Originally posted by debbiejo
They are both based on pagan religious beliefs....Christmas is a Mithras birthday....sun god.....Easter was a fertility holiday , hence the bunnies and little chicks hatching........It merged with Christianity in the early 3rd century, I think........bringing in the pagans.......
That has NOTHING to do with the question.
Congratulations for making an amazingly annoying post and managing to make it completely irrelevant. Good job. 👆
On to the topic!
I find that most of the twice-a-year people felt bad for not going to church all year, and they shouldn't miss the birth and reessurection of Christ, at the very least. It's also their chance to say the donated to charity, seeing as they don't donate anything the rest of the year.