Yule is not inherently "against" Christianity, but rather a pre-Christian Germanic winter solstice festival that was historically absorbed into the celebration of Christmas. While rooted in pagan traditions like burning a log or decorating with evergreens, many of these customs were adopted by the church rather than banned.
So, too, do Christians celebrate the light! Only that which, or rather whom, we celebrate is the Light of the World. Just a few short days after the winter solstice, we honor the birth of the Son of God at Christmas. The length of daylight expands until the summer solstice, when the light again begins to slowly fade.
Holidays such as Christmas and Easter are not taught in the Bible. In fact, even a casual study of their origins shows that they came to us from ancient pagan customs. Because of these two factors, Christians should not observe these popular holidays.
And you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and burn their wooden images with fire; you shall cut down the carved images of their gods and destroy their names from that place. You shall not worship the LORD your God with such things.
Halloween, they say, is a fun, harmless opportunity for kids to dress up, get lots of candy and have a good time. It's a time for cute decorations, parties, pumpkin carvings, lots of laughter, and enjoying going trick-or-treating with their neighbors.
The Bible and Christian theology consider every religion other than Christianity as inspired by Satan and inherently evil. The followers of Jesus considered it their sacred duty to destroy pagan temples and pagan culture wherever they found them.
No, the Bible does not say Christmas is December 25th; it doesn't mention the date of Jesus' birth at all, with early Christians not celebrating birthdays, and the date was chosen later (around 336 AD) by the Roman church to coincide with pagan winter solstice festivals like Saturnalia. This placement was likely to ease conversion by offering a Christian alternative to existing popular holidays, according to the Biblical Archaeology Society and Wikipedia.
While the specific date is unknown, scholars suggest Jesus was likely born in the spring or fall. The December 25 date is widely believed to have been adopted by early Christians to align with pagan winter solstice festivals. That date is the birth of the pagan sun god, not the son of god, as most people claim.
Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas Eve is widely recognized as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day, which is observed around the world.
Yule is a pagan solstice celebration that predates Christianity, while Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ. Over time, many Yule customs—such as evergreen decorations, feasting, and the Yule log—were adopted into Christmas traditions.
The Yule log is a specially selected log burnt on a hearth as a winter tradition in regions of Europe, and subsequently North America. Today, this tradition is celebrated by Christians and modern pagans on or around Christmas or Yule.
"But the Bible is definitely against Christmas trees!" many proclaim with reference to Jeremiah 10:2-4: "Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen.... For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
Jesus was likely born between 6 and 4 BC, not on December 25th, with many scholars pointing to the reign of King Herod the Great as a key indicator, as the gospels state Jesus' birth occurred shortly before Herod's death around 4 BC, though the exact date remains unknown and traditions vary.
A passage in one version of Commentary on the Prophet Daniel, originally written around AD 204 by Hippolytus of Rome, identifies 25 December as Jesus's birth date, but this passage is considered a much later interpolation.
If you're looking for a Bible verse that says “thou shalt not carve a Jack-O-Lantern,” you are not going to find it. However, that doesn't mean that the Bible is silent on the issue of whether or not a Christian can take something that has a pagan origin and use if to glorify Christ instead.
If we base our answer on the historical origins of Halloween, then the answer is no. However, that doesn't exclude its overarching associations with death and paganism. Within the context of Christianity and biblical references, Satan's, or Lucifer's, origin has little to do with Halloween.
Yes, Catholics may celebrate the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos. You will not find the Day of the Dead in the Catholic liturgical calendar. However, it is commonly celebrated by many throughout the Catholic world, especially in Latin America.
