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2006-12-24 16:32:28 · 9 answers · asked by don_vvvvito 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
How about dropping the Christ out of it all together since it started as a Pagan Holiday to begin with called Yule or Solstice? Early Christians changed it to make it a Christian Holiday to control their members. If you study Judaic history..Christ would have had to have been born in the fall not Dec to be considered a Jew.
2006-12-24 16:37:03 · answer #1 · answered by rainysnana 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The saying of that's a small rely. a extra powerful question is: why do Christians rejoice a pagan holiday interior the 1st place??? indexed right here are the information: the holiday celebrated on December 25 replaced into being celebrated long before the Roman Catholic Church desperate to make December 25 the day to rejoice the delivery of their 0.5 god-0.5 human deity. It replaced into the Roman Saturnalia. It replaced into the Roman pageant of Sol Invictus (the Undefeated sunlight God). It replaced into the Pagan pageant referred to as yule ( as in yule and as in bringing evergreen timber into the residing house to beautify). The earliest Christians believed that Jesus replaced into born on could 20, or probable March 25. It wasn't till approximately 378 CE that Catholics desperate Dec. 25 may be the "birthday" of Jesus. lots for that. in case you Christian varieties prefer to rejoice the pagan feasts of the solstice, the pageant of Sol Invictus, the yule or the Saturnalia and pretend that's the day that your 0.5 god-0.5 guy replaced into born, knock yourselves out. i'm cool with it. in my view, I get excitement from the social factors of the holiday -- incredibly when you consider that i do no longer could desire to pretend i'm no longer celebrating a pagan religious holiday.
2016-10-05 23:58:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is Christmas I think it is because people don't take the time to enunciate it properly. Just my guess. but you have a very Merry Christmas.
2006-12-24 16:39:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I remember being told it used to be "Christ's Mass", but, let's face it, "chris-muss" is a lot easier to say.
2006-12-24 16:34:32 · answer #4 · answered by silvercomet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a very good point , have never seen that pointed out before. Very good ?
2006-12-24 16:45:18 · answer #5 · answered by port5337 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE REASON WHY IS WHEN YOU SAY CHRISTMAS THE "T" WORD IS PRACTICALLY SILENT AND YOU THINK YOUR SAYING CHRIS.....MAS
2006-12-24 16:53:28 · answer #6 · answered by JAMES F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
christ was not born in the fall. he was born in the spring.
2006-12-24 16:38:21 · answer #7 · answered by _peaches_ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a good question... i guess the t is silent
2006-12-24 16:47:43 · answer #8 · answered by punkins_wife121705 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why???
it is originally a pagan Holliday
2006-12-24 16:40:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋