Christmas Meanings: Myths Revealed

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hi all,its a chrismas time again,and i like to share some facts about the christmas, first of all let me say the celebration is now a days something that is entirely commercial in nature.many, have never viewed the Christmas holiday as something that was supposed to be about Jesus or any of the stories behind the Christian faiths While there are stories of the birth of Jesus and the relation to Christmas trees because of Saint Boniface, I realized that even if these myths were true{they aren’t by the way)the spirit of Christmas really has little to do with these ideas. Christmas trees are decoration and presents are material goods that do not make a person’s life better or verse Some believe that Jesus really was born on December 25 and others have looked to January 6.Others tend to look towards the spring and feel that those dates are more relevant.The Bible does not offer an actual date. and intrestingly if u look in the festivel named Winter Solstice of hallenismos u can see that in ancient calenders it was celebrated in december 25 the 25th the day of Invincible Sun, was celebrated as far back as the third century during the reign of Aurelian. In 273, the Christian Church chose the same day. Many believe that it was an attempt to Christianize the day.Whatever the reason, it was the original Winter Solstice. and in history of christians too u can clearly see the fact that From 1659-1681 the Puritans in Massachusetts made celebrating Christmas illegal. The reasons for this included the fact that the celebration was formed from Pagan” roots and therefore it was ungodly in nature. They determined this because the birth of Jesus was not written in the Bible, which meant that it was a date that was not meant to be celebrated. evergreens had been used in Ancient celebrations long before Saint Boniface came into play. In Ancient times, evergreens were used as a representation of fertility, reproduction and agriculture . During the winter celebrations, people would bring evergreens into their homes and decorate them with fruits, candles, and small metal pieces, depending on the area you were from and the celebration that you participated in. The trees were used to help honor and celebrate the Gods. so the ancients took the christmas from the hallenismos and the pagans