Do you really believe that the pagans ripped off your holidays like christmas and easter? How can you believe such nonsense? christianity copied the pagans holidays, not the other way around.
Do you believe that pagans ripped off your holidays?
2006-10-01 14:23:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
(i'm not saying that all christians believe that, i'm not generalizing)
2006-10-01 14:24:49 · update #1
cupcake i agree with you, it was to convert. But doesn't it make it copying?
2006-10-01 14:33:51 · update #2
cupcake, the christians also persecuted the pagans, do you know nothing of the old witch burnings that were so common after christianity took over? Pagans still suffer discrimination to this day from christians
2006-10-01 14:49:35 · update #3
lol john winston, you are the one who needs to do ALOT of research.
The sign of the trinity comes from the three goddesses, the sign of the fish even has pagan roots
2006-10-01 19:27:03 · update #4
I APPLIED YOU...... you are so right ...the holidays for us, is to calibrate mother earth and nature.....we take and also give back .......
we pagans / Wiccans did not "rip" anything off of anyone....the Christians stole the holidays from us .......)O(
2006-10-01 14:44:24 · answer #1 · answered by mark22059 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Huh? I have no idea what you are talking about. As a Christian, I believe that Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ. Somehow, Santa Claus came into the picture. I'm not sure why, or how, but I could care less. As for Easter, it celebrates the resurrection of Christ. The Easter bunny got brought into that holiday and again, I could care less. Christians know the true meaning of those holidays and we combine the commercial stuff with the true meaning behind the day. I've never heard any mention of pagans ripping off these holidays.
2006-10-01 21:30:06 · answer #2 · answered by Taffi 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The dates of the Christian holidays, specifically Christmas were chosen as a way of converting pagans. They are simply dates of observations and are not expected to be taken literally (Jesus was probably born in July).
The celebrations themselves have nothing to do with the pagan holidays of those days specifically. Christmas is around the time of the winter solstice celebration of the Romans and the festival for the god Saturn.
2006-10-01 21:35:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
From my understanding, and I am a Christian minister, you are more correct than saying the pagans ripped off our holidays. Many of the Christian holidays were established in lieu of a pagan holiday and on or near the pagan date for the purpose of preventing Christians and their children, from feeling 'left out' during the other celebrations.
2006-10-01 21:29:53 · answer #4 · answered by William T 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Christianity did not copy pagan holidays. They used them to transition pagan people into the faith. It was a political move, like politicians work certain demographics to get them in their camp.
You have to keep in mind that Christians were quite distinct from pagans and for three centuries persecuted for their differences. In fact, they were charged as being atheists becuse they did not bow to the Roman gods.
2006-10-01 21:28:57 · answer #5 · answered by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes they did my friend..Christ was around long before there were pagans(Hebrews 13:8)They ripped us off and we reclaimed them.God bless.btw:What inspired pagans to make statues of 3 headed gods?Could they have known something about a triune God?They certainly ripped that idea off..Do more research friend.
2006-10-01 22:14:59 · answer #6 · answered by John G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wikipedia.........." Based on the words holy and day, holidays originally represented special religious days. The word has evolved in general usage to mean any special day of rest (as opposed to regular days of rest such as the weekend)."
2006-10-01 21:30:34 · answer #7 · answered by - 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know the truth. I am fully aware of how the Church tried to replace the pagan holidays with Christian ones. I am still Catholic.
2006-10-01 21:32:14 · answer #8 · answered by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope, I don't believe either one ripped off the other. After all, there are only so many days in the year lol
2006-10-01 21:26:30 · answer #9 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know who copied who and it doesn't matter to me. It is interesting that there are two different celebrations with each holiday, one with God and one without, but not all people want to celebrate with God, so guess that's why there are two different ways to celebrate.
2006-10-01 21:41:45 · answer #10 · answered by trainer53 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋