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Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice. The sun directly over the Tropic of Capricorn - an imaginary east-west line located at 23.5° south of the equator December 21, 7:42 Tuesday morning. Saturnalia. Roman celebration of the son god along with Saturn, the god of agriculture.

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Winter Solstice

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  1. Winter Solstice The sun directly over the Tropic of Capricorn - an imaginary east-west line located at 23.5° south of the equator December 21, 7:42 Tuesday morning

  2. Saturnalia Roman celebration of the son god along with Saturn, the god of agriculture. Seven day festival beginning around December 17. Decorated garlands and wreaths. Lavish feasts and exchanging of gifts. Temples open to the public, the poor and the homeless. Rules set aside, schools closed, slaves could meet their masters on equal terms. Kindness promoted, war and the punishment of criminals halted.

  3. "Lord of Misrule" At the end, died - to represent the character of the good god who gave his life for the world.

  4. Mummers' Play - "St. George and the Dragon" A celebration of the death of the year and its resurrection in the Spring

  5. "Ring Tink Tink" With a rink tink rink and a sup more drink We'll make the old bell sound A merry Christmas to you all May happiness abound

  6. Here am I old Beelzebub And over my shoulder I carry my club And in my hand a dripping pan I think myself a jolly old man Down in the meadows, where the birds sing funny Ladies and gentlemen, please fill our ladles with money The ladles are dumb and cannot speak So fill them full, for Saint George's sake.

  7. What should be our answer to those who say Christmas should not be celebrated because it has its roots in this kind of pagan party?

  8. 2 Corinthians 6:14-18

  9. Day Names Sunday and Monday - sun and moon gods Tuesday - "Tiw's" day Wednesday - Woden (Odin) Thursday -"Thor," the god of strength and thunder Friday - Germanic name given to Odin's wife, Frigg Saturday - the day of Saturn

  10. Month Names January named for Janus, god of doorways and beginnings March named for the god Mars April from the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite June named for the goddess Juno Augustus was worshipped as a deity

  11. Romans in 14:5,65 "One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God."

  12. "weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith"Matthew 23:23 Conviction Compassion Confidence

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