Posted by Ian E-N on October 29, 2006 at 14:14:48 from 86.130.88.169 user IanEN.
In Reply to: Re: Christmas (and what came before) posted by Joe Windsor on October 29, 2006 at 14:04:09:
'Christmas" is a muddled mish mash of various vaguely symbolic mythic flummery patched onto a pre-existing mid winter festival. It was imported into this country as part of a franchised cult and has been dressed up since with a wide variety of borrowed gimcrackery.'
Cor! Such bitterness. One wonders why?
wonder away - I see no bitterness in my statement. It is an accurate description.