Articles tagged with "paganism"

Are birthdays proper to celebrate

Submitted by: Tzidkenu, June 1st, 2009 Topic: Community Forums

After having done a study on the origins of birthdays, I am left to wonder whether we should practice them at all or do them without the overt pagan traditions within them. The pagans believed that the day you were born had some spiritual power and that it was to be celebrated...



The Pagan Origins of Easter

Submitted by: messianicmdg, April 12th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums

It is not a Christian name. It bears its Chaldean Babylonian origin on its very forehead. The  popular observances that still attend the period  of it's celebration amply confirm the testimony  of history as to it's Babylonian character. The hot cross buns of Good Friday and the dyed egg...



Should We Celebrate Christmas?

Submitted by: Ahava, December 4th, 2008 Topic: Messianic Forums

Today, Christmas is a very popular holiday. However, as is often the case, what is popular is not always right and what is right is not always popular. Christmas means 'mass for Christ'. The name of the holiday is much newer than the holiday itself. The customs associated with Christmas, in one form or another, have been celebrated for literally thousands of years. 'Christmas' is just a new name for an old holiday. 1 comment