I don’t mean to break anyone Christmas spirit today but I was just wondering if, since Christmas was originally celebrated as Mithras birthday, if it was celebrated the same way? I mean, besides the tree, gifts, misteltoe, and date celebrated.
Yule was celebrated like that, it’s not surprising really that people haven’t let go of those traditions while applying them to ‘Christmas" now…
Most of us are the descendants of those same European pagans..
December 31st, 2009 at 8:10 am
Yule was celebrated like that, it’s not surprising really that people haven’t let go of those traditions while applying them to ‘Christmas" now…
Most of us are the descendants of those same European pagans..
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December 31st, 2009 at 8:55 am
No, Mithras was middle eastern. Traditional Christmas is celebrated similar to yule. I don’t know many others meant to resemble paganism.
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December 31st, 2009 at 9:43 am
Sure LOL what ever LOL Happy Holiddays to all, no matter what you Celebrate, just celebrate and Peace to all!
Oak Day…Celebrates the Birth of the Oak King
The Oak King ,who is the light twin, rules from midwinter to midsummer. He represents expansion and growth. His tree, the oak, obviously symbolizes strength and longevity; its acorn is expressively phallic; and its roots are said to extend as far below ground as its branches do into the air – showing that the god has dominion over Heaven, Earth and the Underworld.
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December 31st, 2009 at 10:14 am
Our current holiday "traditions" come from a variety of sources over time… some ancient and some quite new. Here’s a good article about it…
http://www.beliefnet.com/Love-Family/Holidays/Christmas/Christmas-Traditions.aspx
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December 31st, 2009 at 11:01 am
the tree and mistletoe is druid, but christmas is essentially based on the roman festival of saturnalia, and was celebrated for a full week, the last day of saturnalia was the 25th of december by our calender, and the culmination was an exchange of gifts
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December 31st, 2009 at 11:42 am
Christmas is nothing to do with either Christianity or Islam but it does have it’s origins in the midwinter festival and many other basically pagan rites but since much of it is a celebration of nature rather than religion everyone should be able to enjoy it and be happy together despite religion!!
The ancient European pagans celebrated the midwinter festival and a number of other festivals long before Christianity ever existed!
Babylonians celebrated the feast of the Son of Isis with gluttonous eating and drinking, and gift giving and the goddess of fertility, love, and war.
The Romans held a festival on 25 December called “Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, celebrating their own god Sol Invictas – PAGAN.
The Persian god Mithras, the Syrian sun god Elah Gabal, the German Sol, the Greek Helios and the Mesopotamian Shamash. But also Saturnalia, honouring Saturn, the God of Agriculture. The law courts and schools were closed. No public business could be transacted an this is where the holidays originated – ALL PAGAN!!!
Wax tapers were given by the more humble to their superiors. The origin of the Christmas candle – PAGAN!!
In Rome groups of costumed went from house to house entertaining their people. And this was where the carolling Christmas tradition originated PAGAN!!
Statues of the Mother and lover or Mother and son were paraded through the streets not only in Italy but also in Africa, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany and Bulgaria. Thus, the symbolism of the Heavenly Virgin and the infant child paraded on a yearly basis are not of Christian origin. They stem from the Mother-goddess religion, which is very ancient ENTIRELY PAGAN!!.
Scandinavian countries celebrated Yule honouring Thor – PAGAN.
In Germania (not Germany) they celebrated midwinter night followed by 12 wild nights of eating and drinking. The 12 days of Christmas PAGAN!!
The church under Pope Julius I declared that Christ’s birth would be celebrated on December 25 in 350 AD in order to try to hijack the PAGAN festivals but it was largely ignored. Christians did not really celebrate Christmas until 378 but it was then dropped in 381 and not resurrected until 400.
The Christmas tree stems from pagan tradition and ritual surrounding the Winter Solstice, which included the use of holly boughs ivy and other foliage as an adaptation of pagan tree worship. Holly and ivy represented male and female. Mistletoe was considered a sacred plant, and the custom of kissing under the mistletoe began as a fertility ritual – all PAGAN!!
Santa Claus came from the Dutch “Sinterklaas” and was a tall figure riding a white horse through the air and usually accompanied by Black Peter, an elf who punished disobedient children. Also the origin of the reindeer, sleigh and the elves ALL PAGAN!!
The modern red coated Santa was brought about by coca cola!!
America actually banned Christmas several times and is the originator of the expression “Happy Holidays” which came about because of the pagan origins of Christmas to include all religions and traditions!!
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December 31st, 2009 at 11:59 am
Yes and from you end part no
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