So tis the season to be Pagan.So if your Christian do you celebrate Christmas? My sister is Messianic Christian and she and her family do not celebrate Christmas because of its Pagan origins.
Horace and other Gods were born on December 1st, what is Jesus true birthday? What about Santa and Rudolph do you teach your kids Santa exists and Rudolph and Frosty the snowman Christmas elves?
I love it all. I think of it as a way of having family time together.
Yes, absolutely in every way besides Jesus.
It's highly unlikely that Jesus was born on the 25th of December either, though admittedly it's an odd date when all of the others are born on the 21st.
Christmas trees - German pagan custom. Mostly associated with Yule. Yule is originating from about the 4th century (as far as we can tell).
St. Nick/Santa - Ditto really, in fact about 90% of what is "Santa" is pretty much a re-badged Wodan (Odin). Wodan use to visit people with gifts in the midwinter riding his flying steed Sleipnir. This was later transformed into Father Christmas, and in modern times Sinterklaas or Santa Claus (in the west). In most non-American interpretations (aka not the Coke Santa) he still looks a hell of a lot like Wodan.
Mistletoe - Celtic pagan in origin and associated with fertility. The traditions developed around that and were adopted by Christians later. The Celts didn't "kiss" under the mistletoe, but they thought the plant was sexual in nature.
Needless to say, pretty silly to think Jesus is the reason for the season, etc.
Also, many are celebrating winter solstice at the same time.