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What other gods celebrate birth on or around Dec 25?
In: Religion & Spirituality, Christmas, Christianity [Edit categories]
Answer:
Mithra, the Middle Eastern Sun God, is reborn every 25th of December. Interestingly enough, every autumn, he sacrifices himself on a cross so that his blood may fertilize the crops.
Also, the Celtic god Cernunnos (Horned One) is born on the Winter Solstice, which takes place on or near the 21st of December. Several other pagan gods have their birthday on or around this time. If anyone else can come up with a full list, feel free to improve my answer.
Interestingly enough, Jesus Christ was actually born in the springtime, according to the Bible: "And it came to pass that in the sixth month (somewhere near June), Mary conceived and was with child." If we assume the usual nine-month gestation period, this would put the blessed event somewhere between February and April, and probably in March by process of elimination. So why the change? The Roman Catholic Church noticed that all those people who practiced their own back-hills (or "pagan," descended from "pagani," or "country folk"
religions had a celebration in which their god was born or reborn near the Winter Solstice. Rather than fight this trend, they went with the flow and moved their own Christ Mass to the 25th, right when Mithra was born.
Christmas is not a holiday that Jesus would celebrate.
Nimrod of Babylon was slain by Shem. Nimrod was later worshiped as the sun god. His rebirth was celebrated on December 25th
What other gods celebrate birth on or around Dec 25?
In: Religion & Spirituality, Christmas, Christianity [Edit categories]
Answer:
Mithra, the Middle Eastern Sun God, is reborn every 25th of December. Interestingly enough, every autumn, he sacrifices himself on a cross so that his blood may fertilize the crops.
Also, the Celtic god Cernunnos (Horned One) is born on the Winter Solstice, which takes place on or near the 21st of December. Several other pagan gods have their birthday on or around this time. If anyone else can come up with a full list, feel free to improve my answer.
Interestingly enough, Jesus Christ was actually born in the springtime, according to the Bible: "And it came to pass that in the sixth month (somewhere near June), Mary conceived and was with child." If we assume the usual nine-month gestation period, this would put the blessed event somewhere between February and April, and probably in March by process of elimination. So why the change? The Roman Catholic Church noticed that all those people who practiced their own back-hills (or "pagan," descended from "pagani," or "country folk"
religions had a celebration in which their god was born or reborn near the Winter Solstice. Rather than fight this trend, they went with the flow and moved their own Christ Mass to the 25th, right when Mithra was born.
Christmas is not a holiday that Jesus would celebrate.
Nimrod of Babylon was slain by Shem. Nimrod was later worshiped as the sun god. His rebirth was celebrated on December 25th
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