No smart-assery please.
2006-12-15 09:27:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
mei: Yes. But December 25th was a Pagan holiday first. So was Easter.
2006-12-15 09:31:49 · update #1
Jesus was not actually born on Dec. 25.
2006-12-15 09:32:13 · update #2
Vin: Thanks for ACTUALLY answering my question.
2006-12-15 09:34:09 · update #3
It was Yule or Winter Solstice, a celebration of the rebirth of the sun, when some pagans performed rituals at this solstice to help the sun return.
Hope this helps. Lots of info about it can be found in spots that cater to wiccan and pagan sites.
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2006-12-15 09:32:50 · answer #1 · answered by vinslave 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i happen to be a Wiccan or pagan whichever you wish to call me. Vin has it correct. and yeah search the Internet for wiccan or Pagan holidays and you'll find tons of information on traditional Pagan things for that holiday and some sites Will even tell you which modern day Christmas traditions started out as Pagan. like the Christmas tree. ~*~Blessed Be~*~
2006-12-15 17:44:13 · answer #2 · answered by ~*~AmethystMoonBeams~*~ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The winter solstice, which is on December 22nd this year.
2006-12-15 17:33:54 · answer #3 · answered by teresathegreat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
various winter solstice festivals . Yule (german, scandanavian), Saturnalia (roman), Natalis Solis Invicti (roman)
2006-12-15 18:07:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yule or Winter Solstice
http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usny&c=holidays&id=4941
Just one article about...there are many
2006-12-15 17:36:26 · answer #5 · answered by Greanwitch 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is the celebrating of the birth of the Messiah, the Son of God Jesus. There is nothing pagan about that for believers.
2006-12-15 17:31:41 · answer #6 · answered by spareo1 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I think it is Saturnalia. I'll post first, research later.
UPDATE: Yep, that's what I was thinking of. Chappy Cholidays!
2006-12-15 17:34:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
winter solstice
2006-12-15 17:34:47 · answer #8 · answered by cheerinchic556 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Isn't it Hallowen??? I mean Hallowen always associated with pagan holiday.
2006-12-15 17:29:37 · answer #9 · answered by meiwij 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
X-mas
2006-12-15 17:35:25 · answer #10 · answered by blazenphoenix 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋