Today we are going to talk about Christmas. No, we will not be talking about Santa Claus, gifts, reindeers or food or most especially considering the tons of food we have in Christmas,we are going to talk about something important. We are going to answer a very important question, should Christians celebrate Christmas. I read an article the other day somewhere in the internet stating that Christmas is a pagan holiday and that as Christians we should not celebrate Christmas. It is true that pagan festivals were held in the Roman world during the month of December, the most well-known being Saturnalia, which began on December 17 and honored the god Saturn. Saturnalia involved public feasting, gift-giving, and a temporary relaxation of normal social conventions. Other winter celebrations also existed in Roman society, as seasonal festivals were common in many ancient cultures. However, the presence of pagan festivals in December does not by itself establish that Christmas … [Read more...]