Where did the wordChristmas originate from?

Question

Having researched the Bible there is no mention of the word Christmas nor any reference that we are meant to celebrate the birth of Jesus rather that we are meant to commemorate His death.

Answer 1

From Paganism. And you are so right! Christ told us to commemorate his death. And this means once a year, not once a week or once a month.

Answer 2

Christ Mass -
Even though this is not His birthday it is a good time to witness and discuss Jesus freely. I was saved and became a Christian during the month of December. It is a good time to celebrate His birth into this world. Focus on Jesus and what a wonderful thing it is that the Messiah came to earth to free us from the penalty of our sins so that we can come to God and become His children even if we are not Jews.
Just stay away from the commercialism about Christmas being about gifts and Santa. Put a nativity scene up and read the bible to your kids so they know what Christmas is about.

God bless you and Merry Christmas

Answer 3

This is correct! One encyclopedia points out that the English name Christmas “is derived from the medieval Christes Masse, the Mass of Christ.” However, La Navidad, or the Nativity, as it is called in these Latin-American lands, refers to the nativity, or birth, of Christ. The book Sacred Origins of Profound Things states: “For two centuries after Christ’s birth, no one knew, and few people cared, exactly when he was born.”

Even if Jesus’ disciples had known the exact date of his birth, they would not have celebrated it. Why? Because, as The World Book Encyclopedia says, the early Christians “considered the celebration of anyone’s birth to be a pagan custom.” The only birthday observances mentioned in the Bible are those of two rulers who did not worship Jehovah. (Genesis 40:20; Mark 6:21) Birthday celebrations were also held in honor of pagan deities. For example, on May 24 the Romans celebrated the birthday of the goddess Diana. On the following day, they observed the birthday of their sun-god, Apollo. Hence, birthday celebrations were associated with paganism, not with Christianity.

Some who later claimed to be Christian likely “wished the date to coincide with the pagan Roman festival marking the ‘birthday of the unconquered sun.’” (The New Encyclopædia Britannica)

DO ORIGINS REALLY MATTER?

Some agree that such holidays as Christmas have pagan origins but still feel that it is not wrong to celebrate them. After all, most people are not thinking about false worship when they observe holidays. These occasions also give families opportunities to draw close together. Is this how you feel? If so, likely it is love of family, not love of false religion, that makes taking a stand for true worship seem difficult. Be assured that Jehovah, the one who originated the family, wants you to have a good relationship with your relatives. (Ephesians 3:14, 15 - But you can strengthen such bonds in ways that God approves. Regarding the matter that should be our chief concern, the apostle Paul wrote: “Keep on making sure of what is acceptable to the Lord.”—Ephesians 5:10.

12 Maybe you feel that the origins of holidays have little to do with how they are celebrated today. Do origins really matter? Yes! To illustrate: Suppose you saw a piece of candy lying in the gutter. Would you pick up that candy and eat it? Of course not! That candy is unclean. Like that candy, holidays may seem sweet, but they have been picked up from unclean places. To take a stand for true worship, we need to have a viewpoint like that of the prophet Isaiah, who told true worshipers: “Touch nothing unclean.”—Isaiah 52:11.

Answer 4

Shalom,

Christmas is a paganistic tradition celebrated by gentiles who worshiped everything under the sun. Its the birth of their sun-god who also has the virgin birth narrative. Easter is also among the pagan holidays Christians celebrate. Easter orginates for Ishtar a sexual goddess and the egg hunt is suppose to represent fertility. Because they believed rabbits to be fertile creatures. Both of these holidays are pagan and have nothing to do with Yeshua.

Peace

Aza

Answer 5

Mass of Christ, a roman religion term.

You are correct.

Christ did not command his birth to be celebrated.

Christ did not command his resurrection be celebrated.

Christ did not command his ascension be celebrated.

Christ only commanded his death to be celebrated (Luke 22:19).

Christmas is the Pagan celebration of the birth of Tammuz, the first false Messiah.

Answer 6

The roman catholics. Man created this thing.
The bible does not support christmas.

Answer 7

I found throught the same answer that your frist reponder found..

even though we do not know for sure when Christ was born, is there anything wrong with exchanging gifts in honor of the wonderful gift he gave to us.. the gift of eternal life.. !
and it don't matter to me that is is called His Birthday, I look at the word Christmas, and I see Christ -mas .