BBC One - Christmas Celebration, 2018

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The celebration of Christmas did not stem from Christian or Church-based doctrines. In fact, modern Christmas practices evolved directly from pagan traditions that predated the birth of Christ. According to History website, these traditions were taking place across Europe several centuries before the arrival of Christ. In Germany, for instance, Christmas-like practices were observed by followers of Oden (the god of war and death). Likewise, in Scandinavia, Christmas-like traditions were practiced during the celebration of Yule. Even in Rome, festivities surrounding the birthday of the Sun-god, Mithra, were all too common during the days surrounding the Winter Solstice and mimicked modern-day Christmas customs. To accommodate the needs and desires of the people under Roman rule, therefore, Christian leaders in the Catholic Church attempted to embrace aspects from each of these traditions through their creation of a Christmas celebration. The end result of these efforts was a celebration that served to celebrate the birth of Christ while preserving pagan rituals for the purpose of appeasing and pacifying resistance to Rome. Thus, according to these findings, the celebration of Christmas is not Christian at all; rather, it is a result of pagan religions and customs that found their way into the early Church. As any Christian knows, the adoption or practice of paganism is completely unacceptable in the eyes of Christ but the Christians all over the world is celebrating Christmas and their god is dumb and silent!!

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