Your christmas has its origins in northern European countries where they celebrated a festival at the "christmas" time long before the arrival of Christianity. It was the celebration of the winter solstice. The emperor Constantine hijacked youle i.e. the winter solstice and invented christmas to encourage a common religious festival between Pagans and Christians. It's easier to convert people If they have something in common.
Easter has nothing to do with Jesus or the Bible either. Is was also a pagan festival, a fertility festival for the saxon Goddess Eostre or Ostara, who symbolized new life. The festival involved virgin sacrifices and orgies. Have you ever wondered what eggs and bunnies could have to do.
2007-12-14 23:03:48 · 5 answers · asked by Galofthecentury 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Many people say that Christmas has a pagan origin.
I celebrate my Christmas remembering how my Lord and Savior started His life here as a baby in a manger and how He came down here to save my soul. I know why I celebrate my Christmas, and that is far more important for me than what the origin was. In my country the word for Christmas is 'joulu'
2007-12-14 23:33:54 · answer #1 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas = Christ +mass
you are 100% correct by pointing out that there are pagan celebrations at the time of Christmas, its true that Constantine done that, the old people weren't so willing to give up their old festivals so he said that December was when Christ was born, but in reality it was march-ish
eggs and bunnies are comes from when people started giving eggs to one another and then media warped the images into bunnies, same with Santa- Coca-cola invented the idea of Santa in a red suit!
2007-12-14 23:14:28 · answer #2 · answered by Blonde-Thoughts 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The WORD Christmas being the 'Mass of Christ'
But as to if it was a pagan celebration replaced by the Christians, proabably the Saturnalia as it is about the same time of year and has similar motifs.
2007-12-14 23:11:33 · answer #3 · answered by Blain C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Jesus (Christ) was born on Christmas day....
2007-12-14 23:38:46 · answer #4 · answered by Alisha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES WE DID GO TO THE MOOM.
EGGS SYMBOLIZE NEW BIRTH.
BUNNYS SYMBOLIZE FERTILITY. ( THEY F#&K LIKE BUNNYS).
GET OUT SIDE THE BOX. I KNOW YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING. THAT'S BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW.
2007-12-14 23:14:12 · answer #5 · answered by SCOTT FREE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋