2007-10-21 04:45:45 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
definetly pagan, i think it is crazy that christians get upset for people celebrating it like that.
The tree, the ornaments, the presents, all pagan/
Not to mention, even most christians will admit that Jesus wasnt even born on christmas day, so the whole baby in a manger story is crap.
There is nothing wrong with celebrating a pagan holiday. Pagans are not devil worshippers, so I dont know why they are usually percieved as this (I am not a pagan btw just did my research)
Edit: and those who say it is a christian holiday have been spending a little too much time in church...no offense but seriously, the christians ripped off a pagan holiday that was there long before their religion to try to make it religious for their benefits not the other way around. The church is so warped.....goshhh...
2007-10-21 04:50:06 · answer #1 · answered by Mo 4 · 8⤊ 1⤋
Neither. Its more of a secular holiday.
If you ask anyone what their number one priority is for the holiday season, the majority will say, "finishing their Christmas shopping."
However, Christmas originally was a pagan holiday that was adopted by the Christians ... however, I think that either celebration is perfectly valid. I, personally, just focus on presents and egg nog ;)
2007-10-21 04:58:12 · answer #2 · answered by ??????? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas has become such a commercial event, that it does not do justice to Jesus's birthday. It is both Pagan and Christian, in where the rituals came from. The Christmas tree is of pagan origin. But at this time, Christmas is definately more Christian. The fact that the Church borrowed from other traditions or cultures, where ever it went, is not a bad thing.
2007-10-21 04:56:58 · answer #3 · answered by astrogoodwin 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yule, as it was originally called is a Pagan celebration when the sun is reborn. It is also the winter solstice. Christianity turned it into what we know it now and changed the sun to son. Most of what the church claims to be Christian holidays are taken from pagan beliefs and changed to suit them, all the while saying that Paganism is wrong, evil,etc. Funny that eh?
2007-10-21 04:58:33 · answer #4 · answered by Witch 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its more of a commercial holiday now in America. The reason its celebrated is Christian, but it is timed to coincide with the Pagan celebration of the Winter Solstice. Also most of the traditions associated with is are Pagan in nature.
2007-10-21 04:50:22 · answer #5 · answered by mannzaformulaone 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends how you celebrate it. If you spend the month before Christmas running around in malls and shops cursing the other shoppers while spending more than you can afford on gifts not out of love but in order to impress others with your generosity, and then on Christmas day you eat enough food to make you want to vomit and intoxicate yourself to the point that you end up treating others inconsiderately, I would say you have celebrated a pagan holiday. If on the other hand you purchase humble gifts in a spirit of peace and love, and on Christmas day you attend church and gives thanks to God for his tremendous mercy and forgiveness, and for sending his Son into the world to suffer for us, eat a simple meal and pray together for the good of your family and the whole world, you have celebrated a Christian holiday.
2007-10-21 05:00:08 · answer #6 · answered by morkie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its only Christian to the Christians. Its true origins are Pagan and its mostly celebrated today as a secular holiday.
2007-10-21 04:52:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Christmas right now is a Christian holiday, and it doesnt take its roots from Yule or Druid rituals or some crazy crap like that. It comes from the Roman Solistice when the Sun was reborn. I mean dont take my word for it, you can look it up in the Catholic Encyclopedia. Beyond that not much is the same as it was for any religion before Christmas, its not followed by 12 days of partying, we dont do human sacrifices, we dont burn logs and think that every spark signifies a pig or anything else that is going to be born. Having said all that Christmas is a joke and is celebrated by fools, and sinners.
2007-10-21 05:14:06 · answer #8 · answered by sawxwoodsy1980 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
*Christmas* is a christian holiday, but it is based on pagan traditions. It is a historical fact that christianity borrowed from paganism. It is by far not the only "new" religion to borrow from older faiths to make it more acceptable to converting the masses.
2007-10-21 04:49:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If Christians are so bent out of shape about this, then they should stick to the celebration of Christ's birth and abandon all the Pagan elements: no tree, no presents, no decorations... just celebrate Christ's birth and leave it at that. When you start incorporating elements from a religion you claim is heretical you are only making even bigger hypocrites of yourselves than you already are.
2007-10-21 04:52:46 · answer #10 · answered by Cheryl E 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋