Nowhere; it likely came from what was a pagan winter celebration on the first day of winter solstice around December 21. It is claimed that the sheep being tended the way described meant that it wasn't early winter when Christ was born; they would be protected inside and not roaming freely in the cold and rainy season. Apparently some early traditions say it was March 25 from what I just read today.
We see an even clearer Pagan dating with what is called "Easter" which came from "Ishtar" apparently; a pagan fertility celebration that occurred in Spring of each year. The proper word for celebrating the death; burial and resurrection would be either Resurrection Day or a fulfillment of the Passover feast. Clearly easter eggs and bunny rabbits have nothing to do with the Resurrection of Christ!
This sort of logic could even be expanded to what we call Halloween today (which of course is a high holy day for Satanists and all those other pagan celebrants) Catholics have "All Saints Day" or "All Hallows' Day" on November 1 which in theory seems to be ok; this is similar to "St. Valentine" being associated with Valentine's Day; or "St Patrick's Day" in the Spring. Today; of course these events are celebrated as an Eros type of love fest in February; and drunken debauchery during parades in the Spring. The real St. Patrick would have rolled over in his grave seeing this-as it certainly appeared he was a true man of God with his quest to reach the Pagans in much of Ireland at the time.
Hanukkah or the "Festival of Lights" is celebrated for 8 days right around the time of Christmas; and interestingly even though Christ went to the Temple at that time ( John 10:22-23) it isn't mentioned in the Old Testament! It comes from the time between the Testaments and is also known as the "Feast of Dedication." That is related to taking over or rededicating the Temple after Antiochus Epiphanes had briefly profaned the Temple in 168 B.C. and the Maccabean conquest.
Thank you it was a big help. Because I knew the answer but wanted to have it confirmed from someone else. Most think I'm crazy cause I don't celebrate Christmas. I know you don't put gold and silver on a tree. Thank you so muc
We see an even clearer Pagan dating with what is called "Easter" which came from "Ishtar" apparently; a pagan fertility celebration that occurred in Spring of each year. The proper word for celebrating the death; burial and resurrection would be either Resurrection Day or a fulfillment of the Passover feast. Clearly easter eggs and bunny rabbits have nothing to do with the Resurrection of Christ!
This sort of logic could even be expanded to what we call Halloween today (which of course is a high holy day for Satanists and all those other pagan celebrants) Catholics have "All Saints Day" or "All Hallows' Day" on November 1 which in theory seems to be ok; this is similar to "St. Valentine" being associated with Valentine's Day; or "St Patrick's Day" in the Spring. Today; of course these events are celebrated as an Eros type of love fest in February; and drunken debauchery during parades in the Spring. The real St. Patrick would have rolled over in his grave seeing this-as it certainly appeared he was a true man of God with his quest to reach the Pagans in much of Ireland at the time.
Hanukkah or the "Festival of Lights" is celebrated for 8 days right around the time of Christmas; and interestingly even though Christ went to the Temple at that time ( John 10:22-23) it isn't mentioned in the Old Testament! It comes from the time between the Testaments and is also known as the "Feast of Dedication." That is related to taking over or rededicating the Temple after Antiochus Epiphanes had briefly profaned the Temple in 168 B.C. and the Maccabean conquest.
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