Christmas is Jesus's Birthday. That is the whole meaning of Christmas. But when Jesus was alive on Earth, say from year 01 to 33, did they (Mary, Joseph...) celebrate His birthday, or as we call it today, Christmas ? Happy Xmass to you all.
2007-12-21 23:42:20 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is unlikely that people celebrated Jesus' brithday when he was alive, .
Christmas day - 25th December - is the Christian featival that commemorates Jesus's birth - whenever it actually happened. The reason for choosing that date is uncertain but was most likely down to people using various approaches to try and work out his actual birth date, they probably got it wrong but it has become traditional and is as good as any other day.
Theories that it was down to some pagan festival takeover are unsupported by the historical evidence.
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The X is Xmas stands for Christ - Christmas.
2007-12-22 01:49:24 · answer #1 · answered by greenshootuk 6 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Yes people celebrated Dec 25th back then - as yule and/or the winter solistice. There was also big birthday celebrations for another "crucified savior-born of a virgin, etc" - Mithra. That should give you a huge clue as to where the myth surrounding Jesus was plagiarized from.
Winter is truly the reason for the season. The specialness around the time comes from the first winter after the earth tilted when the days started shortening for the first time ever. .
2007-12-22 00:01:12 · answer #2 · answered by American Spirit 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Christmas was a celebration that came way later than Jesus' time. His actual birthday is unknown. The early church created Christmas. There were other winter celebrations that the pagans were celebrating to a sun god. Christians found it to be wise to worship THEIR god (rather some other god) on the same day (25th). Although the celebration was mistreated quite badly, it changed over the years. Christians today (who do not abuse it) honor God's gift: Jesus. We praise that he sent his son so he could save mankind. Gifts are exchanged to show our love for others just as God has showed his gift of love to us. It is also a reminder that no matter what gift you get, Jesus will always be the greatest gift from God.
But there are those who still abuse Christmas.
2007-12-22 07:17:53 · answer #3 · answered by Jereme K 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus Birthday != Christmas
2007-12-21 23:45:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Christmas was celebrated long before Christ was born.
It just wasn't called Christmas.
The lights around the house, the gift-giving, the carol singing, the wreaths, (laurels), was all apart of several occasions. Saturnalia, the winter solstice, the birthday of Mithra, and New Years celebration.
Liberius openly admits the celebration of the birthday of Sol Invintus, which included the birthday worship of three sun gods, Mithra being the main one,-----was replaced by the the birthday celebration of Jesus Christ.
And that Dec, 25 was chosen, just to do that.
A happening found very disapproved by God. \
And as noted by Tertullian, a act of Idolatry
2007-12-23 02:56:11 · answer #5 · answered by rangedog 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is pretty compelling evidence that Jesus was not born on 25th of December. But since this was a common religious holiday, Christians hijacked the date, as a way of converting pagans to their religion.
Odds are Jesus did celebrate his birthday, just like many other people. But the concept of Christmas came many many years after his death.
2007-12-21 23:54:58 · answer #6 · answered by ZCT 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's interesting how you got all your readers all fired up about keeping Christmas with its rightful spelling. Then you leave us with happy "xmas" to you all. Ok.
I personally do not think that others in Jesus' time celebrated His birthday. It probably was a tradition later on and still lives to this day.
And hey, bud. I got something to tell you: Merry CHRISTmas =] (to you all)
2007-12-22 00:03:23 · answer #7 · answered by ~*CaTcHaFaLliNgStAr*~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one knows when Jesus was born but most scholars think it was probably in September. We celebrate his birth in December becasue the early Christians hoping to get the maximum number of followers placed this holiday to coincide with the pagan celebration of winter solstice. I dont know whether birthday celebrations were traditional in those days actually...hmmm. Happy Holidays!
2007-12-21 23:48:01 · answer #8 · answered by birdie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No he didnt.Firstly because it isnt his birthday.And secondly because the first century Jews didnt celebrate birthdays,only the pagans did.
Christmas is a pagan celebration that was fused in with apostate Christianily in the fourth century CE. It has absolutely nothing to do with the birth of Christ.
Bible evidence points to October being the month that Christ was born.
2007-12-22 03:58:42 · answer #9 · answered by lillie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To continue with GodShew comments,
The christmas tree is from the druids.
So is the yule log.
Santa Claus was never around until the Middle Ages.
Brightly wrapped presents were part of the feast of Saturnalia, which also included drunken orgies.
So is the date of Dec. 25th.
The "magi" were astrologers, a job the Bible is strongly against.
Neither Jesus nor his disciples ever celebrated Jesus' birthday. They knew Eccles. 7:1,8 where it said the day of one's death is better than one's birth. The end is better than the beginning. They were taught the Law as children.
Now, can you explain to me what part of Jesus is connected with Christmas?????
2007-12-22 03:11:52 · answer #10 · answered by grnlow 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Before I answer and people get mad at me, let me wish a Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it.
There is not one verse in the Bible that suggests a celebration for Jesus birth, and he was definitely not born in December.
The only even possible hint of a celebration is in the Old Testament (Zechariah 14:16), where it says that one day all nations will celebrate Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles.
The fact is that Jesus did tell us how to remember him. Today we call it communion.
[Thank you Dalai Farmer. People always get mad at me when I won't condemn those who celebrate it, but also when I say I don't. It's a no win.]
2007-12-21 23:51:00 · answer #11 · answered by cmw 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋