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Show ' CHRISTMAS DAY !;; ; . IT IS not definitely known when ' lj. ' ( IhrlsliiiaH wiih llrsl reli-hiiiliMl. j' jj The Institution o the tcHllvnl Ik jl ill irllmted lo Telesplioriis, who Jj-.(j Jj-.(j flourished In the reign ol An t, V tonliiiiR I'ius ( 1 :i 1 -1 C 1 A. I).). The Jt Iji reason for tlie final choice of lie- vj ft ceniliei 2'i cunniit now be deter- .j' f mined. As Christianity spread, Jj. Jj' the feast ol the winter solstice, i' i! the time when the day begins to J't Increase, and light to triumph .jj ;h over darkness, wus changed Into )i-..' )i-..' the Fasl of Christ, the Light of (f. |