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Before anyone answers this question lets look into the historical facts.
What is the origin of Christmas Holiday?
The origins of Christmas derived from saturnalia, which was an ancient Roman festival in honor
of the the Roman god named Saturuni, as this god is affiliated with the planet Saturn. The
Saturnalia festival was held on the 17th of December of the Julian calendar and later expanded
with festivities through to the 23rd of December. This holiday was celebrated with a sacrifice at
the Temple of Saturn, in the Roman Forum, and a public banquet, followed by private giftgiving, continual partying, sexual orgys and a carnival atmosphere that overturned Roman social
norms. Gambling was permitted, and masters provided table service for their slaves.
In the 4th century CE, Christianity imported the Saturnalia festival hoping to take the pagan
masses in with it. Christian leaders succeeded in converting to Christianity large numbers of
pagans by promising them that they could continue to celebrate the Saturnalia as Christians. The
problem was that there was nothing intrinsically Christian about Saturnalia. To remedy this,
these Christian leaders named Saturnalias concluding day, December 25th, to be Jesus birthday.
References:
King James Bible
Saturn (mythology) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_%28mythology%29
Saturnalia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia
The Boondocks - History of Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrCoh9sQ28k
Saturn And The Occult: http://www.yahuahreigns.com/saturn%20and%20the%20occult.html
Scriptural Sabbath website: http://www.scripturalsabbath.com/