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Is Christmas Pagan?
- Thread starter Riders
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Secret Chief
nirvana is samsara
It's Saturnalia with tinsel.
Am I having deja vu or did we do this thread last year?
The name is christian
Midwinter celebrations have been a thing for thousands of years
Midwinter celebrations have been a thing for thousands of years
Yes, I think so.
There's been a lot of speculation that Jesus would have been born sometime in August/September, and much of what you see as "Christmas traditions" were actually traditions of the Winter Solstice within Paganism. They were adapted to fit 'Christmas' when Christians began trying to convert the Pagan populations. Kind of an intentional blending of intent, with the hope that Pagans would find this acceptable and be more willing to convert, if my understanding is right.
I don't know, I wasn't here last year.
There's been a lot of speculation that Jesus would have been born sometime in August/September, and much of what you see as "Christmas traditions" were actually traditions of the Winter Solstice within Paganism. They were adapted to fit 'Christmas' when Christians began trying to convert the Pagan populations. Kind of an intentional blending of intent, with the hope that Pagans would find this acceptable and be more willing to convert, if my understanding is right.
I don't know, I wasn't here last year.
Altfish
Veteran Member
Yeah, we had a Christmas last year too
Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
I'm at the mall and it's packed. But they are emphasing buying things online. I guess it depends.
You sure? I thought Thanksgiving just ran late.
Thanks for the reminder.
That's about how i hear it.
A case of if you join our club you can still have your party.
FYI, we have held different midwinter celebrations over the years, including Christmas, in an effort to show the kids how different cultures do it. For the last 4 years they have insisted on Saturnalia... Why? Nothing more mercenary than they get more presents.
Bear Wild
Well-Known Member
Of course Christmas is a blended pagan holiday. Take Christian names with some Christian events and tack them onto Pagan rituals and symbols then call it a Christian holiday. It was very effective.
Riders
Well-Known Member
Yes but I think itś worth revisiting. My sister doesn´t celebrate it because of Pagan roots, neither does the Jehovahs Witnesses.
Which Christmas tradition can be traced back to pagan religions, other than the day/date being a holiday.
Decorating the home with greenery and Christmas trees
Mistletoe
Giving presents
Family gatherings
Secret Chief
nirvana is samsara
It's a Christmas tradition.
Secret Chief
nirvana is samsara
Don't forget gluttony, drunkenness, crap TV and dreadful music. Ding bloody dong.
Christ = Jesus Christ, king of Jews.
Mass = the celebration of the Eucharist.
Nothing pagan in that.
Which pagan religion had Christmas trees?
Northern Europe the pagan tradition was to cut a young evergreen tree for yule and hang apples from it