Who invented Christmas and when?

Answer 1

Christmas is the traditional day for the celebration of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, founder of Christianity.

Answer:

The most obvious answer is that the idea, purpose and date for Christmas (December 25th) was established by the early Christian church to provide continuity with the winter solstice traditions of many cultures. By doing this converts could continue to have a traditional midwinter celebration even if they had to celebrate in the "new" Christian church. Many scholars indicate that, based on clues in Bible (SHepherds in the field) and Quran (Mary eating fresh dates) an actual Christmas Day celebration would be between May and July.

Interestingly the celebration of birthdays -- even including that of Christ -- was rejected as a pagan tradition by most Christians during the first three hundred years of Christianity. In reaction to the claims by Gnostics that Jesus had not been mortal, and to "humanize" Christ Christians began to emphasize the Nativity. As this reworking continued many third century Christians supported observance of Christ's birthday, but condemned customs such as exchanging of gifts and decorating homes with evergreens citing Book of Jeremiah:10 which condemns the heathen practice of cutting a tree from the forest to "deck it with silver and gold".

Answer 2

The practice of the observance and celebration of the "winter solstice" is celebration of the return of the light after the longest night of the year. The modern customs, traditions and tree-worship of which has been traced more recently from the historical archives of ancient Babylon.

Even Jeremiah warned the Jews of his day, who were surrounded by the Babylonian Empire at the time, not to observe their vain and worthless custom of hacking down perfectly good and healthy trees to decorate them with silver and gold -- Jer.10:2-4.

The name of Christ came to be laid over the pagan observance, later, in order that man... who is ever-rebellious to anything his Creator commands of him... might, with a clear conscience in the newfound religion, continue to observe the ancient tradition without missing a beat in his life's routine of sinning, and to marginalize the pagans.

Answer 3

Christmas is Christmas because of Jesus. Jesus was born on Christmas Day, December 25. The main reason we evn celebrate Christmas is because of Jesus' Birth. He IS the Son of God.

Answer 4

Christmas is a celebration of Jesus' birth. It wasn't just invented. The first people to celebrate were probaly hid disciples and early christians.