Do you think that Christmas is a pagan holiday?

Answer 1

YES

Answer 2

No, Christmas is definitely a made up Christian holiday. However it is no accident that the church picked December 25 to celebrate the birth of Christ. Christmas was orchestrated as a way to compete with the more established religions of the time. For the first three centuries the church had no birthday party for Jesus. Many other viable religions, and I hesitate to label them all "pagan", had ongoing festivals and celebrations around this time, so the church adopted the date to coincide with the accepted rituals and traditions of the other religions in order to make Christianity more palatable to the masses. Most of the accepted trappings of Christmas were borrowed from established Greek, Roman and European religions, such as yule logs, trees, ornaments, gifts, lights, mistletoe, holly, carols, feasts, and holiday processions, as the Christians had no traditions of their own. In fact, most of the traditions, rites and ceremonies of the church were borrowed from other religions. It wasn't until many hundreds of years later, after the demise of Rome and past the dark ages that the church had established a solid enough footing in European society so that Christmas was accepted and celebrated on a wide scale. Well, it's all about presents and Santa Claus now, he's not a Christian icon either, but they couldn't get rid of him so the Church made up Saint Nickolas in a feeble attempt to Christianize the jolly old elf. But hey, what's the harm of it all, it's still time for a lot of yuletide holiday fun and jolly good December celibration. Still, I can't help but laugh and maybe feel a little sorry for them when the current Church leadership tries to remind everybody what the true meaning of, Christmas is?

Answer 3

Well long story short, the tree, festivity, and all that jive that comes along with it (the merry part) is pretty much pagan.

But historians now know for a fact that during that time of the year at that time of the century (2007 years ago) there was a comet that came close to earth and it was visible. Now people are saying that that was the comet the 3 wise dudes followed. So although the merry festivities are in fact pagan, the historical events that happened might have realliy happened.

The only way to find out is to ask the maker when you die. LOL

Answer 4

Christmas was a way to entice pagans to convert to Christianity. They adopted their rituals and celebrations to make Christianity more desirable. Tree decorating, wreaths, mistle toe, and feast were all part of the pagan solstice celebration (add drunkenness and nakedness)
Would Jesus want us to celebrate Christmas? Well God does say, do not as the heathens do. Why does almost every religion have a holiday in December? No one wants to be left out of the celebrating.
I dont see the harm in families gathering, and showing love, giving thoughtful gifts, going to mass, and taking a special day out to recognize Jesus' birth.

Answer 5

Christmas as practiced today by many around the globe has some roots in paganism. Pure human celebrations are hard to manufacture without the cultural artifacts.

Answer 6

Christmas is Pagan Holiday.When people got converted to Christianity they were appeased by declaring their Holiday as Christmas.Jesus Christ was Born in the month of March (not sure of the date though).

Answer 7

Christmas was originally instated to appease pagans who wanted to continue their traditions as their culture was being ripped from them by Roman Christians.

Now, it is a commercial holiday. Most modern pagans that I know celebrate Yule.

Answer 8

yes Mam, it sure is and it is supposed to cover two weeks of total party to mark the end of the old year and the start of the new. It marks winter Solstice. It is now reduced to only two days. Damn the machines. Ned Ludd Was Right!

Answer 9

Of course it is. I would hope that the origin of that holiday people know that it started with Nimrod the king of Babylon. When he died, him wife and also mother used an evergreen to symbolize his re-creation at an tree. Thus people would worship evergreen(s). and of course the Germans made it a pretty thing. (yuck).

there you go.

Answer 10

No thinking about it, it is a pagan holiday. About as christian as halloween.

Answer 11

no christmas is not a pagan holiday...Yule is...pagans do not celebrate the birth of christ.