What Does the Bible Say About Christmas?

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The Bible does not give the date of Jesusโ€™ birth, nor does it say that we should celebrate his birthday. As McClintock and Strongโ€™s Cyclopedia states: โ€œThe observance of Christmas is not of divine appointment, nor is it of NT [New Testament] origin.โ€

Instead, an examination of the history of Christmas exposes its roots in pagan religious rites. The Bible shows that we offend God if we try to worship him in a way that he does not approve of.โ€”Exodus 32:5-7.

History of Christmas customs

Celebrating Jesusโ€™ birthday: โ€œThe early Christians did not celebrate [Jesusโ€™] birth because they considered the celebration of anyoneโ€™s birth to be a pagan custom.โ€โ€”The World Book Encyclopedia.
December 25: There is no proof that Jesus was born on that date. Church leaders likely chose this date to coincide with pagan festivals held on or around the winter solstice.
Gift-giving, feasting, partying: The Encyclopedia Americana says: โ€œSaturnalia, a Roman feast celebrated in mid-December, provided the model for many of the merry-making customs of Christmas. From this celebration, for example, were derived the elaborate feasting, the giving of gifts, and the burning of candles.โ€ The Encyclopรฆdia Britannica notes that โ€œall work and business were suspendedโ€ during Saturnalia.
Christmas lights: According to The Encyclopedia of Religion, Europeans decorated their homes โ€œwith lights and evergreens of all kindsโ€ to celebrate the winter solstice and to combat evil spirits.
Mistletoe, holly: โ€œThe Druids ascribed magical properties to the mistletoe in particular. The evergreen holly was worshiped as a promise of the sunโ€™s return.โ€โ€”The Encyclopedia Americana.
Christmas tree: โ€œTree worship, common among the pagan Europeans, survived after their conversion to Christianity.โ€ One of the ways in which tree worship survived is in the custom of โ€œplacing a Yule tree at an entrance or inside the house in the midwinter holidays.โ€โ€”Encyclopรฆdia Britannica.

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