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And on the third day he shall rise. Why did Jesus rise after three days ?. Not two or four. A chart showing the sunrise times from 21/22 Dec (the winter solstice) The sun does not appear to rise earlier for three days as with the "Sun" of god. Admittedly it is from Glasgow but as the Big Yin (Billy Connolly) says the writers of the bible mistook Galilee for Gallowgate ( A district of Glasgow)
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.That's a good question for Michael Palin.
PondartIncbendog
Level 8
Jan 1, 2022
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The sun rises later and later until Epiphany, only then does it start to rise earlier. The difference between the 4th and 6th January is negligible. Check it out practically for yourself right now!
Petter
Level 9
Jan 1, 2022
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So it does. But the daylight length was almost identical for two days and then started to lengthen
@Moravian Correct. At first the sun has already started to set later each day, but not by much, while the sun is rising very much later each day. The solstice is the crossing point, where the difference in the two is minimal. Yuletide covers the entire period, which gives much more time for feasting and cavorting than mere Christmas!
It's the Rule of 3. Just look at how many 3s appear in cultural references: 3 wise men; 3 Stooges; 3 strikes and you're out; Groucho, Harpo and Zeppo; father, son, holy ghost; the 3 witches in Macbeth; life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; liberte, egalite, fraternite; Snap, Crackle and Pop; see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil; 3 hots and a cot; stop, look and listen; stop, drop, and roll; thesis, antithesis, synthesis; Giambattista Vico's 3 stages of history.
3 of anything is just more satisfying.
Paul4747
Level 8
Jan 1, 2022
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Does that include orgies? 
I'm not by any stretch a babblycal scholar, but I understood Jesus is thought to have died and risen in April.
Isn't Xmas supposed to be his birthday?
Of course given that I think the whole story is a myth, I'm obviously not the best person to ask.
RichCC
Level 8
Jan 1, 2022
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Yes, the early Christians chose the pagan festival celebrating Eostre. A The goddess of rebirth for the Jesus myth. Practically all of their holy days were taken from earlier religious festivals.
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