And celebrating Christmas on December 25 began as a Christian celebration and not a pagan one.

For example, Horus was believed to have been born in the summer. That question comes up every year at Christmastime. Here are some resources for more researching on why December 25 is not in any way a pagan holiday.

Reply. The observance of Christmas on December 25 has it's origins in the Roman pagan holiday of Saturnalia, a week long celebration of complete lawlesness. INVENTION Let's see: Dec. 25 was originally a Pagan holiday. When church officials settled on December 25 at the end of the third century, they likely wanted the date to coincide with existing pagan festivals … The Pagan Calendar of Days This page serves as a jumping off point to everything you ever wanted to know about pagan holidays, festivals, feast days, and the wheel of the year. Other Christians have made cases for the December Christmas as well. December 25th was always a Pagan Holiday Called, “Saturnalia” For literally thousands of years before Christians claimed ownership of December 25th, it was a Pagan holiday celebrating the birth of the Sun God, Sol Invictus which concluded their annual winter festival of Saturnalia. The problem is that it’s completely false: these pagan figures (most of whom are mythical) either weren’t born on December 25th or we don’t know when they were born. Hence, nine months later—about December 25—Jesus was born.

Celebration on December 25 around the world is of Christian origin, not pagan. How December 25 Became Christmas by Andrew McGowan On December 25, Christians around the world will gather to celebrate Jesus’ birth. But “the birth of the sun” (son) is what the Christian’s took from the Pagan’s Winter Solstice. Ultimately, we can’t know exactly when he was born.

No one knows when Zoroaster was born, but he is remembered as part of the New Year festival in Iran in March. The Roman Catholics decided to "christianize" that pagan holiday starting in 336 A.D. as a celebration of the birth of Christ.

The date is also significant because it has always marked the winter solstice; the shortest day of the year.
But my point is this: December 25 is as good a date as any. A U.S. invention. Read Andrew McGowan’s article “How December 25 Became Christmas” as it originally appeared in Bible Review, December 2002. Jan 6, 2020, 11:43 AM ... the solar celebration on December 25 was stolen and turned into Jesus’ birthday in order to Christianize pagans. from R.C. Simply copy and delete extra spaces to post into the search link bar above: We still don’t know Jesus’ birthdate for certain.

As you can see there is a reason to celebrate just about any day of the year. Since December 25 as the supposed date of Christ’s birth was circulated 100-150 years before the practice of “Christianizing” pagan celebrations commenced, it is unreasonable to conclude that this date was adopted to please the Roman pagans as popular conspiracy theory suggests. 25th of December – a Christian or Pagan Holiday? Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Joyful carols, special liturgies, brightly wrapped gifts, festive foods—these all characterize the feast today, at least in the northern hemisphere. DEC 25 A PAGAN HOLIDAY, JESUS BORN ANOTHER DATE, SANTA U.S. This Christmas I want to give Christians reading this post the Christimas gift of an alternative reason why the early church accepted December 25th as the date for the Lord’s birth. Is December 25th “Christmas” really a Christianized pagan holiday as some teach?


The truth is that there was a late December pagan holiday that was celebrated long before Jesus was ever born. This custom was held every December 17-25. To clarify some points though, neither we nor other Christians “worship” a pagan holiday or any holiday.

Jesus was born some other day.

There’s nothing in the Bible that would even indicate that Jesus was born on December 25. In the first place, there’s no direct biblical commandment to celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25. Sproul Dec 23, 2016 Category: Articles. And Santa? 'C' for Christmas, or cash By Leonard Peikoff The Philadelphia Inquirer Saturday, December 25, 1999 Christmas in America is an exuberant display of human

So to properly answer your question: Even if December 25 was a Pagan holiday before Christmas claimed that date, I would still be Pagan and celebrate the Pagan way.