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HauntedHippie OP t1_iz33hbd wrote

Reply to comment by yoniyum in TIL "The Twelve Days of Christmas" STARTS on Christmas Day, and ends of January 5th (Three Kings Day). by HauntedHippie

I never understood why they crammed it all into one half of the year. And then it's just... Ordinary Time.

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Van_GOOOOOUGH t1_iz38vih wrote

Because winter time can be so dreary and depressing so they put a bunch of festive little holidays in there to keep us busy. We don't need festive holidays when the weather is pleasant and we can play outside in the sunshine.

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TheyCallMeSuperChunk t1_iz3rzma wrote

> when the weather is pleasant and we can play outside in the sunshine.

Or, you know, work the land

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herbw t1_iz6xcfx wrote

That explains it in Hawaii and Corpus Christi, sure.

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