A
Jesus Christ
statue at the
Notre Dame
Cathedral
Basilica
in Ho Chi Minh City (fig.).
His name means ‘Yahweh
rescues’ and
his birth is celebrated annually during
Christmas. The date of the
nativity corresponded to the the date of the winter solstice on the Roman
calendar, thus at the time when daytime began to lengthen and thus symbolizing
Christ as the Light that enters the World and the origin of Christmas light
decorations.
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