2006-12-10 10:10:08 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you really study Christianity, you will find very little is original. In order to get control of the people, the church took all of their pagan ways, their concepts of Roman and Greek gods, and make a new religion of out these things-called Christianity.
The Nicene Council made up most of what is Christianity 300 years after Jesus died.....this included that he was G-d. The trinity was never mentioned till they made it up then.
It is amazing what people will believe. I will stick to the belief that there is no G-d but G-d.
2006-12-10 10:49:43 · answer #1 · answered by Shossi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Our Christmas holiday has deep pagan roots. It was a pagan holiday to begin w/. the roman emperor at the time decided to make it "christian" and thus we have Christmas. there is even a verse in the OT about a pagan tree w/ lights (i think in the book of ISA.) It's been proven time and again that Jesus our Lord and Savior wasn't born Dec. 25 th.
Would Jesus celebrate Christmas as we know it? :( I don't think so.
2006-12-10 18:22:09 · answer #2 · answered by motherbear 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many cultures celebrated winter solstice. My understanding is that the Catholic Church added a high mass to that day so that instead of the pagan practices the Christians could celebrate the birth of Christ.
So it wasn’t at all like the over commercialized Christmas that we know today, just a special mass.
I am not sure how it came to be on Dec 25 instead of Dec 21, perhaps the Romans celebrated on that day. Not sure.
2006-12-10 18:21:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas was a pagan holiday. I read somewhere that the pope changed the pagan holiday of the Feast of the Son of Isis (on December 25th) to Jesus's birth to help pagans revert to Christanity easily. Most historians believe that Jesus was actually born in September.
2006-12-10 18:14:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's true. Christianity adopted Christmas from Pagan beliefs, and from a myth of the God Mithras.
"A better determinant of borrowing, is to compare core doctrines between Christianity and Mithraism. The adoption of imagery or icons or festivals is fairly peripheral (such as the adoption by christendom of winter solstice or Saturnalia festivals as Christmas) but seldom reflects basic religious tenets. A further example of this is the various gnostic cults (such as the Marcionites and Valentinians) which adopted the personage of Jesus or the concept of a Savior, yet did not adopt the underlying doctrinal elements."
2006-12-10 18:13:24 · answer #5 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't called Christmas, but it does have pagan roots. Although my fellow Christians have been saying that it's about the celebration of Christ's birth, even though Jesus wasn't born this time of year...
When you take it out of the wash, it still has a stain.
2006-12-10 18:21:06 · answer #6 · answered by lost and found 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Research Yule and Saturnalia.
Both were celebrated before the Birth of Christ.
- 16 yo Pagan
2006-12-10 18:12:44 · answer #7 · answered by Lady Myrkr 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The celebration of their Christ's birth was hung on to a pagan mid-winter festival, yes. In the same way that easter is a spring festival, as well.
2006-12-10 18:12:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The tree, the yule log, the colors green and red... all pagan.
2006-12-10 18:24:25 · answer #9 · answered by I believe in peace b!tch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, as a matter of fact, is it presumed by scolars that Christ was actually born in the Spring.
Blessed Be
2006-12-10 18:24:55 · answer #10 · answered by Celestian Vega 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋