Because they aren't, they're heathen. So all you devout catholics, christians and whatnot, were celebrating heathen feasts !
Thanks for keeping the tradition alive, which you can NEVER convert !
2007-08-15 04:38:45 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Why do they still talk of jesus ? simple. the church needed followers, and next to their women they also abused our holidays... And we didn't add paganism, you added christianity.
2007-08-15 04:44:43 · update #1
we STARTED those holidays. you need to do a little research, smart one. -tad bit of sarcasm on the "smart one."
2007-08-15 04:46:20 · answer #1 · answered by Jane 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
True, the titles of Christmas and Easter were borrowed from the pagan and heathen beliefs, but today they have taken on an entire new meaning, Christmas means the birth of a Savior, and Easter means to us the death and Resurrection of the Savior, Jesus Christ. Stop nitpicking ! We know what we celebrate, regardless of the title name.
2007-08-15 05:05:57 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will try and explain this again-
yes, the days that are Christmas and Easter, may have begun as pagan- however- when we celebrate the birth and resurrection of Christ, that is what we are REALLY DOING. Jesus has the final victory over all the earth and things that are evil and pagan- so if you think of it this way, we are celebrating victory when Satan wanted the opposite.Even if we celebrated those days on other days- you would still complain. WHY? Because we are celebrating Christ.
2007-08-15 04:47:01 · answer #3 · answered by AdoreHim 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My birthday falls on Tanzanian Independence Day...does that mean that when I celebrate my birthday I'm really celebrating the independence of an African country? When I celebrate Christmas and Easter, I'm celebrating the birth and resurrection of Jesus...the fact that those date coincide with pagan holidays is irrelevant!
2007-08-15 04:57:50 · answer #4 · answered by KAL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Christian Christmas is an oxymoron. True Christians do NOT celebrate Christmas or Easter.
2007-08-15 16:05:03 · answer #5 · answered by BC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hate to break it to you, but most everyone has forgotten the pagan aspects of those dates, they've become His. When we hear the word "Easter", we automatically think "the day Christ rose". When we hear the word "Christmas", we automatically think of the day we celebrate Christ's birthday. The conversion is pretty well done, but if you'd like to think you can NEVER convert them, go for it.
2007-08-15 04:47:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus rose on Easter Sunday. Since this is in the springtime, according to it being after the Jewish passover, it is still spring. Heathen traditions notwithstanding, Easter is Easter.
2007-08-15 04:43:11 · answer #7 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Of Course, even though Christmas and Easter are pagan festivals that predated Yahshua by many centuries. The Old Testament is full of God's condemnation of these festivals. Christmas has nothing to do with the birth of Christ and Easter Sunday has nothing to do with His ressurection.
The so called "Christians" on this answer need to get themselves a good encyclopedia and a history book.
For more information on how they came to be celebrated as "Christian" days please follow these links (If you really want to learn the truth!):
http://philologos.org/__eb-ttb/default.htm
http://www.cog21.org/site/cog_archives/booklets/PTXMAS.htm
http://www.cog21.org/site/cog_archives/booklets/The%20Plain%20Truth%20About%20EASTER%20(G).htm
http://www.pcog.org/Default.asp?sitemapId=LiteratureQuip&LitList=19&id=1247
2007-08-15 04:53:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yep, there is still a lot of Christians who believe Christmas and Easter originate in Christianity and as you can clearly see above some refuse to believe otherwise.
The hilarious thing is that some of them are really arrogant about it and keep asking why non-Christians celebrate Christmas and act like they have exclusive rights to do that. I just shake my head and laugh at that ignorance. :)
2007-08-15 04:43:13 · answer #9 · answered by undir 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
MnM,
Most Christians who understand the BIBLE do not truly believe they are Christian Holidays. There are no Holidays in the BIBLE except to have the Lord's Supper on the First Day of the Week to remember our Savior's Death, Burial, and Resurrection. HIS return is imminent and you are invited to participate. Hope fully by then you will have recognized HIM as your Savior also. Have a wonderful week.
Thanks,
Eds
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2007-08-15 04:44:58 · answer #10 · answered by Eds 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Dates aren't owned by anybody. Celebrate your heathen feast if you want, I will celebrate Christ born into this world 2000 years ago.
2007-08-15 04:44:41 · answer #11 · answered by Gui 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋