Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Merry Christmas!

It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child Himself.
Charles Dickens

8 comments:

BLACK AND WHITE said...

Merry Christmas and happy Holidays to you thinker!

IstvanBloggin' said...

Thank you ILoveBlackAndWhite, enjoy the Holidays!

Cécile said...

Hi Thinker,
Joyeux Noël à toi aussi!
Meilleurs voeux :)

IstvanBloggin' said...

Merci beaucoup Cécile!

Anonymous said...

Who was the founder of Christmas? I thought it was the Romans followed by other pagan beliefs??
enjoy reading your quotes. looking forward to another year of reflective quotes. r.

IstvanBloggin' said...

Thank you, glad you enjoy the quotes.
Celebrating Christmas on 25th December started in Ancient Rome, after Emperor Constantine had declared Christianity the empire's favored religion. This date was probably chosen to match the ancient pagan Roman midwinter festivals and the winter solstice, in an attempt to Christianize these popular pagan celebrations.

ArtPropelled said...

Happy Christmas and may your New Year be filled with inspiration, creativity, prosperity (successful exhibitions) and peace. Thanks for continuing to provide food for thought on this blog, Thinker.

IstvanBloggin' said...

Thanks Robyn, i wish all the best to you in the days to come!