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Connection

"HistoryofChristmasIt'sHidden,Secret
OriginsandMysteryReligion"

ByJ.R.Terrier

Christmasiscelebratedthroughoutmostpartsoftheworld.Wheredidthe
celebrationofthiswinterfestivaloriginate?Eventhoughmanypeople
believethattheoriginsofChristmasarefoundintheBible,thissimplyis
nottrue.IftheGodoftheBibleisnottheOneWhotoldustocelebrate
Christmas,howdidwecomeupwiththecelebration?

AndwhataboutSantaClaus?WheredidSantacomefrom?IsSanta
basedonmythorreality?IsSantabasedonacharacterfromtheBible?
HowdidSantacometobesuchanimportantpartformany,themost
importantaspectoftheChristmastradition/holiday?

ThefestivalofChristmaswascelebratedbypagansocietiesmanycenturies
beforethebirthofChrist.Whenthesunbeganitsnorthwardtrekinthe
skyanddaysbegantogrowlongeragain,paganscelebratedtheWinter
SolsticebyburningtheYulelog.Sincethesunhadreverseditselfandwas
nowrisinginthesky,ancientpagansbelievedthiswasasignthatthe
humansacrificescarriedoutatSamhain(Halloween)hadbeenacceptedby
thegods.

TheneareraspectsoftheChristmastraditionhavetheirrootsinRoman
customandreligion.TheearliestreferencetoChristmasasbeingobserved
onDecember25comesfromthesecondcenturyafterJesusbirth(note
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thewordcenturythismeansnearly200yearsafterHisbirth).Itislikely
thatthefirstChristmascelebrationswereinreactiontotheSaturnaliaa
Romanharvestfestivalthatmarkedthewintersolsticethereturnofthe
sunandinhonorofSaturn,thegodofsowingandagriculture.Saturnalia
wasarowdyfestival.ItisbelievedthatChristmasdevelopedasameans
ofreplacingworshipofthesunwithworshipoftheSon.Atthe
Saturnalia,allclassesofpeopleexchangedgifts,thecommonestbeing
waxedtapers(candles)andclaydolls.Thesedollsrepresentedoriginal
sacrificesofhumanbeings.

InTheCatholicEncyclopediasarticleentitledChristmaswelearnthat
ChristmaswasnotamongtheearliestfestivalsoftheChurch.Irenaeus
andTertullianomititfromtheirlistsoffeasts....Concerningthedateof
Christsbirth,theGospelsgivenohelpupontheirdatacontradictory
argumentsarebased.Thecensus(seeLuke2)wouldhavebeen
impossibleinwinterawholepopulationcouldnotthenbeputin
motion.....ThewellknownsolarfeastofNatalisInvicti,celebratedon25
DecemberhasastrongclaimontheresponsibilityforourDecemberdate
(forJesusbirth).Forthehistoryofthesolarcult,itspositioninthe
RomanEmpireandsyncretismwithMitraismhascollectedtheevidence
forthefeastwhichreacheditsclimaxofpopularityunderAurelianin
274.

ThereisabsolutelynorecordintheBibleofanyoneobservingChristmas.
ThereisnotevenahintofaChristmascelebrationoranythingremotely
likeit.WhenweconsiderthecustomsassociatedwithChristmaswehave
toaskourselvesjustwhatdodecoratedevergreentrees,holly,mistletoe,
Yulelogs,ajollyplumpmaninaredsuit,sleighs,andflyingreindeerhave
todowiththebirthofJesusChrist?Theanswerisnothingabsolutely
nothing.However,thesethingsdohavealottodowithancientpagan
festivals.HowdidthedateofDecember25cometobeassignedasthe
dateofthebirthofJesus?Althoughitisdifficulttodeterminethefirsttime
anyoneactuallycelebratedDecember25asChristmas,historians
generallyagreethatitwassometimeduringthefourthcenturysome300
yearsafterChristsdeath.Andthenacontriveddatewaschosenbecause
itwasalreadyapopularpaganholidayforcelebratingthebirthofthesun
god.VirtuallyallthecustomsassociatedwithChristmasarerecycledfrom
ancientpaganfestivalswhichhonoredothergods.

Christmasisaverypopularholidaytraditionandiscelebratedbysome2
billionpeopleworldwide.Infact,peopleinnationswithlittleorno
Christiancultureortraditionarecelebratingthisholidayinincreasing
numbers.Thecelebrationoftheholidayissobigthatitplaysakeyrolein
theeconomiesofmanynations.IntheUSretailindustry,thedayafter
ThanksgivingiscommonlyknownasBlackFriday.Itisthestartofthe
Christmasshoppingseasonandstoresthathavebeeninthered
(operatingataloss)allyearsuddenlyseetheirsalesshootupsofastthey
arenowoperatingintheblack(ataprofit)fortheremainderofthe
year.BlackFridayisthebiggestshoppingdayoftheyearduetoits
traditionalChristmassales.Inshort,Christmasisdrivenby

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commercialism.

InviewofcenturiesofcriticismofthecommercializationofChristmas,itis
worthnotingthattheholidayssecularandnotitsreligiousaspecthas
beenmostresponsibleforitspopularity.IntheUnitedStates,retailers
havecometocountonYuletidesalesforupto50percentoftheirannual
profits.

ThewordChristmascameintousethroughthemedievalcustomofthe
RomanChurchcelebratingMassatmidnightontheeveofDecember25
theonlytimeintheyearwhenthiswaspermitted.Becauseofthe
oppositiontothetracesofpaganismsurvivingintheChristmascustoms,
theChurchofRomecreatedspecialmassestobeperformedatmidnight,
daybreak,andmorningandhencethewordChristmas.

WhenweexamineChristmassthoroughthelookingglassofhistoryand
measureitbytheyardstickofScripture,itbecomesveryclearthatthe
ritualspracticedandthecustomsfollowedtodayaresimplyvariationsof
theceremoniesinventedbyNimrodandSemiramisandpracticedbythe
ancientpagansmanyyearsago.Nimrodencouragedidolatrytosuchan
extentthattheverywordBabylonbecamesynonymouswithfalse
worship.

SemiramissonTammuzwasbornatthewintersolsticearoundDecember
25.Tammuzbecameagodintheeyesofthepeople.TheChristmass
treeandtheYulelogusedtodaywerefirstusedtocelebratethebirthof
Tammuz,inwhatbecameanannualreligiousfestivalinancientpagan
Babylon.ThecelebrationofthebirthdayofTammuzwasalwaysawild
drunkenorgyandwasafavoritefestivalamongthepagans.

DespitethenumberoftimestheSantalegendistold,themagicalSt.
NicholastoSantaClausfairytaleissimplynottrue.SowheredidSanta
comefrom?ManySantaresearchersagreethatsometraitsofSantawere
borrowedfromNorse/Scandinavianmythology.Someresearchers
associateSantawiththeNorsegodOdinorWodenwhowasdescribedas
ridingthroughtheskyonaneightleggedwhitehorsenamedSleipnir.Odin
livedinValhalla(theNorth)andhadalongwhitebeard.Odinwouldfly
throughtheskyduringthewintersolstice(December2125),rewardingthe
goodchildrenandpunishingthenaughty.AnotherauthortracesSantato
theNorsegodThor.Thorwasthegodofthepeasantsandthecommon
people.Hewasrepresentedasanelderlyman,jovialandfriendly,of
heavybuild,withalongwhitebeard.Hiselementwasthefirehiscolor
red.Thefireplaceineveryhomewassacredtohim,andhewassaidto
comedownthroughthechimneyintohiselement,thefire.Thorwassaid
todriveinachariotdrawnbytwowhitegoatscalledCrackerand
Gnasher.Hefoughtthegiantsoficeandsnowsohebecameknownasthe
Yulegod.HewassaidtoliveintheNorthlandwherehehadhispalace
amongicebergs.

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mostofhislife,St.Nicholas(akaSinterKlaas,Christkind,andother
names)hadanunusualhelperorcompanion.Thismysterious,bizarre
sidekickhadmanynamesandaliases.HewasknownasKnecht
Rupprecht,Pelznickle,RuKlas,Swarthy,DarkOne,DarkHelper,Black
Peter,HansTrapp,Krampus,Grampus,ZwartePiets,FurryNicholas,
RoughNicholas,Julebuk.Hewasalsoknownbymuchdarkernamessuch
asdemon,evilone,thedevil,andSatan.Thisfactiswelldocumented.
Mostreligioushistoriansandexpertsinfolklorebelievethatthereisno
validevidencetoindicatethatSt.Nicholaseverexistedasahuman.They
canfindnoevidenceofhim,liketheydowithothermembersoftheclergy
ofthetime.Infact,therearequiteafewindicatorsthathislifestorywas
simplyrecycledfromthoseofpagangods....Thechurchleadersatthat
timeareresponsibleforagreatfrauduponsociety,whichhasneverbeen
correctedtothisday,ofbothChristsbirthdayandthecelebrationofsuch,
andthatofSantaClaus

TheoriginsofmanyofourcherishedcustomscomefromBabyloniansun
worshipandovertheyears,havebeencleverlyabsorbedintoChristianity.
TheNimrodTreeourChristmastreeoriginatedinBabylon.Wreaths,
branches,boughs,andtreeswereusedbytheancientpagansasemblems
ofNimrodbecausetheywerethoughtofastherebirthofthesun.Trees
weredecoratedduringthewintersolstice.InBabylonianmythology,after
Nimrodsdeath,hebecamethesungod.HewasworshippedasBaal(the
Lord)Marduk,Mithras,Ahura,Mazda,Gott,Aton,andDagon.Pagans
wereabsorbedintoChristianityalongwiththeirpaganreligiousfestivals
andtruthwascleverlymixedwithabominations.

December25wastheverydayandseasononwhichthepagansfor
centurieshadcelebratedthebirthoftheSungods....Thatthevarioussun
godswhichwereworshippedindifferentcountrieswereallbelievedto
havebeenbornatthesameseasonwouldseemtoindicatethattheywere
butdifferentformsunderdifferentnamesoftheoriginalsonoftheSun
god:TammuzofBabylonthelandfromwhichsunworshiporiginally
spread.InBabylon,thebirthdayofTammuzwascelebratedatthetimeof
thewintersolsticewithgreatfeasts,revelry,anddrunkenness.The
nativityworshipofthesungod,thehiddengodTammuz(alsoknownas
Nimrod),wasperformedwithcarvedidolimagesthatweresetupin
chamberrooms(mangerscenesets)andprayedto.Thefiguresinthe
modernnativitysetshavebeengivenChristiannamessuchasMary,
Joseph,ThreeWiseMen,shepherds,etc.,buttheseareonlyanevolved
corruptionoftherealrepresentationofTammuzworship.

AnotherpartofthetraditionalChristmascelebrationisthewreath.
FollowinginthefootstepsofancientRome,thisemblemishungondoors,
wallsandevenonradiatorgrillsofsemitrucks.Thewreathisallegedtobe
areferencetoandasymbolofthebirthofChrist.Butlikeeverything
else,thewreathsweusetodayaretiedtoandhavetheiroriginsinworship
ofthesungod.WhatweknowastheChristmaswreathcomesfrom
ancientpractices.Thesewreathsweremadefromevergreensandwere
mostfrequentlyroundtosymbolizethesun(justasdohalosinmost

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religiousart).Hence,theroundChristmaswreathsstandforaneternal
sun,aneverdyingorselfrenewingsun.

ThelegendsandmythsofSantaClausaresteepedinthebeliefsofpagan
witchcraft.TheelfisoneofthetraditionsassociatedwithOleNickthat
canbetracedbacktoCelticroots.Santaandhiselvesarethemodern
versionofthenaturefolkofpaganreligions.Naturefolkwerethe
spritesthatlivedintheforestandpossessedmagicalpowers.Tothe
Druids,elvesweretreespiritsordemons.

Thisisjustashortsummaryoftheoriginsofthetraditionsassociatedwith
Christmas.Thereismuchgoodinformationtobegleanedaboutthereal
originsoftheholiday.ForcenturieswehavebeentoldthatChristmaswas
acelebrationofthebirthofJesus.However,theBibledoesnottellus
whenHewasborninfact,theBiblesteersclearoftheactualdate.The
onethingItdoestellusisthatshepherdswereoutinthefieldswatching
theirflocksbynight.ThisandthecensusthatMaryandJosephwentto
Bethlehemtoparticipateinwerenotdoneinthewintermonths.

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