Where Does Christmas Come From Really

How did christmas come to be celebrated on december 25.

Where does christmas come from really. However he said. Like every other aspect of christmas the shocking truth is that even this supposed christian custom does not come from the bible. Where did the christmas tree come from. A feast central to the christian liturgical year it is preceded by the season of advent or the nativity fast and initiates the season of christmastide which historically in the.

Christmas the argument goes is really a spin off from these pagan solar festivals. The earlier term yule may have derived from the germanic jōl or the anglo saxon geōl which referred to the feast of the winter solstice the corresponding terms in other languages navidad in spanish natale in italian noël in french all. According to this theory early christians deliberately chose these dates to encourage the spread of christmas and christianity throughout the roman world. It is an irony that people love to believe they are following the custom of the wise men giving to christ when actually they are giving almost exclusively to each other.

If christmas looked like a pagan holiday more pagans would be open to both the holiday and the god whose. Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free free from the shackles of error superstition mythology and. If one really wants to put an end to the continued prospering of this curse from heaven that is the jewish blood there is only one way to do it. It s a mistake to say that our modern christmas traditions come directly from pre christian paganism said ronald hutton a historian at bristol university in the united kingdom.

The phrase dates back to 1038 more than 1 000 years after jesus christ was born while the word xmas originated in the 16th century. To eradicate this people this satan s son root and branch. Christmas or feast of the nativity is an annual festival commemorating the birth of jesus christ observed primarily on december 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. One of the most pervasive customs of christmas today is the bringing home and decorating of a christmas tree.

Though december 25 is the day christians celebrate the birth of jesus christ the date itself and several of the customs we ve come to associate with christmas actually evolved from pagan.