2007-01-02 10:56:50 · 3 answers · asked by Joyse 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nope. It was sometime there was grass.
The Church chose December 25 as a conversion tactics.
The Pesians celebrated this day as the birth of Mithras, a warrior who did many things and said many of the same things Jesus said, just a few centuries earlier.
The Greeks attributed this day as Dionysus's birthday. He, and a few other Gods, sacrificed themselves for humanity's sake. Once again, Jesus was a repeated act.
The Egyptians had Osirus, who went the way of Dionysus.
The Romans had Attis, a man who was nailed to a tree to ask the Gods' mercy on humans. This day was also Saturnalia, a harvest festival for the God Saturn.
Many other cultures also recognized this day as a holy day, because of the winter solctice.
2007-01-02 14:19:04 · answer #1 · answered by Wisdom Lies in the Heart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so, close maybe.
2007-01-02 19:31:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
nope...guess again.
2007-01-02 20:03:41 · answer #3 · answered by studentofword84 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋