> Called The Precession of the Equinoxes or Axial Precesion, the ancient societies including Egypt were also aware of this The earliest ancients that seem to h

> Called The Precession of the Equinoxes or Axial Precesion, the ancient societies including Egypt were also aware of this The earliest ancients that seem to have figured it out were the Greeks around 200 BC. It is questionable/controversial whether the Ancient Egyptians knew about it: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_precession#Ancient_Egyptians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_precession#Ancient_Egypt... > iirc Christmas and other mythological holidays are related to the "birth" and "death" of the north star movements, along with the sun and venus. Christmas is more likely linked to the day of Easter via the 'calculation hypothesis' than any astronomical event (or pagan celebration): * https://historyforatheists.com/2024/12/pagan-christmas-again/#Jesus https://historyforatheists.com/2024/12/pagan-christmas-again... * https://historyforatheists.com/2023/12/interview-dr-philipp-nothaft-on-the-date-of-christmas/ https://historyforatheists.com/2023/12/interview-dr-philipp-...