6. The Pacification of the Ancient Roman Holiday
Originally called the Feast of the Nativity, Christmas was kind of tacked on to the end of Saturnalia in Italy, in 336 AD. The general idea was to absorb the eating, drinking, and merriment of Saturnalia, without all the murder-y, rape-y bits. As the Church’s power grew over the next several hundred years, the celebration spread from Italy to Egypt and then to England (where they arguably do it best). Thanks to the early influence of Saturnalia, the raucous partying of the holiday stuck throughout the centuries, and it’s popularity remained high among Christians (probably because it was a rare time to cut loose throughout the year).
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