"And
not only was Mithra, the sun-god of Mithraism, said to be born at
this time of the year, but Osiris, Horus, Hercules,
Bacchus, Adonis, Jupiter, Tammuz, and other sun-gods were
also supposedly born at what is today called the
"Christmas" season, the winter solstice!"
- Babylon mystery religion, by Ralph
Woodrow
"Many people
celebrate Semiramis (using the name 'Ishtar', among others)
on the 1st day of spring, which is either March 20th or
21st. If we count from 'Ishtar's Day' (say, March
20th) for the length of the average pregnancy (40 weeks),
we come to December 25th, the day celebrated as Tammuz's
(the sun god's) birthday!"
- Babylon
Religion, by David Daniels, p. 67