Lifestyle > Train of Thought
Why Is Christians Celebrating Christmas??
M Dogg™:
When they looked at the calender, I guess they figured that a week before the end of the year was good. Because after Christmas, Christains used to celebrate the rest of the week of the birth of the Lord. This would led to New Years. Also the calender was changed in the Middle Ages sometime, because before there were like 10 months, the the Vatican decided that a 12 month calender was more accorrect. But what your thinking of was Saturn, which's day was between December 17-23. I just looked it up, and it was a winter festival because in Rome, he came to Rome and started the Golden Era. And Saturn was the God of Time. Thought the celebration of Saturnalia was much like Christmas with gift giving and such.
M Dogg™:
Also, Apollo was the Sun God.
ZILLA THA GOODFELLA:
--- Quote ---God never said to but we do it anyways. I guess cause it's the "holiday season" around that time.
--- End quote ---
Well, I remember In Australia they didn't have a holiday season around christmas time and they're a christian country......
M Dogg™:
Most Christian countries celebrate Easter over Christmas, more so Catholics, as Christmas was the birth of the man, but Easter was the Resurrection, and confermation of Jesus being the Son of God.
Trauma-san:
Man, I'm gonna say some stuff, and I hope it doesn't offend the christians on the board, I am one too.
I'm a latter day saint, and I've found that the church offers many, many answers to questions like this that ordinary churches won't touch. Like, for instance, we know as a fact that december 25th wasn't christ's birthday. We celebrate it out of tradition, because we're a fun-loving religion, and why not celebrate his birthday on a traditional holiday wiht the rest of the world? Would'nt we look like jerks if we refused to celebrate christmas, LOL. There is nothing wrong with celebrating his birth, if you remember the reason for the season.
The prophet was told, by god, through revelation, that Christ's birthday was in fact on April 6th. Christ was also killed on April 6th, on his birthday. Also, The prophet was instructed to form his church on April 6th, which in when the church of jesus christ of latter day saints was founded.
Peace~
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version