... began the year on the 8th calends of January, when we celebrate the birth of the Lord. That very night, which we hold so sacred, they used to call by the heathen word Modranecht, that is, "mother's night", because (we suspect) of the ceremonies they enacted all that night.
Quiet your mind for a moment. Relax, let subconscious mind journey back into your self, to your own roots. Glimpse at your own beginnings and know the real reason for the season.