3/23/2023 0 Comments Saturnalia paganMistletoe – A symbol of fertility for Pagans and Druids Mistletoe was considered a divine plant symbolizing love and peace.Pagans used to light candles and fires during rituals to lure back the Sun for longer days Christmas Lights – Pagan tradition on the solstice symbolizing the the return of light after the shortest day of the year.Of course, no one can argue that modern day commercialism (and people being trampled at Walmart on Black Friday!) isn’t completely out of hand Giving gifts – The tradition of exchanging gifts came from Saturnalia, the Roman Pagan winter festival when gifts were given in honor of loved ones who died the previous year.The Christmas Tree – Comes from the Pagan tradition of bringing greenery indoors to decorate in the middle of the Winter especially around the winter solstice the shortest and darkest day of the year when people needed cheering up.Consider the Pagan origin of our favorite Christmas traditions: Christianity adopted Pagan traditions to make it more familiar and attractive to convert to, especially for the masses who celebrated Pagan traditions. “Make the party about Jesus, and you can rock on”įor Emperor Constantine, Inserting Christ into Pagan winter festivals was basically a civic compromise. That would be like celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th for the first time in the year 2163! Jesus wasn’t born on December 25th it was too cold By then, a lot of time had passed, especially considering that during this period of early history few records were kept or survived. In fact, there’s no record of Early Christians recognizing Jesus’ birthday on December 25th until 354 A.D. Giving Jesus a specific birthday was part of a larger effort to depict him as a normal, “humble” man, which made him easier for people to relate to. Hmmm…) This really wasn’t an issue for early Christians, as many of them believed that Jesus was more of a spiritual entity than a man anyway. OK, but can’t it just be a coincidence that Jesus was born on the winter solstice? Early Christians didn’t celebrate Jesus’ birthday on December 25thĭid you know that the Bible doesn’t mention Christmas or the actual date of Jesus’ birth? ( The Bible doesn’t mention cats, either. The darkest day of the year was always a popular date for feasts and celebrations, as quite frankly, people needed cheering up. The date is also significant because it has always marked the winter solstice the shortest day of the year. The Pagan History of Christmas, ( Adam Ruins Everything)ĭecember 25th was always a Pagan Holiday Called, “Saturnalia”įor literally thousands of years before Christians claimed ownership of December 25th, it was a Pagan holiday celebrating the birth of the Sun God, Sol Invictus which concluded their annual winter festival of Saturnalia. Please tell me the truth is there a war on Christmas? – Virginia O’Hanlon, New York, NY So, Is There a War on Christmas?Īllow Chairman Meow to educate you on the history of Christmas, and December 25th. Some of my friends say there is a “War on Christmas.” Papa says that Chairman Meow has perfect, infinite wisdom. But they don’t say - well guess what? We’re saying merry Christmas again.” – Donald Trump 10/17 You go to department stores and they’ll say ‘Happy New Year,’ or they’ll say other things and it’ll be red, they’ll have it painted. They don’t use the word Christmas because it’s not politically correct. “We’re getting near that beautiful Christmas season that people don’t talk about anymore.
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