“December 25th 1642 Julian calendar; Sir Isaac Newton is born. Jesus on the other hand was born was actually born in the summer. His birthday was moved to coincide with the traditional pagan holiday that celebrated the winter solstice with lit fires and slaughtered goats.
Which frankly sounds more fun than twelve hours of church with my mother followed by a fruit cake.”
“Happy Newton-mas everyone!”
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Reblogged from knockknockknock-penny- December 25th, 2010 at 2:07 am 1,666 notes
