Over the years, many Americans have become concerned with the growing securalism of the holidays, especially with Christmas. They say the humanists, atheists and pagans are taking away the "true" meaning of Christmas. They say everything is becoming too "politically correct."
Bill O'Reilly recently asked "why (the humanists, atheists and pagans) spend money at Christmas time to spread dubious will among men? The reason, I believe, is that the atheists are jealous of the Yuletide season... There are no atheist Christmas carols, no pagan displays of largesse like Santa Claus."
My note: Bill, Bill, Bill.....As a Christian, you should know better. Secularism took over "Christmas" a long time ago... BEFORE you were born. What is so "Christian" about Santa Claus"? What's so "Christian" about a "Christmas tree"? What your've been celebrating all along has ALWAYS been based on pagan beliefs and mythology.The Christmas season is beautiful, enjoyable and fun.....Neverrtheless, it's time to clean up the holiday and start telling the truth. Bill, this is year 2009... almost 2010. You're not living in the dark ages anymore.
Have yourself a Godless little Christmas - Bill O-Reilly
Santa Claus - influence of Germanic paganism and folklore
Interesting indeed. I wanted to add, however, that in the pre-Christian Rome on (actual) December 25 it did end the regular year (12 months x 30 days = 360 days), leaving space to 5 more days of a total party, in which people were getting drunk with the new wine and in which the slaves were allowed even to offend their bosses.
ReplyDeleteThe first Christianity started to celebrate the Naissance of Jesus on December 25 just for a kind of social propaganda, to make continue ordinary people to celebrate such a day. But in the eastern Christianity (Orthodox Church) it is more regularly celebrated on January 1st.
The red colour of Christmas, instead it is out of any doubt imported from Scandinavian culture. It means the sun that, from the second part of December until Junes, starts again to stay in the sky longer and longer.