Topic started by New Year (@ fmoon.singnet.com.sg) on Mon Dec 30 01:36:50 .
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http://wilstar.com/holidays/newyear.htm

THE CHURCH'S VIEW OF NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS
Although in the first centuries AD the Romans continued celebrating the new year, the early Catholic Church condemned the festivities as paganism. But as Christianity became more widespread, the early church began having its own religious observances concurrently with many of the pagan celebrations, and New Year's Day was no different. New Years is still observed as the Feast of Christ's Circumcision by some denominations.

During the Middle Ages, the Church remained opposed to celebrating New Years. January 1 has been celebrated as a holiday by Western nations for only about the past 400 years.

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• From: Milton (@ sbproxy3.mystarhub.com.sg) on: Mon Dec 30 01:48:51
  
  So what?
  
  
• From: S H I T K I C K E R (@ rev.tatanova.com) on: Mon Dec 30 04:38:09
  
  Thank God we are not celebrating mohammed's (more ham head)circumcision.
  
  

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