Husband is cheating on me , killed my cat , slapped my mom ' s ass , and sends dick pics to my underage sister . Should I give him another chance ? <| sep |> On the 25 th of December it is possible to distinguish that the sun has begun moving north on the horizon at sunrise with crude stone age observation techniques It appears to stand still for 5 days , sine wave pattern . This event has been observed for at least 5000 years see NewGrange and was a time of great rejoice in northern europe , the sun was reborn and would not disappear leaving everyone to freeze to death . During the 4 th century CE , the roman church coopted this celebration to entice northern euopeans to accept their state religion and repurposed it as christmas .