If so, thats makes Christianity pagan also.
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2006-09-16 03:22:56 · 24 answers · asked by yechetzqyah 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes it is, But the christians wan't admit it. Just like christians to take something that dosen't belong to them and claim it their's.
christianity is based on many pagan beliefs.
2006-09-16 03:25:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
well it has been proven that on the 25 of December is NOT the correct date when "Christ" was born ( or at least that's what I've heard) do to the Situation of the North Star. But Yes Christmas Is actually The Winter Solstice and Easter is nothing more than Ostara the spring equinox. It is said that early Christians chose these already holidays and changed the names and meaning since the people (pagans) where already familiar with festivities at that time of the year. Example have you ever wondered where did the Xmas tree and mistletoe tradition came from or eggs and bunnies.. what does that have to do with the death of Christ? All are pagan traditions.
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2006-09-16 10:35:33 · answer #2 · answered by mistic_eyes03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas and Easter are early examples of multiculturalism in the ancient world. Christians fit their understanding into existing celebrations. It means that the answer to your question is yes, but this does not mean that this "makes Christianity pagan also." Yes, the celebrations are for festivals that you term "pagan" and yes they are Christian festivals also. Perhaps this indicates that they come from a common source. It is the best indication of tolerance because everybody can celebrate and none need to feel excluded and everyone can feel validated. It's a process called syncreticism. Let's hope we can do as well with our cultural adjustments as our European ancestors did.
2006-09-16 10:37:05 · answer #3 · answered by Sincere Questioner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know technically Xmas and Easter are pagan celebrations converted into christian celebration by early christian to help convert the "pagan people" into their religion, making the change easier for them as to say. As for Christianity being pagan, I cant really say it is since the whole thing of paganism is not being christian so it would be contradictory.
2006-09-19 13:38:18 · answer #4 · answered by rvd_whatever3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not anymore. Christmas was named on Dec 25 in order to supplant some pagan god. We really have no idea when Jesus was born, so a randomly chosen date would have sufficed. Instead, it was decided to use the date to wipe out a pagan holiday. It worked for a long time, too, until the anti-christian forces began looking for excuses to hate.
Easter is more of a coincidence. Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ on the day it happened. I'm not even sure why pagans claim that date.
2006-09-16 10:30:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Christianity is just a step off paganism. They share most things in common, eg, Christmas & Easter are borrowed from pagan. The use of palm fronds - palm sunday, and the rubbing of powered charcoal on the forehead.
2006-09-16 10:45:06 · answer #6 · answered by Celestine N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity is not Pagan. Easter and Christmas were stolen from Pagan festivals - Ostara and Winter Solstice.
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2006-09-16 10:25:26 · answer #7 · answered by Seph7 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The holidays themselves, no. Christianity centers around those two events, being pivotal points in their calendar.
The timing of the Christmas is most likely inspired by pre-Christian celebrations; given Biblical details, it's *exceptionally* unlikely that the shepherds were watching their flocks by night during late December. The timing of Easter is a bit more explainable, given the timing of events within the Jewish calendar around the time of Jesus' death.
Now, the trappings of the holidays - rabbits, trees, etc... those are very arguably derived from the Pagan cultures of Europe.
2006-09-18 14:21:51 · answer #8 · answered by ArcadianStormcrow 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians replaced the Pagan holidays Yule and Ostara with Christmas and Easter in an attempt to spread their religion.
2006-09-16 10:29:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
the Christian " took over " the dates of these Holidays in order to help convert the Pagan people to Christianity. The reason behind this move was to ease the Pagans into accepting Christianity as these Holiday celebrations were already established and thus make the conversion much simpler and easier.
2006-09-16 10:28:49 · answer #10 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Names don't make particular events like Christmas or Easter pagan. Worship does.
Christmas represents day set aside to honor birth of Jesus (no one knows true date) and Easter (came from Roman Catholics)
is to honor-worship the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Which can be called The Christian Passover. We worship the Son of Man-divinity- not the name of the event.
Is Presidents day, Valentine Day or Arbor Day pagan. We worship neither Presidents, loved ones nor trees, but its a day of remembrance to respect particular people and Earth.
2006-09-16 10:34:59 · answer #11 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋