ext_15805 ([identity profile] glamwhorebunni.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] sophiaserpentia 2009-01-09 01:03 am (UTC)

Oh, definitely. And it's been misappropriated so many times since then- Modern Western Christmas is very different from Victorian Christmas, is very different from Medieval Christmas, is very different from Post-Roman Christmas, is very different from Semitic Birth Of Christ...

And, in each case, people from the previous tradition would no doubt claim it's being "reduced to entertainment", "stripped of politics", and by people just seeking to "turn a profit"!

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