A question from a Christian young lady

The December 25th celebration comes from the pagan celebrations of Ancient Rome, not Greece (Greek). Jerusalem and its surroundings before and after Prophet Isa (Jesus) was born, the region was under the control of the Roman Empire, and the Romans at that time embraced the pagan religion by worshiping the many gods.

At that time the beliefs of the Romans came from two sources:

1. The ancient Egyptian Osirian tradition.

2. Babylonian magics.

Both of them joined and are now known as Kabbalah. They have special days celebrated every year, including December 25 which is celebrated as the Birth Day of the child of the Sun God or Sol Invictus. Some experts think the term "Son of the Sun God" was also attributed to Namrudz, King of Babylon, who pursued the Prophet Abraham. They believe, this Sun God child was born on Sunday. Because of that they named Sunday as the Day of Sun, and they also worshiped on that day.

Paul II himself announced to his people that Jesus was not actually born on December 25. The date was chosen because it was a mid-winter celebration of the pagans, and many historians have stated that December 25 was actually the date of birth of many pagan gods such as Osiris, Attis, Tammuz, Adonis, Dionisius, and others.

Father Herbert W. Armstrong, a Christian historian who opposed many things about Christmas on December 25. The current belief is built on the basic framework of the Osirian renewal rite in ancient Egypt, including:

1.    Jesus is considered a child of God, this is the same as the belief of the Dionysius cult that had existed centuries before Jesus was born.

2.    Jesus was born in the cage, this is the same as the story of Horus who was born in the temples of Goddess Isis.

3.    Jesus turns water into wine in marriage in Qana, this is what Dionysius did.

4.    Jesus raised people from the dead and healed the blind, this is like God Aesculapius;

5.    Jesus is believed to have risen from the dead on a stone tomb, just like Mithra.

6.    Jesus held the last supper with bread and wine, the ritual of bread and wine was an important symbol in the Osirian tradition, and also almost all pagan rituals that worshiped the Dead God as did the devotees of Dionisius and Tammuz;

7.    Jesus calls himself a good shepherd, this mimics the role of Tammuz, who had been known as a Shepherd God for centuries before;

8.    The term "The Christ" at the beginning of Christianity was written "Christos", often confused with other words in Greek, Chrestos, which means kind or gentle. Some Greek-language gospel manuscripts from the earliest times even used the word Chrestos in a place that was supposed to be written with Christos. People at that time were familiar with Chrestos as one of the nicknames of Isis. An inscription at Delos that says Chreste Isis.

11. In the Gospel of John 12: 24, Jesus said, "If the grain of wheat did not fall to the ground and die, it would still be one seed, but if he died he would produce a lot of fruit." This parable and concept is clearly derived from the Osirian ritual concept;

12. In the Gospel of John 14: 2 Jesus said, "In the house of my father many dwellings." This really comes from Osiris and is copied from the Book of the Dead, the Book of the Dead of Ancient Egypt which is believed to be kept in the city of death, Hamunaptra.

Adam Clarke said:

“It was an ancient custom among Jews of those days to send out their sheep to the field and desert about the Passover (early spring), and bring them home at commencement of the first rain.” (Adam Clarke Commentary, Vol.5, page 370, New York).”

Adam Clarke also said:

“During the time they were out, the sepherds watch them night and day. As…the first rain began early in the month of Marchesvan, which answers to part of our October and November (begins sometime in october), we find that the sheep were kept out in the open country during the whole summer. And, as these sepherds had not yet brought home their flocks, it is a presumptive argument that October had not yet commenced, and that, consequently, our Lord was not born on the 25th of December, when no flock were out in the fields; nor could He have been born later than September, as the flocks were still in the fields by night. On this very ground, the Nativity in December should be given up. The feeding of the flocks by night in the fields is a chronological fact…See the quotation from the Talmudists in Lightfoot.”

In some encyclopedias it says that Jesus was not born on December 25, Catholic Encyclopedia itself explicitly and openly acknowledges this fact.

1. Catholic Encyclopedia 1911 edition chapter "Christmas":

"Christmas is not the first church ceremony, but it is believed to be from Egypt, a celebration held by idol worshipers and fell in January, then made into the birthday of Jesus. In the chapter "Christmas Day": In the scriptures no one held a ceremony or held a celebration to celebrate the birthday of Jesus. "

2. Encyclopedia Britannica 1946 edition:

"Christmas is not a first-century church ceremony. Jesus Christ or his disciples never held it, and the Bible also never recommended it. This ceremony was taken by the church from pagan worshipers. "

3. Encyclopedia Americana 1944 edition:

"According to experts, in the early centuries, Christmas was never celebrated by Christians. In general, Christians only celebrate the day of death of prominent people, and never celebrate the birthday of the person ... The Christmas celebration which is considered to be the day of Jesus' birth began inaugurated in the 4th century AD. In the 5th century AD the Western Church ordered Christians to celebrate the birthday of Jesus, which was taken from the feast day of the Romans celebrating the "Birth of the Sun God". Because no one knows the birthday of Jesus.

4. New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Christmas:

"The customs of the pagan Brumalia and Saturnalia beliefs that have been very familiar in the Roman community were taken by Christians. This celebration is preserved by Christians with little change in spirit and character. Christian priests in the West and in the East opposed the celebration of the birth of Jesus who imitated this pagan religion. In addition, Mesopotamian Christians who accuse Western Christians (Roman Catholics) of adopting a model of worship to the Sun God. "

All of these are only Allah who is knowledgeable about the truth, humans are only told to look for those truths according to the thinking power or wits given by their Lord. Hopefully it will be a reflection for all of us.