I don't really mean to offend anyone, but I am unable to resist finding it amusing that an obscure Jewish heretic (historians say he didn't have many followers while he was alive) is worshipped by more than 2 billion people as a god. And, although he was born in the spring, if you believe the descriptions of the stars in the new testament, his birthday is celebrated just after the winter solstice. And, of course, most of the myths about him (virgin birth, betrayal by an apostle, coming back to life, walking on water, turning water to wine, etc.) were borrowed from much earlier religions. What a strange world we live in. I would say that you can't make this stuff up, but obviously someone did.
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