Maybe they want people to go shopping and wasted big bucks. I don't know what do you think?
2006-12-24 07:39:37 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
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santa
2006-12-24 07:41:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It wasn't the government because the government has nothing to gain from Christmas. Capitalists are the inventors of modern-day Christmas traditions.
Before that, it was actually a Pagan holiday that Christians adopted in order to lure Pagans away from "the dark side." Pagans likely celbrated it a few days after the winter solistace as the "re-birth" of the sun. See any similarities?
2006-12-24 07:42:16 · answer #2 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
On December 25th 30 B.C. is the day Jesus is born and maybe called it christmas.
2006-12-24 07:44:13 · answer #3 · answered by Steven Dye 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know for a fact that it was a German saint maned saint Nicholas. Don't Believe me check out National Geographic. On the TV it said that this guy fond a coin with the star from when Jesus was born and the sign of Aries. So he was really born in April. (HE DIDN'T RESERECT ON HIS BIRTHDAY!)
2006-12-24 07:44:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
haha uh ha wow you really dumb! Yoiu obviously don't celebrtae Chritmas and Christianity! It is about Jesus Christ's b-day! He is our Savior so we celebrtae! Uhh! It was around even b4 there was a government!
2006-12-24 07:44:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
christmas wasnt invented. it started the day christ was born, then over the years (a lot of years) people started giving gifts as a sort of rememerance of him, like the wise men.
2006-12-24 07:42:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
"In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3And everyone went to his own town to register.
4So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
The Shepherds and the Angels
8And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ[a] the Lord. 12This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
13Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14"Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."
15When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."
16So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told."
-Luke 2:1-20
and that's the true meaning of CHRISTmas!
2006-12-24 07:46:06 · answer #7 · answered by tots 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes it was created by the government because we have only been celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ for the past couple years!
um... NO! It was created by the church to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ not to get presents!!!!!
2006-12-24 07:42:15 · answer #8 · answered by Lola 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Oh boy. You're going to hear from a lot of Christians now...
2006-12-24 07:41:35 · answer #9 · answered by Kitten Hood 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A person who loved Jesus.
2006-12-24 07:45:03 · answer #10 · answered by Rachel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Church. Early Roman Catholic church started it all.... (no I'm not Catholic)
2006-12-24 07:40:48 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋