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There is a common myth that the 25th December was chosen for Christmas celebration so Christianity could assimilate the pagan festivals, and help erase paganism. This is not true, as Christians and Christmas have an odd history.
This video looks to find the surprising truth about how Christians originally felt about Jesus' birth, and whether Christians should celebrate Christmas,, and the real reason they chose the 25th December.
Chapters
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0:00 Introduction
0:45 Jesus Christ's birth was originally unimportant
1:40 Guessing the birthday of Jesus
3:40 Celebrating your birthday would get you cursed
5:04 What did the Bible say?
7:16 Two dates for Christmas
7:59 Pope Julius I decides on when Christmas Day is
10:04 Pagan Festivals of Saturnalia and Sol Invictus
12:25 When did Christ die? Why was that important?
13:21 That's why Christmas is on December 25th and January 6th?
14:35 Why it wasn't a Christian plan to absorb the pagan festivals...
15:12 Why people think Christianity replaced Paganism and Dionysus
15:57 Summarising what happened, and the Christmas curse