Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 61

           ItwasanancientsuperstitionthatLangdon’sSymbology212classhaddiscussedjustlastmonth.

           "That’stotallyincongruous!"afemalestudentinthefronthadblurtedwhenLangdonexplainedthereasonforeast-facingtombs."WhywouldChristianswanttheirtombstofacetherisingsun?We’retalkingaboutChristianity…notsunworship!"

           Langdonsmiled,pacingbeforetheblackboard,chewinganapple."Mr.Hitzrot!"heshouted.

           Ayoungmandozinginbacksatupwithastart."What!Me?"

           LangdonpointedtoaRenaissanceartposteronthewall."WhoisthatmankneelingbeforeGod?"

           "Um…somesaint?"

           "Brilliant.Andhowdoyouknowhe’sasaint?"

           "He’sgotahalo?"

           "Excellent,anddoesthatgoldenhaloremindyouofanything?"

           Hitzrotbrokeintoasmile."Yeah!ThoseEgyptianthingswestudiedlastterm.Those…um…sundisks!"

           "Thankyou,Hitzrot.Gobacktosleep."Langdonturnedbacktotheclass."Halos,likemuchofChristiansymbology,wereborrowedfromtheancientEgyptianreligionofsunworship.Christianityisfilledwithexamplesofsunworship."

           "Excuseme?"thegirlinfrontsaid."Igotochurchallthetime,andIdon’tseemuchsunworshipinggoingon!"

           "Really?WhatdoyoucelebrateonDecembertwenty-fifth?"

           "Christmas.ThebirthofJesusChrist."

           "AndyetaccordingtotheBible,ChristwasborninMarch,sowhatarewedoingcelebratinginlateDecember?"

           Silence.

           Langdonsmiled."Decembertwenty-fifth,myfriends,istheancientpaganholidayofsolinvictus—UnconqueredSun—coincidingwiththewintersolstice.

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