Possibly! Christianity is laden with all kinds of rituals/dates that have been leveraged from pagans.
Trust Michelangelo to master subtlety once again. 🤷🏻♂️
I think you’re right actually.
I always revert to seeing Michelangelo as using artistic expression to hide truths. Like the Creation of Adam below. Lots of analysis of how God is actually a representation of the human brain.
I was told by a colleague that people knew where to return to the home of their ancestors for Herod’s census because people cared more about family back then. 😆