Hi
The period of Festival of Saturnalia is nearly upon us once again!
The countdown is on, only 25 sleeps untill Christmas, or should I correctly say the birthday of Sol Invictus during the festival of Saturnalia. Chief among their gods, is Sol Invictus, the unconquered Sun. Whose birthday is on 25th-December, according to the Calendar of the year 354, also known as the Chronography of 354, a 4th-century illuminated manuscript created for a wealthy Roman Christian named Valentinus. The Chronography 354 is famous for recording the first-ever date of December 25th for the natus Christus in Betleem Iudeae VIII Kal. Ian./the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem eight days before January 1st/=December 25th.
Believe it or not, Sol took centre stage in the Chronography 354 for December part VI (6) for having his birthday on December 25th (Natalis Invicti), while Jesus, was relegated to part XII (12) the Martyrs Burials section within Codex Vaticanus Barberini Latinas 2154 (=R1). This was because the Roman Empire was still Pagan till February 27th 380 CE. The Christians given the date of December 25th (eight days before the Kalendar Ianvarivs I/January 1—the Romans counted backwards Jan. 1st, Dec. 31st, Dec. 30th, Dec. 29th, Dec. 28th, Dec. 27th, Dec. 26th and December 25th or eight days before the Kal. 1 January). So the Christians too, like the Pagans, could celebrate on the same day. This came well after Constantine the Great’s edict on March 7 321 CE, where Constantine instructed that Christians and non-Christians, should be united in observing the “dies Solis” (day of the sun) “Sunday”—as the Roman day of rest. Which was ratified in 364 CE at the Council of Laodicea, the Roman Catholic Church fathers supported Sunday worship services and opposed to Christians Judaizing the Sabbath. At the Council of Laodicea, they published as a doctrine that the practice of staying at home and resting on the Sabbath was sinful.
Christians have a lot to thank the Romans, who gave them the birthdate of Jesus, every conceivable Pagan Christian festival, and rite, including incense, lamps, and candles; votive offerings on recovery from illness; holy water; asylums; holy days and seasons, use of calendars, processions, blessings on the fields, sacerdotal vestments, the tonsure, the ring in marriage, turning to the East/Ad orientem, etc.
What do you say to part, or all, of the discussion?
Cofion
R&I ~ MJM
Jero Jones
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