2007-05-21 12:31:27 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's the best and the worst at the same time.
2007-05-21 12:34:53 · answer #1 · answered by gruz 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Christmas comes from the Roman Empire and Constantine 1st. It took me a while to find this evidence on the web, but I did find where he came up with the celebration of Christmas. Before Constantine "converted" to what he called "Christianity" it was a celebration of his sun god named Saturn. During this time Pagans gave gifts, put up a tree, and made marry. The only thing that changed in the celebration was the name of "Christmas". The original name of the celebration was called "Dies Natalis Solis Invicti", or "the birthday of the unconquered sun".
The thing is, most of the "Christian" holidays are this way. You don't even want me to start on Easter, or anything else that came out of that era. The thing is this, when the church separated from the Catholic Church, we should have gone back to the way it was before Constantine and the dreaded Roman Catholic Church.
2007-05-21 21:06:31 · answer #2 · answered by br549 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Christmas, or the winter solstice, has been celebrated by many, many cultures and would be celebrated today whether or not the crucifixion fans had co-opted it from other groups.
Unfortunately, there is no 'best contribution' of Christianity. It is a faith of disruption, destruction and massive amounts of finger-pointing judgmentalism. Just ask Gallileo, or today's evolutionists.
2007-05-21 19:36:56 · answer #3 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, Christ couldn't of possibly be born in December. Because if you find Bethlehem on the map it up north. And in December what kind of weather do you think they had? So this just further proves the point that the American calendar is far off from the actual date of time/history. And the version of the bible has been mortified to fit this falseness of what people want to believe. LIKE JESUS WAS A BLACK MAN or middle eastern . come on think about it, hair like wool, skin of bronze, and eyes like burning coal. That don't sound like what they put in the 'passion of the Christ'.
2007-05-21 19:40:49 · answer #4 · answered by AshWhittier 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoa!!!
Slow that question down.
Did you know there was an Zoroastrianism god named Mithra who:
-Was born on December 25th
-Born in a stable
-Born from a virgin
-Was buried under a rock and resurrected 3 days later.
Go look for your self - search for Mithra
I have also heard of a tribe who thought the amanita muscaria was sacred and dressed theirs shamans to look like the mushroom. Still researching on this one and the origins of christmas myself
Blessed,
2007-05-21 19:40:21 · answer #5 · answered by Two Tenths Of My Two Cents 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a "contribution of Christianity." Christianity is for yourself, it doesn't contribute, it's the result. Jesus contributed, though. He's the reason for your salvation!
2007-05-21 19:35:27 · answer #6 · answered by pleiades423 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roman is to Pagan
as
Catholic is to Christianity
Saturnalia and the solstice, or those who followed it were called pagans yet modern christians can't see it or deny it, even clearly when the Popes back then declared it so
2007-05-21 19:38:10 · answer #7 · answered by voice_of_reason 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is Easter. The best of times and the worst of times. The time of deepest dispair and then the hope of eternity.
He is Risen. I am Catholic, not a fanatic. As Christmas is the symbol of Christ being born. Easter is the time of rebirth, and HOPE,
2007-05-21 19:37:46 · answer #8 · answered by sparky 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO Christmas is unfotunately a lie. Jesus was not born on the 25th December and Santa is Satan (same letters). there are many other reasons...
2007-05-21 19:36:54 · answer #9 · answered by tee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think you mean "isnt the Pagan celeebration of the Winter Solstice the best contribution TO Christianity?"
2007-05-21 19:35:09 · answer #10 · answered by johnny.zondo 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋