OK so Easter was pagan, Christmas, Halloween,?

Question

how about thanksgiving? and why are the christians celebrating these things?

bat girl I never said you shouldnt, you are being closed minded by putting words in my mouth that are not there.

Answer 1

Christmas is Christian, its just been changed to the same date as the Pagan winterfest...

Answer 2

Easter is undoubtedly the most important Christian Festival. Christmas is a Christianized version of the pagan holiday that existed in Europe during mid winter for many centuries before that. From historical records of the great census that occur ed at the time, it was more likely to have been around March time that Jesus was born. In Eastern Orthodox traditions more emphasis is put on Easter and the nativity is celebrated later in January. Irrespective of this, if Christian choose to celebrate Christ's birthday in December this is what is important not the exact timing.

Answer 3

First while it it is true Pagans had a spring festivile- the date chosen for feast of the Resurection which in Greek is called paskha was selected originaly to be a sunday after the Jewish passover- the date in the west changed so it dose not always fall after the Jewish passover. Christmas- the date was chosen in part becuse of advent which was intended to be a fast so the two dates are kept destant,
Halloween was origianly the first saturday after Petnocost but the west changed it to be welcoming to the celts who celebrated New year on November 1. This case it was a way to baptise an existing Holiday and use the beliefs practices in a manner to teach about Christ.
Thanks giving was created by Americans and it became a national holiday after the civil war.
When it comes to the issue of pagan Holidays, remeebr pagans have at least 4 major feast days- one for the changing of the seasons and more so no matter what day a Christian Holy day would fall on some one is going to make the arguement it as stolen rom the Pagans don't worry about it and celebrate Christ.

Answer 4

Thanksgiving is a U.S holiday and is not really a religious one. It is celebrating the Pilgrims survival during winter.

Christians should really not be doing these things as a religious holiday in observance of their faith. the bible does give them the privilege to celebrate days on their own but it also says specifically they are never to be bound by days forced on them by others.

Birthdays was a pagan thing and early Christians never celebrated them. Easter is pagan along with Christmas. however what most observe during Easter is commanded in the bible to be observed weekly. the first century Christian met on the first day of the week each week to break bread.
this is what is called communion today. But Christians are not concerned with what Jesus and God wants but what they want.
BB

Answer 5

just to clarify what i'm reading--yer basically asking that since the 3 main holidays were set around pagan-originated holidayz, is thanksgiving too? and since those holidayz were set around those festival dayz, why are christians celebrating them? forgive if i misinterpretted that.

my basic belief in this is that thanksgiving isn't really a religious-based holiday, it's a national one (like boxing day in canada or guy faux day overseas)...some would argue it being christian 'coz the pilgrims celebrating it were, but that's just part of it....it's national 'coz it was the europeans that came over to start a new nation, were just thankful they had help to survive the winter....essentially--a harvest celebration (pagan-based), giving the thanks towards their God (religion-based)....

as for the 2nd part of yer question....i believe most christians today just celebrate the festivities (pagan-based) out of tradition, while still trying to focus on the 'reason for the season' (religion-based)....i have heard of some christian sects that don't do the tree, present, etc thing on christmas....they only focus on their religion/faith....those that do exchange gifts do so because of the wise men that brought gifts to jesus--even though the tradition originally was not christian-based

way back in the day, though--some christians celebrated in order to share their faith with non-believers/pagans, while some still refused to partake due to the belief of being "in the world, but not of the world"

hope that helped more than confused ;0P

Answer 6

I celebrate thanksgiving because the settlers gave thanks to GOD not some demon idol, or pagan god when they first gave thanks for GOD getting them through their first yr.
As far as Halloween, Christams and Easter, I dont do them.I do recognize the fact JESUS resurrection was about the same time as easter but it is actually at passover.Easter is the name of the pagan festival, and the eggs and the bunny are symbols of the goddes aherah/ahteroth whom people sacrificed their babies alive to.Christmas is borrowed from saturnalia and mithraism and "christianized" by an apostate church.Dont even get me started on halloween.Most celebrate these things in ignorance, because they dont pray and study , and then the ones who do, a lot of them make excuses to continue doing them.

Answer 7

Neither Easter, Christmas, nor Halloween were "pagan." All of those were Christian observances in their own right, celebrated on days that did not happen to fall on pagan holidays. But Christians in the British Isles tended to incorporate elements of Celtic culture into day to day life, and adopted some practices that existed before Christianity.

Easter was a continuation of the Jewish Passover observance. Christmas was the celebration of the incarnation of Christ, and was observed initially in early January. Halloween was the commemoration of All Saints Day, and is one of the oldest Christian holidays.

Answer 8

Easter is a marketing business scam to make more money. the Easter bunny and what not has nothing to do with Jesus' resurrection.

yes, those holidays are pagan and i do not take part in them.

i celebrate the passover--Jesus' death and resurrection

Christmas-i celebrate Jesus no matter what day it is in the year.

Halloween--i take no part in it.

Thanksgiving--a tradition that started in the states in the 1600's. i give thanks to Jesus everyday.

Answer 9

Thankgiving originated from the Pilgrims.

Easter, I do not believe that is Pagan... Christian.

Christmas originated from the Winter Solstice, of Wicca/Pagan.

Halloween is All Hallows Eve. Believed to be the day spirits could walk amongst the living. Pagan.





And I shun all of you deeply who believe Wiccans/Pagans worship the devil!

Answer 10

they celebrate the day of thanksgiving due to the legend of happy indians helping the poor pilgrims who's god couldn't save them

the truth of it is, the pilgrims stole their stash to live, and this caused a serious war which wiped out the pilgrims the next year

Answer 11

They're pretty much all pagan in orgin. Catholic church in 300s AD wanted to do away with Paganism.