december 25th.........?

Question

Since when did december 25th become Xmas where someone called nickalaus was honored, and CHRIST's birthday was forgotten?

And if you call yourself a believer in CHRIST, and you do the xmas thing, where does CHRIST actually fit into the whole day?

And, wouldnt it be like someone saying were going to celebrate your birthday on tims actual birthday, which takes away some meaning of Tims birthday doesnt it?

Interested to see what all the religious goers have to say about it

Answer 1

So your saying it would be like someone saying were going to celebrate Jesus' birthday on Mithra's actual birthday, which takes away some meaning of Mithra's birthday doesn't it?

I see what you mean.

love and blessings Don

Answer 2

St. Nicholas (who was NOT a pagan wizard, Endora) was a priest in the Catholic Church who gave gifts to the poor children of the local village. That started the Santa Claus thing later.

Yes, a Holy Roman Emperor (Not saying he really was holy) made Dec. 25 the day we celebrate Christ's Birth. It was and is a Pagan holiday.

Christmas has long since not really been about Jesus and more and more about Corporations making money and people getting gifts.

All due respect to Christains, and to Everyone else, Do your own thing and let everyone else do what they want.

Answer 3

You make a valid point.
Christians never came close to celebrating Christ's birthday until after 350 of existence. By then, corruption had set in.

“It may not be technically correct to celebrate Christmas on December 25,” says Alumni Review of Temple University, Philadelphia.
It states: “Recent research places the true birthday of Jesus in October,” and asks:
“Where does that leave those of us who celebrate Christmas on December 25?
"With the old Roman Saturnalia and the Feast of Mithras",
says Dr. Martha A. Davis, a Temple assistant professor of Classics.
Mithras was a god in the Persian Zoroastrian religion, and the Feast of Mithras was celebrated on the god’s supposed birthday, December 25.
The Roman Saturnalia, a feast named for the Roman god Saturn, absorbed the Feast of Mithras and lasted for days.
"During that period", Dr. Davis notes, "all restrictions went by the board.”
Gambling, outlawed at other times, was legalized.
Wine flowed like water.
Schools, most places of business and law courts were closed. In addition, she states: “Homes were lavishly decorated with evergreens. Family celebrations were in order. Men discarded their cumbersome togas for more colorful holiday garments. Families and friends exchanged gifts, candles and clay figures.”
Thus, Christmas is the modern-day version of festivals held to worship the false pagan gods Mithras and Saturn.

Answer 4

God and his gift of salvation is the point.
Good news of great joy to all mankind in time.
That's is the celebration.
Herod died in 4 BC.
What time of year are the shepherds in the field.
See Daniel 9:24-26 the number there is in Sabbath weeks
of years that's his birthday
During the feast of trumpets?

Answer 5

to begin with the date of birth for Jesus was definately not in Dec. so no great loss. Very Likely it was April 17 6 BC. This whole Christmas fiansco is just been a botched job from the beginning.

Answer 6

let's see...christians stole the day from pagans, they started the "X-mas" thing because X is greek for christ, they canonized nicholas, a pagan wizard as a catholic saint themselves--blame yourselves, it's nobody else's fault

Answer 7

Christmas isn't even Jesus' real birthday.