Is Christmas a Pagan Religious Holiday ??

Question

Jeremiah 10: 1-6 Describes perfectly the tradition of Christmas, and that we are not to practice it, because it is a heathen tradition. IThis was 500 years before Christ's birth, when Pagan solstice gods were worshipped

Answer 1

Yes it is. Y'shua (Jesus) was not born on Dec. 25. He was born on or around the time of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which comes in late September or early October by the Roman calendar. This could also have some meaning as to when the LORD said that He was come "to preach the ACCEPTABLE YEAR of the LORD." My personal theory is that He will return on or around Rosh Hashana, in whatever year He comes. Even the Hebrew calendar, which is lunar, rather than solar like the Roman calendar we use, has Rosh Hashanah starting at sundown one day and ending at sundown the next day. So we don't know the day, nor the hour that He will come.But we do know the season, and that season is fast approaching! Thank you for reading your bible and believing it rather than the traditions (especially pagan) of men!

Answer 2

There are 8 sabbats (holidays) on the Wheel of the year. There is Imbolc Feb. 2, Spring Equinox (Ostara) Mar 20-23, Beltane May 1, Summer Solstice( Midsummer) June 20-23, Lammas August 1, Fall equinox (Mabon) September 20-23, Samhain October 31, and Yule December 20-23.

As you can see from the dates Ostara which uses eggs as the symbol is around Easter; Samhain is Halloween and masks were originally worn to ward off evil; And of course Yule is around Christmas time and the decorations of trees with lights was done because it is the longest night of the year.

Now these are the major ones but there is probably a saint birthday or some other christian holy days that is close to and similar in iconography that its pagan counterpart.

Answer 3

First of all, the Bible verse in question is referring to Yule, not Christmas, which the Jews at that time were to completely avoid. Yule was around first and is/was celebrated by Pagans (for this example, anyone who does not follow the religions of that region being Christian/Jewish/Muslim/Zoroaster, the latter of which is not commonly practiced today).

During the Middle Ages, Christians needed a conversion tactic so they stole the Pagan holidays and turned them into Christian holidays instead and eventually changed the name to Christmas which means Mass of Christ('s birth). Christians became the dominant group by that point. Most people observe Christmas out of tradition because of that even if the religious aspect has little or not meaning for alot of people.

During Puritan times, it was considered sinful to celebrate Christmas because they looked at it as a non-Christian holiday due to its roots.

Yule/Winter Solstice is the Pagan holiday and Christmas is the Christian holiday. But nowadays Christmas could very possibly be considered Pagan.

Answer 4

No. Christmas is not a Pagan holiday. Christmas is a holiday to celebrate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, so it obviously isn't Pagan. Many features of the popular celebration of Christmas most certainly have Pagan roots. Starting with the Cult of Mithra which worshipped the Sun God who was born on Dec. 25th and was Paraded around from house to house in a manger. Years later several Pagan customs made their way into the celebration of Christmas; decorating the tree, carolling, etc. The early Church adapted as many aspects of the surrounding Pagan culture's holidays and celebrations as it could to make it easier to convert the Pagans. If that didn't work, they killed them.

Answer 5

satan is always trying to get man in one ditch or another,it makes him no difference.As Christians finding the middle of the road can be very difficult at times especially when there seems to be so many views right within our own mits.As Christains our first desire is to please the Lord.Ever do something for your spouse thinking they were going to just love this? Thats what we are talking about here.Thank God they still usually appreciate the effort put forth.And I think God fills the same about the efforts we put forth in trying to please him,because its not what we know that saves us but what comes from the heart.I use to belong to a group of Christians who observed Christmas but had nothing to do with the tree or santa.Some will not recognize Christmas at all.For me, I like a tree , its beautiful, smells so good ,and a nice place to put what gifts we can (afford).We do leave santa out .Telling the children about santa is telling a lie.We put the emphasis on the fact that this is the day we have elected to recognize the birth of the Son of God.By avoiding Christmas all together the birth of Jesus is also avoided.satan is trying very hard today to make this nation an ungodly nation by taking away anything that reminds man of God.Every holiday and even birthdays are celebrated by pagans.As Christians we celebrate these occasions in the Spirit of Christ. And if our sins be forgiven us we have peace with God and are not condemned because He looks at are hearts.

Answer 6

I went ahead and read this passage after seeing your question. I think that it is saying that we should not participate in Pagan worship... this is true. But, when the Catholics made the winter celebration of the gods into a celebration of Christ's birth, it made it a holiday that could celebrate Christ's birth, like we have birthday parties. I do think that Christmas is a great opportunity to share the faith with others--it is the one of the only times people come to church (CEOs-Christmas and Easter only). So, yes, it was a pagan holiday in the past, but, just as Christ cleans us, I believe that God has turned this pagan thing around and made it clean!

Answer 7

NO.

the winter solstice is.

the early christians put christmas right on top of the pagan celebration to try to eliminate it. just like they did with Halloween.
easter.etc. they laid all of their major holidays over the pagan holidays for 2 reasons.

1, to try to slowly eliminate them.

2, because new converts were more likely if they could still celebrate at the same times of the year. and if the new god appeared similar to their gods.

HOWEVER

it backfired...many of the pagans simply added their customs to the christian holidays as a way to preserve them...

hense we have a decorated evergreen tree as the main symbol of a religion based on a man that was born in a desert climate.

we hide eggs to celebrate his resurrection...

and somewhere Saween became samhien and became halloween and a holiday called all saints day was added the night before.

Answer 8

Yes, that celebration was a pagan holiday. Eventhough it is highly unlikely that Jesus was born Dec. 25, many Christians recognize His birth at this time. I find nothing wrong with choosing a universally understood day to celebrate Christ. Let's face it, there are 365 days in the year. Any day chosen would bring controversy, so what you do and the motive behind it determines if you are a pagan worshipper.

Answer 9

Very good question and answer.

Christmas is full of pagan traditions and was instituted at the hands of the Roman Catholics who were amending their man-made religion to make it look more appealing.

History and math shows Dec 25 isn't Jesus birth day. Besides, the true power lies in the Resurrection - we know as Easter.

Personally, my family celebrates Christmas but is easy on the traditions. We don't do Santa and all that and we are very devoted to making it a time of family and reaffirming our faith in Jesus Christ.

Great point, by the way.

Answer 10

Yes, christians stole it for their own uses in trying to convert pagans to christianity.


Yule - Minor Sabbat
Also know as Midwinter
Winter solstice (around December 22)
Pagan mythology: The birth of the God
Yule is a celebration of life emerging from darkness and is honored with the exchange of presents. Evergreens, holly, ivy and mistletoe can be symbolic of the God, still living and green in the dead of winter.



Yule is the time of greatest darkness and the longest night of the year. The Winter Solstice had been associated with the birth of a "Divine King" long before the rise of Christianity. Since the Sun is considered to represent the Male Divinity in many Pagan Traditions, this time is celebrated as the "return of the Sun God" where He is reborn of the Goddess