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OriginLong before Santa Claus and shopping sprees became nearly synonymous with the winter holiday, Christmas was simply a Christian religious celebration marking the birth of Jesus. The word "Christmas" refers to a mass on Christ's day. It is celebrated on December 25, although many Orthodox Christians celebrate on January 7. Pope Julius I chose December 25 as Christmas Day in the 4th century, likely in an effort to merge the Roman Saturnalia festival with the Christian holiday. Saturnalia was a winter solstice celebration of Saturn, the pagan god of agriculture. Sources: CNN, Encyclopædia Britannica
Yeah, it's just the day we celebrate it, since we don't know the actual date. Mormons believe that Christ was actually born on Easter, and was resurrected on his birthday.
on the real, why would you give a fuck about the birth hof someone more than 2 millennia ago
Quote from: mauzip on December 25, 2003, 11:46:55 PMon the real, why would you give a fuck about the birth hof someone more than 2 millennia ago Christians believe that Jesus died for everyone's sins, of all time, before and after he lived and died in Jerusalem. Christians feel it's important to honor his birth, because they see his birth in bethleham as the most important event of all time, and what enabled the salvation of every human that has ever lived from adam until the world ends. So his birth, to a christian, is the most important event of all time. That's why they celebrate it.