Christians will often say, in defence of celebrating the birth of Christ, that we must put “Christ” back into “X-mas” and that we should redeem the day from what has become a commercialized celebration filled with pagan revelry, feasting and excessive spending. Others argue that it is well known that the 25th December was celebrated […]
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Jesus at the Feast of Dedication
December 10, 2011 by
At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. (John 10:22) The Feast of Dedication commenced on the 25th of Kislev and lasted for eight days. Celebrating, as it does, the victory of a small band of Jewish […]
