any crowd from England. Strange how that diasporic mindset pulls you to where you were . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawki 1,429 Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 A little fact To try to get an impression of how old Newgrange is: if we start from today and go back to the heyday of the Babylonian empire of King Nebuchadnezzar - we need to go back the same length of time again to find the beginning of Newgrange 3200BC 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,905 Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 1 hour ago, dytkos said: 2 minutes a day, starting near you soon..,,.,,, Cheers, D. thats just an average for middle britain .....its varies quite a lot .... i find stuff like that interesting....spent last new year in a cottage up in southerland as far north as you can go on the uk mainland.....the time difference up there is different again theres some info on the net you can look at....it supprised me....it starts slow...like 1 min a day after winter solstice then by the end of end of feb its sped up to like 3 mins then 4 mins...then slows down again nearer summer solstice 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,808 Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 (edited) You're a bunch of wierdos, I bet you jerk off to the Wicker Man. Edited December 20, 2020 by Greb147 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 8 hours ago, hawki said: A little fact To try to get an impression of how old Newgrange is: if we start from today and go back to the heyday of the Babylonian empire of King Nebuchadnezzar - we need to go back the same length of time again to find the beginning of Newgrange 3200BC I'm always blown away by its architecture, some thing that over 5000 years old. It inspires more questions than answers, like, why did they build there, what inspired them, how they did it, ect ect. Much like Stonehenge in the UK. Atb j 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 8 hours ago, Balaur said: Wicker Man was scary shite as a kid Yeah scared I’d get caught wanking over Britt Ekland 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 20,946 Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 10 hours ago, NEWKID said: I'm.not clued up on it mate, she doesn't celebrate it and was having a meal with her daughter and granddaughter tonight but giving Christmas a miss . Miserable cow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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