One of the most prominent symbols during Christmas time is the, Tree. Statues of Isis and Horus were renamed Mary and Jesus the Roman Lupercalia and the Feast of the Purification of Issi became the Feast of Nativity The Saturnalia were replace by the Christmas Celebration. An intimate and trustful worship of saints replaced the cults of the pagan gods, and satisfied the congenial polytheism of simple or poetic minds. Paganism survived in the moral sense as a joyous indulgence of natural appetites as religion, it remained only in the form of ancient rites and customs condoned or accepted and transformed by an often indulgent church. In the Story of Civilization, Will Durant writes: They choose this date because Saturnailia was already celebrated during this time. One of the purposes of this meeting was to decide on the date of Christmas. This council was convened by Emporer Constantine a known pegan. Be not afraid of them for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.Ĭlearly, the bible does not agree with this practice and nor should any real Christian, unless you are as upright as a palm tree or a heathen who enjoys vain customs. They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. They deck it with silver and with gold they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven for the heathen are dismayed at them. Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: 2.
What Does the Bible Say About Celebrating Christmas – Bible on Christmas Trees Some other practices during this festival included orgies, giving of gag gifts, performing of street plays, fighting, and drunkenness.
This festival involved the public sacrifice of young pigs offered on the altar to make blood pudding. Similarly, in ancient Rome, the festival Saturnalia was celebrated from December 17 through December 23. They adorned the tree with brightly color bulbs and balls to represent their worship of the sun. They began to worship the evergreen tree as it was the one tree that remained green during the winter. Sun worship was significant for the European during this time as the days ( time the sun was up) were shorter and causing a harsh climate that left much of their land barren and non-productive. Prior to England becoming a nation the Caucasian or Anglo Saxon used the word “ geol” derived from the word “yule” or phrase “Yuletide Season” to signify sun worship during the time of the winter solstice. The pegan origins of Christmas can be traced back to the commemoration of the Winter Solstice celebrated in Europe on or around December 22nd.
WARNING: This blog post may just ruin Christmas for you forever. In this blog post, we discuss the sad but true origins of C hristmas traditions.
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