Like my fiance and I had a handfasting to show our intent to get married.. but not many do that anymore. But it was what getting married was before the now traditional christian way.

We're talking about people born on Christmas day, and different Christmas tradtions as they vary around the world.

Originally Posted by The_Crow

And let us not forget that Jesus was not actually born in the WINTER, because the sheep and such would be freezing to death...

Yes, he was born in September. And originally, the calender had only 10 months, but the Romans but two in.

SEPTember was meant to be the seventh month and OCTober was meant to be the 8th month.

did chu guys knew tht if it werent for the netherland we wouldn have had christmas?:P someone told meh how santa and the christmas tree appeared =3

But with the birth of the SUN (Sol) and the SON, it was just too easy to borrow the existing pagan traditions.

If I ever marry, I want to have the traditional Christian marriage for my family and then a Wiccan handfasting for my friends.

Yes Christamas is based on the winter festival we get our christmas tree from the north. :)

@ Crow. :) Yes Heath and I were joined in handfasting on the winter solstice. :)

Yes, Santa Claus is originally from Turkey, and the Christmas tree from Norway.

i asked one time my mom"hey mom why do we have a christma tree?" and she as like.."well..cuz we do"and then i asked her alot of questiong..and she got pissed and she told me :shut up and start decorating " and i was like okaii xD

And the YULEtide greetings and burning the Yule log... that's generic mishmashed pre-Christian but European pagan.

Glad to know we have some brainboxes here! :3

@ Estella::
Ah, I see. :yes:

Yes a lot of christianity is talen from the pagan traditions.

Qui, qui!
:)
And how are you?
Pageprize... so purdy!

Yup, thass right!

ommg 2 more pages till page 1200 x3

Brainboxes? That's a new one. I tend to have tons of ecclectic knowledge, though. It's what I get for *gasp* READING!

lol we are a bunch of brains in here arent we..lol

I'm Christian, but I'm not afraid of the pagan pasts.
Some of the people I go to Church with are like "PAGAN!? *hisses* D8<"

we sure r xD wht shall the next topic be?:P

Yes, people like to call me a walking encyclopedia and ask me why I know everything.
I just answer that it's impossible to know everything because your head would explode. :3

lol yeah they are scared of the P word..lol But hey its where the traditions originated so someone back then thought it was a good idea to conform... >.>

haha right right pip xD my problem ish i read too much >.>

I sometimes joke and say I'm the founding member of Witches for Jesus. Christianity is my religious foundation, and by following Jesus's footprints of healing and helping, the way I go about things, my spirtuality, is more Wiccan... so Gooooo Figure! -shrug-

I read too much as well. I love it though.

me too^^

Originally Posted by Clair Voyant

I'm Christian, but I'm not afraid of the pagan pasts.
Some of the people I go to Church with are like "PAGAN!? *hisses* D8<"

*chuckles*
Yes yes... I'm not a christian but I celebrate Christmas. I'm an 'atheist.'