2007-01-03 21:19:34 · 14 answers · asked by werky 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
in the gospels of Mark and Luke...
2007-01-07 21:17:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That depends on what you mean by Christmas and Advent.
There are narratives of Christ's birth in Matthew and Luke. We have been celebrating his revelation (the Magi and his baptism) on 6th January since the dawn of Christianity - quite possibly because 6th January was the day he was baptised. We didn't start celebrating his birthday on 25th December until the 4th century. We don't know what day he was born - the date and festivities were pinched from another religion.
The whole of the Old Testament is about preparing for the coming of the Messiah. Advent is a period when we reflect on this.
2007-01-04 05:27:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actualy you are all wrong Christ Mass was brought in after the death, Burial and Resurection of Jesus christmas is a materialistic religion in the bible and many other relious books it is called the winter solace I know this because as a true Christian of the modern jesus army I do not believe in christmas at all
2007-01-04 07:16:45 · answer #3 · answered by Morphius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without going into detail:
Christmas and Easter holidays were crafted out of pagan festivals. In order to bring Christianity to Europe, the missionaries (from wherever, I don't know) had to create similar things to catch their attention. For instance, the egg is a pagan sign of new life.
Therefore: Jesus rising = Egg = New Life
And that is how we have easter eggs.
2007-01-04 05:27:09 · answer #4 · answered by The Nomad Yokai 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas and advent how we see them today is not mentioned at all, however the stories around these are mentioned.
2007-01-04 08:08:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The nativity, yes. Christmas or advent as holidays, no.
2007-01-04 05:25:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
no. christmas was invented after the early christians choose which books should end up in the bible and which books should be banned and their followers persecuted.
the european midwinter festival of plenty, where everyone had to eat as much food as possible before it went off, was then high jacked and renamed as christmas some time later.
2007-01-04 09:33:49 · answer #7 · answered by simon r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The date and tradition has pagan roots....early church leaders added some sutff from Christ so it may appear Christian.
Pagan:
yule log
xmas tree
mistletoe
gift giving
candy cane
Christ
patched up nativity
gifts (where actually not given furing Jesus' birth but when he was a young kid as herod ordered the killing of 2 yr old kids and younger)
2007-01-04 05:27:23 · answer #8 · answered by Tomoyo K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas means Christ mass. The birth of Christ is described in Luke and Matthew, and the Last Supper which became the mass is in all four gospels.
Advent is Latin for `come`. Jesus came to earth through Mary, and his return is described in Revelations.
2007-01-04 05:27:21 · answer #9 · answered by andy c 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
Read the gospels of Matthew and Luke.
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2007-01-04 05:22:40 · answer #10 · answered by jan 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
no religion was celebrating in their born before(ex,Jesus didn't didn't have a birthday party),i think people created this later
2007-01-04 05:24:11 · answer #11 · answered by chack 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋