are there accurate christian holidays or are they all arbitrarily set by the christian leaders?

Question

Christmas day is on the 25th of December. The exact date of the birth of Jesus is, however, unknown. Now this is but one of the many events in the calendar of the Christian, specifically, Catholic Church. Are there any events or holidays that were really based on accurate historical facts?

Answer 1

The fact of the matter is that , holidays are not important to our faith.It is totally ok that the church as a whole decide to honor God on any dat they choose.The bible allows us that freedom. There is nocommand to celebrate Christs birthday, it is a free will thing, so there is no compulsion, it can be set to any day, because it is about intent. I can celebrate christmas tomorrow if I want or everyday, because it is not about the day, as if the day i smore holy than others which is impossible, but about the person who is the same yesterday today and forever.

Answer 2

First of all, as you say, the exact date of Christ's birth is unknown.

But it has to be celebrated on SOME day, and there's only a 365-to-1 chance of getting it right.

So, the Church cannot be faulted for setting the date of a holiday that's not historically accurate -- not when history cannot tell us what an accurate date is.

FYI, the vast majority of Catholic holidays and feast days are historically accurate. Most of them involve the saints' feast days -- and most of them are set on the dates that the saints died, which are historically accurate.

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Answer 3

The only Biblical tradition sent down to Christians is the Lord's Supper, communion, and that is a rememberance service not a celebration. There is a false chhristian movement today that teaches that we should be "celebrating" our faith regularly, but that too is totally unbiblical. The Bible teaches that this is not an age of celebration but a age of work as Christians are sent out into all the world to preach the gospel. Our celebration will come when Jesus returns, until then we are to be working.

Answer 4

Back in the third century, the Catholic Church really wanted to increase its members. By incorporating religions with its own, it has become what it is today, a mix of pagan, Babylon customs along with nationalistic celebrations as well. Actually the only holiday a Christian needs to remember is when Jesus died. He died as passover, celebrating his death once a year is an acceptable practice. Christians are to be no part of the world. so something we need to think about before we get involved in worldly celebrations.

Answer 5

Easter is accurate. The date is set every year based on the lunar calendar, just like Jewish holidays. Since we are pretty sure the Last Supper was Passover, we know when Good Friday and Easter really were.

Answer 6

set to coincide with Pagan traditions. others are just plain so...

Christmas=Winter solstice
Easter=Spring worship of fertility goddess
New Year= a dedicated day to Janus, the god of gates, doors, and beginnings. The month of January was named after Janus, who had two faces—one looking forward and the other looking backward
Halloween=Druid ceremony for the god of the dead
Valentine=festival honored Juno, the Roman goddess of women and marriage, and Pan, the god of nature
All Saint's Day=Druid Samhain
May Day=in honor of a Roman goddess, Maia, who was worshiped as the source of human and natural fertility

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Answer 7

if we will examine all......holidays in most christian religion......we will end up in the old babylon where false religion started some examples would include>>>>easter sunday from the pagan chaldean god ishtar........christmas from the sun god celebrated in late december.........new year from the pagan god janus(where january was taken).....easter bunny from pagan practice of fertility......halloween.from the god of the dead..........but if we were to celebrate the death of jesus....where it would fall on nisan 14...where there will be a full moon at that time(which varies every year)would only be the acceptable one.....although remembering his death is not a party celebration but a solemn and time for reflection of his sacrifice and his fathers love for mankind as his ransom...........amny more lists of pagan holidays which modern religions do observe..........and too many to lists

Answer 8

It would be interesting to take this great question one step further, and ask "Are there any events in the bible that were really based on accurate historical facts?"

Answer 9

All set by a panel... as stated in The Da Vinci Code.

Answer 10

You are absolutely right factually. But for a religious
observance there is no real significance to know
the exact date or time.