Question to Christians: Is it possible that some pagan traditions are now part of your religion?

Question

For instance Christmas is Dec 25t (birth of the SUN GOD)
Easter (Celebration of Esther, Spring goddess and resurrection of the sun God)

Among others...

Thanks so much!

Answer 1

The trinity, the human sacrifice, the god-man .. are all pagan beliefs.

Answer 2

Your question is not as simple to answer as you might think. For instance, it is well documented that on the one hand December 25th is a traditional day of pagan celebration and on the other hand that no one who has studied the matter believes that Jesus was born on December 25th but that the Romans picked that day to supplant the day of pagan worship with a Christian celebration.

So when you consider those three factors it becomes a matter of interpretation of events as to whether a pagan tradition became part of the Christian religion or whether Christians who don't know the actual birth day of Jesus decided to replace a pagan tradition with a Christian celebration.

Answer 3

Yes. Jesus wasn't born in winter. It was a convient time for the "old church" to create a celebration time. If you look at scripture surrounding the birth of Jesus, the sheep are in the fields. It is lambing season - early spring. Not December at all.

Mankind has taken scripture and molded it to fit his needs - not the other way around.

Kinda like Kwaanza. It is a black holiday created by a black man, in the late 1980's, who was mad that blacks don't get enough recognized holidays of their own. Now adays people think it's been a holiday for forever. Not true.

Answer 4

The church could not stop the newly converted pagan from celebrating the midwinter fest on dec 25th. So the invented the birth of christ to fall on the same day. But still remnants are left in the form of xmas trees, lights and presents.

Answer 5

Christmas isn't Saturnalia. They have been celebrated on different days. you're questioning of the day dedicated to Sol Invictus, which exchange into invented by potential of the Romans *after* Christmas exchange right into a longtime holiday between Roman Christians. there is actual no connection between Easter and any pagan holiday. examine your supplies. And whoever gave Nightwind a thumbs-down is an fool. She is actual appropriate in her answer.

Answer 6

Many Christian holidays coincide with pagan holiday. What's up with Santa and the Christmas tree for instance? There's nothing Christian about them. They are from other religions.

Answer 7

As one of Jehovah's Witnesses, I do not take part in celebrations that conform to worldly standards. Most of them have pagan origins and therefore do not comply with Gods standards found in his Word, the Bible.

Answer 8

Yes. Lighting candles in the shrine of Mary for eg., came out of the practice of vestal virgins lighting lamps at the shrine of Diana.

Answer 9

if i ask you to tell me the personality ,,, >>> who is a person who was born in the last week of december, called as the lamb of God, died for the sins of mankind, and rose up on the third day
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its MITHRAS

i know you thought Jesus,, but mithraism (religion before christianity) had the same beliefs

Answer 10

I agree with Kimo + Christmas , Easter , Halloween crosses and other thing

Not a Muslim

Answer 11

Of course they are. BUT, and it's an almight BIG but, the theologies are as disparate as chalk and cheese and the theologies (beliefs) that instituted those rituals are what's important. The customs and rituals, in and of themselves, are trivia compared to the beliefs that encompass them.