2006-12-14 02:22:44 · 10 answers · asked by faithwithhim 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
When mother Mary gave birth to Jesus Christ
2006-12-14 02:26:55 · answer #1 · answered by allanbabes 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The celebrations around the Solstice were extremely popular and widely-celebrated long before the birth of Christ. In fact, for the first few centuries, Christians tried very hard to get people to cease these celebrations, to no avail. Eventually they realized it wouldn't work, and decided since they couldn't beat them, they'd join them.
But I think this is okay, because the point of the celebrations is to take the darkest, coldest, hardest, dreariest time of year, and celebrate light, life, hope, joy, giving, caring, and togetherness.
Yule (Saturnalia in ancient Rome) is the celebration of light in the darkest time of the year. We feast and dance and laugh in the face of death and darkness. We give gifts to celebrate our togetherness and community. We have a festival of lights to celebrate the pending return of the Sun, the conquering of light over darkness. The evergreen, the only plant that could survive the harsh Northern winters, is a symbol of everlasting life.
The celebration generally began at the winter Solstice on Dec 21 and ran until January 1. Constantine *did* fix the date of Christmas, the new Christian holiday that was exactly the same except for what people were told the symbols mean, of about halfway through it, Dec 25.
Basically he just switched the birth of the Sun with the birth of the Christian Son, who scholars agree was born in the fall or spring anyway.
2006-12-14 02:30:41 · answer #2 · answered by KC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas started around 7000 years ago and was a celebration of the shortest day. It gave people a chance to fatten up a bit before the really cold weather began. When the Early Christians came to europe they adopted it as a festival to celebrate the birth of Christ.
2006-12-14 04:28:39 · answer #3 · answered by gerrifriend 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas started by Jesus.
But did you know they got the whole idea of the christmas tree from the Wiccan religion?? (Yule)
2006-12-14 02:28:55 · answer #4 · answered by leigh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The birth of Jesus Christ. Constantine fixed the date of recognition on December 25.
2006-12-14 02:25:00 · answer #5 · answered by Michele H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know how x-mas started, but I know hat the tradition of giving presents began in germany long ago.
2006-12-14 02:29:26 · answer #6 · answered by Raymundo S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
iknow Romans started it....1st time Christmas was declared a hoilday was in 1836...1st US state to do so was Alabama
2006-12-14 02:28:37 · answer #7 · answered by babo1dm 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus Christ was born on December 25th.
2006-12-14 02:30:58 · answer #8 · answered by ♥soccer_lover♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some little brat got born in a stable i think....happy days!!
2006-12-14 02:24:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
when jesus was born
2006-12-18 01:55:07 · answer #10 · answered by norb4423 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋