yirzmstrebor t1_j2ejb09 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:56 PM

Reply to comment by Telemere125 in Our timeline is categorized in before and after Christ, but Christ's birthday isn't the day the year changes. by Apo51209

And, as the shortest day/longest night of the year, it's commonly associated with death and resurrection/rebirth, so the themes fit nicely with Jesus.

SetTheWorldAfire t1_j2f531p wrote on December 31, 2022 at 8:27 PM

Jesus is the sun, the light of our world, born in the east and the reason for the seasons