Post on Holidays

I read this article about Christmas on the web.  The information describes why Christmas is celebrated on December 25th at the end of the year.  The main reason for this is because people had to slaughter their cattle before the winter because they were unable to care for them during winter.  This was because they never had enough to feed the animals.  They hence were forced to eat the meat over the winter.  Because this would be a good time for feasts and meat, people had their celebrations during this time.  This transformed into Christmas and people celebrated Jesus' birth on December 25th.  We do not know exactly when Jesus was actually born though.  This is kind of like the fourth of July.  Many people celebrate it with fireworks even though they do not fully appreciate what they are celebrating.  For the 4th of july, that is not exactly when we achieved our independence  either.  "An Ancient Holiday."  History.  2008.  3 March 2009.  < http://www.history.com/content/christmas/the-real-story-of-christmas/an-ancient-holiday >.