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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm
Personally, I wouldn't give that any weight, as they are also when two of the three long breaks between terms in UK schools are (the other, and longest, being the summer break between years), and many people celebrate them even if they don't believe in Christianity.
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Both holidays have become fairly secularized, it's true, but I still find it interesting that they are made much of in the Wizarding world. Folks on the HPFGU (Harry Potter for Grown-Ups) email list speculated that the "three wise kings" who visit the stable in the Christian birth story may have been wizards. I find the idea somewhat appealing, myself.
(To be clear, I'm a universalist-- I think all religions have some truth to them and none of them are complete. I still find it interesting to discuss cultural influences of religion on popular works.)