Quote:
Originally posted by Furious_Female
Without me being labeled a religious freak, it's pretty well known that Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, son of God.
|
Wait. WHAT ?
Christmas is a pagan holiday. It falls in line with the winter solstice, when the days begin getting longer, hence, the celebration.
It's origin has nothing to do with the birth of the man Jesus. Jesus was born about the time the crops were coming in, and since their weather patterns are much the same as ours... that would make it .. probably September. Not December, the middle of winter.
Christians "gave" pagans the holiday to try to help them make the change to christianity easier. The star as well as the lights on the tree are from the pagans. The star is a pagan symbol and the lights represent the spirits. The tree represents the earth based religion.
Yea. We celebrate Christmas, I like candy and food.