And they didn’t start using Christmas wreaths until the 16th Century. Also, they didn’t start using candles on trees until the late 1800’s. But Christians didn’t start decorating with Christmas trees until the 16th Century. Remember, when people celebrated Saturnalia, they decorated with greenery, wreaths, trees, candles they sang songs and enjoyed meals together. People today claim that Christmas is a ripoff of Saturnalia because of all the similarities.
In fact, no one even accused Christians of taking over the pagan holiday of Saturnalia until the 12th Century.
This means that it’s possible that Saturnalia and Jesus’ birth both occurred in December without having any relation or dependence on one another. Similarly, if Christians wanted to begin celebrating Jesus’ birth as an official holiday, which we know they didn’t do until the second half of the third century, and if he was born in spring (as many say), wouldn’t they have chosen to merge their celebrations with a spring holiday since Jesus was born during the spring (as they say)?įurthermore, just because two things occur closely in time does not mean that those two things are related or derivative. It’s like President’s Day: they wanted to make it an official holiday, it started as a celebration of Washington’s birth, so they made the holiday in the month of Washington’s birth. For all those who like to say that it’s much more likely that Jesus was born in the spring, wouldn’t it be most likely that Christians would have chosen a springtime holiday to merge with their celebration of Jesus’ birth? There were plenty of Roman festivals that occurred in the spring from which Christians could have chosen to combine with their celebration of Jesus’ birth. But here’s the point: the reason we celebrate President’s Day in February and not some other month is because Georges Washington was born in February. It wasn’t until 1971 that an act was passed that President’s Day should be celebrated on the third Monday in February as a way of giving workers an additional 3-day weekend. In 1885, a national recognition and day of remembrance of Washington’s birthday was established, and it became commonly known as President’s Day. Before 1885, there was no President’s Day. President’s Day started out as just a celebration of President George Washington’s birthday, which is on February 22. In America, we celebrate President’s Day on the third Monday in February. But again, the question is: is this true?įor starters, it’s unlikely that if Jesus was truly born in the springtime, Christians would have even considered celebrating His birth in December as an attempt to “Christianize” the pagan holiday Saturnalia. Unfortunately, many Christians accept these conclusions too. and both emphatically state that Christmas stems from Saturnalia. But is any of this true? Many historians believe it to be true. These same people say that Jesus was NOT born in December but in the spring, and the only reason Christians celebrate Christmas in December is because of Saturnalia. Because many of the practices related to Saturnalia also relate to Christmas, people have concluded that Christmas is a knock-off of Saturnalia. They lit candles, held festivals, and enjoyed meals with friends and family. People also gave each other gifts and sang songs of merriment. This holiday was celebrated in mid-December, and since Saturn was the god of agriculture, people decorated their houses with wreaths and greenery. They say Christmas derives from the pagan holiday Saturnalia, which was an ancient Roman festival that celebrated the god Saturn. Around this time every year, there’s a good chance you’ll hear people saying that Christmas is actually based on a pagan holiday.
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