Because really all Christmas is a day that was made to celebrate Christ's Birthday. After all you can't spell Christrmas without the word Christ.
2006-12-02 13:45:26 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
The Three Wisemen brought gifts to baby Jesus.
2006-12-02 13:48:18 · answer #1 · answered by Stretchy McSlapNuts 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First of all, December 25 is not the date of Christ's birth, as secular scholars usually agree. It was likely chosen because 3rd century Christians "wished the date to coincide with the pagan Roman festival marking the 'birthday of the unconquered sun.'" (The New Encyclopedia Britannica) The pagans would hold ceremonies to get the sun to return from its travels (this is around the time of the equinox, remember).
The Saturnalia (a festival of the Roman god Saturn comprised of unrestrained revelry and orgies) took place on December 17-24. This is where the gift-giving comes in.
2006-12-02 13:56:35 · answer #2 · answered by E. T. 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The date of December 25th comes from Rome and was a celebration of the Italic god, Saturn, and the rebirth of the sun god.
This was done long before the birth of Jesus.
It was noted by the pre-Christian Romans and other pagans, that daylight began to increase after December 22nd, when they assumed that the sun god died.
These ancients believed that the sun god rose from the dead three days later as the new-born and venerable sun.
Thus, they figured that to be the reason for increasing daylight.
This was a cause for much wild excitement and celebration. Gift giving and merriment filled the temples of ancient Rome, as sacred priests of Saturn, called dendrophori, carried wreaths of evergreen boughs in procession.
2006-12-02 14:08:00 · answer #3 · answered by Vanchaser 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It supposedly originated from the pageant of Saturn, a Roman present giving vacation in December. present giving became prevalent in Victorian England and replaced into promoted even extra through dept. shops interior the U. S. interior the Fifties to cutting-side-day.
2016-10-16 11:33:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ancient Roman holiday of Saturlina was around the same time as Christmas, and it was traditional for men in the upper classes to exchange expensive gifts.
2006-12-02 13:50:39 · answer #5 · answered by silverleaf90210 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The 3 Wise Men: Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh...
2006-12-02 13:53:53 · answer #6 · answered by purplepartygirrl 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was started by 3 guys in a little town called Bethlehem back around the year 0000.
2006-12-02 13:48:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
St nicholas gave presents to children - there was a real St Nick
2006-12-02 13:49:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
all I know is that my mother and father started giving gifts to me and my sister over 36 years ago. before that I do not know.
2006-12-02 13:56:14 · answer #9 · answered by Brewhaha 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think because of the three wise men. when they brought gold, frankensence and muhr.
(im not sure if i spelled those right)
2006-12-02 13:48:52 · answer #10 · answered by Jordan S 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋