Why most christianity don't questions them self about Christmas? and why is Dec 25?

Question

Why most christianity don't questions them self about Christmas? and why is Dec 25? In the bible never said that Jesus born in Dec 25 which is on winter. The shepherd saw the start when they were shepherding the sheep so there is no way on the winter. And also the bible said to remember the death of Chirst, not to remember when
He is born. I do some reserach. Christmas is actually a pagan holiday.

http://www.christianitytoday.com/history/newsletter/2000/dec08.html

why a lot of christians still follow the tradition that invented by human instead of follow the Word of God which is bible?

Christmas is a mixture, and a lot of christianity still didn't realize it.

Christ cannot be mix with anything else other that Christ Himslef

My questions is for Christian only who really do want to follow the truth and purity.

I don't celebrate Christmas but i enjoy the holiday...

and yeah.. shouldn't we remember Jesus Crhist everyday.. not only on December 25

Answer 1

It is!!! no really !!! We have not read or heard of that theory, oh ... well for at least a thousand times.

Oh please. Well, you just live and let live. You don't like it, no one is forcing you to celebrate Christmas. Please, have a life and let other have enjoy theirs.

Answer 2

Wow, there were a lot of varied answers to this question. Unfortunately, there are still a lot of Christians out there that don't know the truth about the holiday.

Before I became a Christian, I practiced wicca for a little while. Their pagan holiday of Yule (where Yuletide) comes from is the time of the winter equinox. Augustine, wanting to convert the pagans, created Christmas as a way to blend the two together. If he could get the pagans to celebrate Christmas, then he basically thought they were converted, at least on the outside. THus, the reason why people decorate a tree and worship it. (say what you want, if you decorate a tree and make a huge deal out of it like most families do, you are worshiping the tree).

I no longer celebrate Christmas as Christ's birth because I know it is pagan, Jesus was obviously not born in Dec, and God does not tell us to celebrate his birth or his death (yes, this includes Easter). I simply celebrate Christmas as a time for getting together with family and giving and getting presents. It is a commerialized holiday to me now, and nothing more.

Answer 3

You are absolutely right. It was taken from pagan origins. Jesus was probably born in the fall--around October. The shepherds were out with their sheep. In December it is cold and rainy and the shepherds and their sheep were no longer out in the fields at night. So called Christian religions adopted Christmas to encourage pagans to join Christianity. They allowed them to keep their pagan festivals and called them "christian." Also, you are right when you said that the Bible tells us to remember Jesus' death. We do not know the exact date of Christ birth, but we do know he was killed on Nisan 14 which, in our modern calendar, falls on a different date every year usually in March or April. Jesus' death was much more important than his birth. If he had not died faithful, his birth would have been futile. Also, the only two birthdays mentioned in the Bible were birthday celebrations of pagans (Herod and Pharaoh). In both cases someone was put to death w/o cause.

Answer 4

Christmas is not a pagan holiday.

It's true that it appears on the calendar right around the same time of year as some ancient pagan holiday -- but there's a bona fide reason for that.

By placing the celebration of Christ's birth near the pagan holiday, it kept the early Christians from being tempted back into their old ways -- something that I don't think the early Church can be blamed for.

It's true that Dec. 25 is not mentioned in the Bible as being Christ's birthday -- nor is any other day on the calendar.

But Christ's birth did happen, and it definitely has to be celebrated on some day -- the important thing to focus on is not the date that's on the calendar, but the meaning of the event and its ramifications in human history, which are huge.

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Answer 5

Christmas and many other holiday are all pagan. The previous Christians used the pagan time table and holidays to recruit pagans and get 10% of their hunting catch. Pagan were people who believed in Mother earth and nature. They were fine back then. There is nothing wrong with being a pagan. Read the history of the Church and you will be stunned at what they did in the 10th through the 14 th century and the Christian Cathars that they killed .

You are a lamb that needs to under stand the history of religion.

Answer 6

Christmas is not a pagan holiday. That particular myth sprang-up in the late 1800s as part of an atheist theory that Christianity is not a true religion but rather an evolution from older pagan religions. To say that Christmas is a pagan holiday is to deny all of Christianity.

The root of Christmas is well documented. Christmas was proposed as Christian holiday to keep Christians from straying off and celebrating pagan holidays. It was to say, if you want a holiday make it a Christian holiday and stay away from the pagans who are celebrating a pagan ritual. It's a seperate event meant to strengthen the faith of Christians.

It may not say in the Bible to celebrate Jesus' birth but where in the Bible is it banned? We are not banned from celebrating Jesus birth. We are encouraged to celebrate Jesus' entire life, His ministry, His death, and His ressurection.

Every day should be a celebration of Christ! If we have a time of year when Christians do their best to live a Christ-like life and spend extra time teaching others about Christ then I say its a good thing! Hurray for Christmas!

Answer 7

Jer.10:1-4 calls such a heathen practice and a heathen does not know the true God or try to obey him. Rev.18:1-6; 606 years before Christ they were in captivity in Babylon and learned and liked all the ways of them. So John wrote about 100 years after Christ and there was still this.
Now we are 2006 after the bible years ended in world Empire #6 Rome and it is still a support that shows riches on display and the waste could feed multitudes of poor.
Not anything about it can be right in the eyes of God or Christ, but it is in the eyes of the people that are apart of this world where Satan is god 2Cor.4:3,4;
Jesus was no part of this world and he does not support what religions will do.

Answer 8

because, it can be celebrated anytime Its mainly in English-speaking coutries that its celebrated on Dec 25, b ut other countries celebrate at other times. In German-speaking coutries, its on Dec 24, and in Eastern Europe and Russia, its around January 6th !!! and some scholars say the real birthday would have been around Sept 29, which is still called the Feast (Festival) of Michaelmas, though, it far less well known. Celebrating on or around the time of the winter solstace parallels or is symbolic of Christianity in the sense that despite the darkest time of the year, even more, we share warmth and thoughtfulness to other people, and we spread the bright and joyful lights on our houses and trees, and its also the beginning of brighter times ahead, as days start getting longer and nights get shorter. Its parallel to the core concepts of christianity (--true christianity, not politics etc trying to use the disguise of christianity) . Share peace and kindness, and find optimism even in the darkest times ! So, celebrate !!! Enjoy !

Answer 9

I agree and I just wanted to add that most people know what age Jesus died because it is confirmed in the Bible, which was 33 1/2 years old. Most people also know that his death was around March or April. Count 6 months from March or April (around the time of his death) at 33 1/2 years old and his birth date lands to Sept or October.

Answer 10

We know Jesus was born at the end of the harvest season when taxes were taken for the season. This was probably no later than the end of October.

Any time we can get the world to remember Jesus is a good time. So why should we not remember Him at every time of the year.

Answer 11

Wow, his made up birthday falls on Christmas? Tough break, I bet he doesn't get double gifts.
:D Yes, I'm joking.

They don't question it because they don't question a lot of things. It's faith, and it's fun. I mean, it's not a bad day to celebrate somethin' and get together. If the pagans though winter was worth celebrating, why not use that day?

Unless you live where I do. Last Christmas everyone got snowed at our house for a few days. I wish I had a smaller family sometimes :D