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The truth about Christmas

By ROSES AND THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | December 22, 2005 - 12:00am

Jesus Christ was not born on December 25. In fact, he was not even born in winter. How could he have survived winter in a stable? His nativity is observed on December 25th because that was when the Mithraic religion...

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