The Shocking Pagan Origin of CHRISTMAS!
What is the TRUE ORIGIN of Christmas? Where did it come from? Did you
know Yeshua the Messiah was born nowhere NEAR December 25, but that
was the "birth day" of the sun- god, "Sol Invictus" or "Mithras"? Did you
know December 25 was the concluding day of the pagan winter festival called
the "Saturnalia"? Where did "Santa Claus" come from? The "Christmas tree"?
How did this pagan feast become connected with "Christianity"? Here is an
amazing "whale of a tale"!
Although the whole world celebrates Christmas as a "Christian" holiday, including millions of
non-Christians, is Christmas really "Christian" at all? Consider this fact: Look high and low
throughout the pages of the Bible, and you will find not ONE WORD of "Christmas" being
celebrated by any of YEHOVAH's people! It is not even mentioned once! Neither the Messiah
nor any of his apostles ever observed this holiday, nor the New Testament Church!
Yet on the other hand the pagan, heathen world observed this day for thousands of years before
the Messiah was even born!
Where did the mysterious rites and ceremonies that surround this day come from? What about
the "Christmas tree" and the "Yule log" and the mistletoe and Holly wreaths? Are ANY of these
customs truly "Christian" in origin? And what about fat and jolly old "Saint Nick" -- or Santa
Claus?
It's high time we addressed these questions, and took a new look at "Christmas." A church I was
formerly a member of, which condemned Christmas observance as paganism, for almost sixty
years, today has turned its back on its former beliefs, and encourages its members to observe this
pagan mid-winter festival "in honor of Christ"! Many are doing so, heedless of the severe
warnings in Scripture of what their eternal fate and destiny will be if they continue to embrace
this ancient custom.
Is it wrong to celebrate "Christmas"? What is the truth about this popular and widespread
holiday?
The Origin of Christmas
Before one gets carried away with Christmas worship, there are a few things you should know.
Let's take an honest and objective look at the origins of this holiday.
We read in Werner Keller's book The Bible as History the following admission:
"December 25 is referred to in documents as Christmas Day in A.D. 324 for the first time. Under
the Roman emperor Justinian [A.D. 527-565] it was recognized as an official holiday. An old
Roman festival played a a major part in the choice of this particular day. December 25 in ancient
Rome was the 'Dies Natali Invictus,' 'the birthday of the unconquered,' the day of the winter
solstice and at the same time, in Rome, the last day of the Saturnalia, which had long since
degenerated into a week of unbridled carnival..." (p. 331).
Doesn't it seem rather strange that the so-called "Christian church" should choose a day to
celebrate the Messiah's birth which was identified as the day of the birth of the unconquered sun,
the day of the winter solstice, the "shortest day of the year," when the sunlit part of the days start
becoming longer again? What does this have to do with the Messiah, anyway? Was Yeshua the
Messiah born anywhere near December 25? Keller goes on: