يحقّق قليل من الناس أنّ الأصول من شكل العيد ميلاد المسيح كانوا [بغن] وب احتفل في أوروبا [لونغ بفور] أيّ شخص هناك كان قد علم يسوع [(ب)]. لا أحد يعرف ما يوم يسوع [(ب)] كان [بورن] فوق. من الوصف توراتيّة, يصدق كثير مؤرخات أنّ ولادته على الأرجح وقع في سبتمبر - أيلول, تقريبا ستّة شهور بعد [بسّوفر]. واحدة شيء هم يوافقون فوق أنّ هو جدّا بعيد احتمال أنّ [بورن] يسوع كان في ديسمبر - كانون الأوّل, بما أنّ الكتاب مقدّس يسجّل رعاة يميل خروفهم في المجالات على أنّ ليلة.هذا الى حدّ بعيد بعيد احتمال أن يتلقّى حدثت أثناء باردة [جودن] شتاء. هكذا لما نحن ب احتفل مسيح? [س] عيد ميلاد كعيد ميلاد المسيح, في ديسمبر - كانون الأوّل [25ث]? يكذب الجوابة في الأصول [بغن] عيد ميلاد المسيح. في بابل قديمة, ب احتفل العيد من الإبنة إيزيس (إلاهة الطبيعة) كان في ديسمبر - كانون الأوّل 25. كان [روكوس] يحتفل, شرهة يأكل, يشرب و [جفت-جفينغ] تقاليد من هذا عيد. في روما, الشتاء ب احتفل منقلب كان كثير سنون قبل الولادة مسيح. [رومنس] يدعى عطلت شتاءهم "[ستثرنليا]", يشرّف زحل, الإلهة الزراعة. في يناير - كانون الثّاني, لاحظ هم ال [كلندس] من يناير - كانون الثّاني, أيّ مثّل الإنتصار الحياة على موت. دعات هذا فصل كاملة كان [ديس] [نتليس] [إينفيكتي] [سليس], العيد ميلاد من [أونكنقورد] شمس. المهرجان علمت فصل كان ب كثير [مرّمكينغ]. هو في روما قديمة أنّ [بورن] التقليد من ال [مومّرس] كان. كان ال [مومّرس] مجموعة من [كستثم] مغنيات وراقصات الذي سافر من منزل إلى منزل يسلّي جارهم. من هذا, العيد ميلاد المسيح [بورن] تقليد من [كرولينغ] كان.
في أوروبا شماليّة, كثير أخرى تقاليد أنّ يعتبر نحن الآن جزء من عيد ميلاد المسيح عبادة كان بدأت [لونغ بفور] المشتركات تلقّى في أيّ وقت علموا مسيح. ب احتفل ال [بغنس] من أوروبا شماليّة هم خاصّة شتاء منقلب, يعرف بما أنّ [يول]. [يول] كان رمزيّة من ال [بغن] شمس إلهة, [ميثرس], يكون [بورن], وكان لاحظت على اليوم قصيرة من السنة. بما أنّ الشمس إلهة نما ونضج, أصبح الأيام طويلة ومسخن. هو كان إعتيادي أن يشعل شمعة أن يشجّع [ميثرس] والشمس أن يظهر سنة تالية. أحرقت [يول لوغ] ضخمة كان [إين هونوور وف] الشمس. الكلمة [يول]
بنفسي يعني "عجلة", العجلة يكون رمز [بغن] للشمس. Mistletoe was considered a sacred plant, and the custom of kissing under the mistletoe began as a fertility ritual. Holly berries were thought to be a food of the gods. The tree is the one symbol that unites almost all the northern European winter solstices. Live evergreen trees were often brought into homes during the harsh winters as a reminder to inhabitants that soon their crops would grow again. Evergreen boughs were sometimes carried as totems of good luck and were often present at weddings, representing fertility. The Druids used the tree as a religious symbol, holding their sacred ceremonies while surrounding and worshipping huge trees. In the year 350 AD, Pope Julius I declared that Christ?s birth would be celebrated on December 25. There is little doubt that he was trying to make it as painless as possible for pagan Romans (who remained a majority at that time) to convert to Christianity. The new religion went down a but easier, knowing that their feasts would not be taken away from them. Christmas (Christ-Mass) as we know it today, most historians agree, began in Germany, though Catholics and Lutherans still disagree about which church celebrated it first. The earliest record of an evergreen being decorated in a Christian celebration was in 1521 in the Alsace region of Germany. A prominent Lutheran minister of the day cried blasphemy: “Better that they should look to the true tree of life, Christ”The controversy continues even today in some fundamentalist sects.
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Shadowofears said on 28 December 2006:
Christmas festivals today incorporate many other pagan customs, such as the use of holly, mistletoe, Yule logs, and wassail bowls. The Christmas tree itself is the most obvious aspect of ancient pagan celebrations which were later incorporated into church rites. Scholars believe that the Christian celebration was originally derived in part from rites held by pre-Christian Germanic and Celtic peoples to celebrate the winter solstice. The Christmas tree, an evergreen trimmed with lights and other decorations, because it keeps its green needles throughout the winter months, was believed by pre-Christian pagans to have special powers of protection against the forces of nature and evil spirits. The end of December marked the onset of a visible lengthening of daylight hours - the return of warmth and light and defeat of those evil forces of cold and darkness. The Christmas tree is derived from the so-called paradise tree, symbolizing Eden, of German mystery plays. The use of a Christmas tree began early in the 17th century, in Strasbourg, France, spreading from there through Germany, into northern Europe and Great Britain, and then on to the United States.
Christmas is not the only Christian festival which was borrowed from ancient paganism and foisted upon the religion of Jesus . There is also Easter, the Feast of St. John, the Holy communion, the Annunciation of the virgin, the assumption of the virgin, and many others have their roots in ancient pagan worship. Since we can not get into the details here, therefore, the interested reader is encouraged to consult the above books.
Many people object to people who advise them not to introduce new and innovative practices into their religion, even if they were only to be festivals and celebrations. They object “what could it hurt if I were to worship God and thank Him for his blessings on this day when pagans performed their worship? I am not worshipping idols.” For this we only need to read the very explicit prohibition of God in this regard which He Himself emphatically declared in the Bible:
“Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them (pagans), after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. (Deuteronomy 12:30)”
There is a good reason why God commands us to do things. Just because we do not know the wisdom behind a prohibition does not give us the freedom to disregard it. Indeed, it is exactly such willingness to “adapt” and “compromise” which eventually lead to the loss of the message of Jesus.
Tarek said on 28 December 2006: