Christmas Mythology, by William Edelen

[jger1]

"From December 25 until the Spring Equinox (Estra or Easter) were the "40 days" which later became Christian Lent."

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Christmas Mythology
by William Edelen

It would seem to me that the "40 days" might be off in that sentence.

J. Williams

[wdj]

Where you say

From December 25 until the Spring Equinox (Estra or Easter) were the "40 days" ...

Since there are actually about 90 days in that stretch, you could edit this to say

A 40-day stretch leading up to the Spring Equinox (Estra or Easter) ...

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In the meantime, note that the "40 days" here is in quotes and in biblical times "40 days" often signified "a long time" rather than specifically 40 days (although I'm not certain that this is the intent here).

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