December 25 was first declared a public holiday by emperor AURELIA in 274AD whch was a civic holiday in celebration of the birth of the sun god. That is the same public holiday that is globally celebrated as christmas holiday until today. By 336AD, in that same city and on the same december 25, countered by celebrating the birth of Jesus to rival the pagans. The bible warns about departure from faith.2tim. 4:3-4, acts. 20:28-31. Gal.1:6-10. The feast was introduced to CONSTANTINOPLE in 379AD, to Antioch about 380AD. And to Alexandria about 430AD. Christmas was especially controversial in 4th century CONSTANTINOPLE,being the "fortress of Arianism", the feast disappeared after GREGORY OF NAZIANZUS resigned as bishop in 381AD, although it was reintroduced by JOHN CHRYSOSTOM in about 400AD. At that time, debates raged over the usefulness of celebrating the birth of Jesus at all. The only christian feast that had gained ground in those days was Easter celebration which started in the 3rd Century. Neither Jesus nor the apostles instructed the celebration of Easter either. Our Lord only commanded that we remember and proclaim his death by observing Holy Communion every first day of the week. Acts.20:7, 1cor.11:23-26. In 527AD, DIONYSIUS put december 25th as a date of christ's birth. He puts christmas on the map. Jesus was born, he declared, on December 25 in the Roman year 753. From the origin of Rome in the Old testament, the already backslided churches accepted this date without scriptural support simply because they wanted to have a feast with the same glamour and customs of Saturnalia. Many more history still on the way enjoy urselves..happy xmas in advance

All celebrations of religions are of pagan origin.

Christmas- for Mithra's renewal
Easter- also pagan in honor of zeus
Halloween used to be celebrated by the church before, don't know the origin of Halloween but it's definitely pagan originated.

The church knows all the secrets of Christian because they made it, but you Africans prefer to believe Europeans who used ur fathers as slaves and feed u Jesus instead of believing the true savior- Ur.consciousness that makes u wat u are.

Christianity is evil because it has Brought Africa nothing but silliness, brainwash and slavery

give me 1 reason why God nogo punish pastors

kindy86: give me 1 reason why God nogo punish pastors

becos he is a merciful God