Christmas History

Christmas history In the Western world, the birthday of Jesus Christ has been celebrated on December 25 th since AD 354, replacing an earlier date of January 6 th . The Christians had by then appropriated many pagan festivals and traditions of the season, that were practiced in many parts of the Middle East and Europe, as a means of stamping them out. There were mid-winter festivals in ancient Babylon and Egypt, and Germanic fertility festivals also took place at this time. The birth of the ancient… More information...

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