Inside_Beginning75 t1_j2fqkk3 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 11:06 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

But also a bunch of Romans converted. It wasn't to make Christmas seem legit, just convenience for the growing population of roman christians and christians through out the Roman empire.

Telemere125 t1_j2frfxy wrote on December 31, 2022 at 11:13 PM

No Roman converted their holiday for the convenience and pleasure of a Christian. Romans hunted Christians pretty extensively from Nero’s rule in 64 CE until 313 CE when Constantine the Great declared toleration. However, you’re other point “for the convenience of the growing population of Roman Christians” is exactly what co-opting the ceremony for Christian purposes means, as I originally said.