...pagan or religious? In talking to someone I had just met, I learned that she does not celebrate Christmas or Easter because of their pagan and "occult" roots. I asked her to explain herself, and most of what she said went over my head. So I decided to see what I could find about the roots of both Christian holidays.
From what I can find, it appears that the time of year is what is pagan. Not the meaning behind the holidays. I think though, as Christians, we can focus on what the meaning of the holidays are rather than the fact that the day may not be the specific day that Jesus was born on. Just because we do not have a specific date given to us by the authors of the Bible, does that mean that we should not celebrate His birth?
Should we not celebrate His resurrection after He was so cruely crucified to save us from our sins? With Easter, we do know that He rose from the dead on "the first day of the week" (John 20:1). Typically the first day of the week is recognized as Sunday, although some might argue that Monday is really the first day of the week.
I know some people do not feel we should celebrate His birth on December 25th and I guess my thought on that is that we do not know the exact date He was born. The Bible does not tell us that. I do not mind celebrating His birthday on a date declared by humans while recognizing that it may not be His actual birthday. Nor do I mind celebrating His resurrection and the gift which He gave us all on a date that is not the actual date (especially since the date of Easter changes year to year...). I feel better to celebrate those two significant events rather than not celebrating and remembering them at all because we do not have a "right" date to put on the calendar.
What do you believe?
Blessings in Christ,
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Chelsea