Was Jesus really born on December 25 in the first place? NO! The Bible doesn’t mention his exact birthday, and the Nativity story contains conflicting clues. For instance, the presence of shepherds and their sheep suggest a spring birth. When church officials settled on December 25 at the end of the third century, they likely wanted the date to coincide with existing pagan festivals honoring Saturn (the Roman god of agriculture) and Mithra (the Persian god of light). That way, it became easier to convince Rome’s pagan subjects to accept Christianity as the empire’s official religion The celebration of Christmas spread throughout the Western world over the next several centuries, but many Christians continued to view Epiphany and Easter (EASTER is an ABOMINATION -~ Dré ~) as more important. Some, including the Puritans of colonial New England, even banned its observance because they viewed its traditions—the offering of gifts and decorating trees, for example—as linked to paganism.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:20:34 +0000
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