A Valentines Proposal

Now this may come as a surprise to you, but Jesus probably wasn't born on December 25th. No, this isn't some atheist rant accusing Christians of hijacking pagan holidays; even Christian scholars basing their work on the bible agree it doesn't sound like the gospels are happening in early winter.

Some people will be upset by this idea, but I think most Christians would agree that celebration of Jesus and his teachings is the important thing, not whether it's on the correct date or not.  Which brings me to my proposal: if we agree that Christmas isn't really at the right time, and we agree that it isn't a problem, then why not move it to a more convenient time?

The unfortunate thing about the timing of Christmas is that it comes at the start of the winter. We get the most joyous part of winter over with just as the worst of the weather is about to hit. That's especially unfortunate given that we have turned Christmas into a two-month holiday. Wouldn't it make more sense if those two months were over the most depressing weather of the year, brightening our darkest (literally) times. Once we have the letdown that Christmas is over, we'd have spring coming up.

So I think Valentine's Day would be the best time for Christmas. No one will miss Valentine's Day - singles hate it, the in-love don't need it. So switching it with Christmas shouldn't be a big problem. We just need the Catholic church's okay. So come on Francis, give it a go.