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Do all the denominations in Christianity celebrate 25th Dec as Christmas?Or has there been a change of date any where in history by Christians,specifically because of the reason you mention as the date being a pagan tradition?
Thanks.
EDIT::::::::I had asked this on another thread on Halloween.I have moved it to a new thread so as not to overtake the Halloween thread.
We do not know what date Christ was born. Here is an explanation of the history of the celebration and how we (most Christians) came to celebrate it on the 25th: CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Christmas
Christmas.....is just ridiculous. If anyone's birth (in particular, Jesus') was meant to be celebrated, then God would have let us know the exact date of his birth, don't you think? By logical reasoning, Christ's birth was NOWHERE near December 25th, but most likely sometime in mid-October. The first century Christians did not engage in the celebration of Christ's birth, this holiday didn't come about until after apostasy infiltrated the Christian congregation.
People like RickJ, however wrong they are, will still disagree. Just watch.
silent is pretty much right.....we should celebrate Jesus everyday.....not one day or two but the Bible does pretty much say to each his own on the subject of celebrating days let them be convinced in their own heart. That is one reason I think JW's aren't right about not celebrating ANYTHING at all.
Aren't right or are right? True, they do not even celebrate birthdays. If it is not in the Bible, they do not acknowledge the day. Maybe they make more sense that way. Celebrations of the soul do not need a special day.
Christmas ( as well as birthdays) were not celebrated in the early church.
If one follows tradition, Christmas as for as a christian celebration started @ 354 AD by Bishop Liberius of Rome. The Heathens of the area basicly were celebrating the Feast of Sol Invictus. At this time Christians were still an outlawed relgion and could not have any public celebration. So this date was used to allow Christians to have a celebration and not be noticed.
Most bible scholars do not believe Christ was born in Dec but many beleve it woul have been the spring.
Also from 1649 to 1658 celebrations of Christmas was outlawed in the US and in Mass, it was not legal till 1856
He said Jesus was probley born in late spring or early summer, because in winter the sheperds wouldnt be in their feilds. Its too cold. But nobody knows. I dont think it was December 25th. Its just like anyone else's birthday. You dont usually celebrate someone's birthday on their actuall birthday. But either before or after.
Christmas.....is just ridiculous. If anyone's birth (in particular, Jesus') was meant to be celebrated, then God would have let us know the exact date of his birth, don't you think? By logical reasoning, Christ's birth was NOWHERE near December 25th, but most likely sometime in mid-October. The first century Christians did not engage in the celebration of Christ's birth, this holiday didn't come about until after apostasy infiltrated the Christian congregation.
We are told in Mathew that the wise men found the birth of Christ a cause for rejoicing. Was this wrong of them? Is it wrong to remember a great event and to rejoice and have joy because of it? You say this is ridiculous?
I see no reason to think that just because we don't know the exact date of His birth, then we are forbidden to have a day set a side for all to rejoice over the birth of our Lord.
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