Pagan Holiday facts
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Ancient Christians made Jesus's birth date the same day as the roman holiday Saturnalia in an attempt to convert Pagans to Christianity. Nowhere in the Bible did it actually state that this was when Jesus was born.
how is christmas a pagan holiday?
Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax was a devout Christian who refused to celebrate Christmas because he thought it was a pagan holiday
What pagan holiday is today?
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what pagan holiday is easter?
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In the Pagan community, summer solstice is cause to celebrate with feasts and bonfires. They refer to summer solstice as the holiday "Midsummer".
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Oliver Cromwell banned religious holidays in 1647 (including Christmas) because he believed them to be pagan festivals.
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Until 1870 Christmas was considered a pagan holiday and was illegal to celebrate in many parts of the USA
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One legend says that Saint Patrick drove snakes out of Ireland. It is actually symbolic of converting the Pagans to Christianity.
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Christmas was illegal in the U.S. until 1836 as it was considered an Ancient Pagan Holiday
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Jehovah's Witnesses are known for refusing military service and blood transfusions. They reject Trinitarianism, inherent immortality of the soul, and hellfire. They do not observe Christmas, Easter, birthdays or other holidays and customs they consider to have pagan origins.
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Saint Patrick used the shamrock, to teach the Irish Pagans about the Holy Trinity.
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Some believe that Halloween has pagan roots while others believe it is completely from Christian roots.
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Jesus wasn't born in December he was actually born spring/summer. Christians celebrated His birth during December to correspond with the Roman pagan holiday so they wouldn't be killed
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Today there is a Swedish pagan holiday where you dance around a flowery penis.
Why is easter a pagan holiday?
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The Nazis turned Xmas into a pagan holiday for German heritage sans Jesus. They created a new myth with a baby & pagan Advent calendars. In a 1941 Christmas Eve speech Goebbels said: "On this evening we'll think of the Führer, who is also everywhere present this evening wherever Germans gather."
Christmas was illegal in the U.S. until 1836 as it was considered an Ancient Pagan Holiday. - source
Many of our holidays coincide with Pagan (witches) holidays. - source
Christmas is from the Pagan holiday of Saturnalia; a period of anarchy from Dec 17 to 25. One person was to be given all luxuries to the end of the festival, where they were murdered. The holiday was revived in 1466, when the pope forced the jewish to run nude through the streets of Rome.
