The History of Christmas . . .
Neoticos Corner
Volume 1 Issue 3 December 2006
December 25 is the day we celebrate Christ's
Birthday. There was a time however, when this date was celebrated in a
very different manner. Saturnalia was the pagan fest day celebrated in
Rome on December 25. It was the pagan fest to celebrate the darkest
time of the year. It is from there that we receive our tradition of
using lights for decoration. The Christian's took this feast and turned
it into the Birthday of Christ. They mantained many of the traditions
and Christianized them. This was also done with the feast of
Lupercalia, a celebration of love. Once again, the early Christian's
took this feast and Christianized it. Instead of celerating the secular
kind of love, they decided to celebrate sacrificial love. This new fest
day was named after a very popular martyr, St. Valentine.
Unfortunately, both of these fest days have become reverted to a pagan
form of celebration over the years, perhaps more so recently. It is our
job as Catholics to elevate these fest days, and all that have lost the
dignity they deserve, to their former glory. This Christmas, keep in
mind, that although it is nice to receive gifts, you can also give
something to Christ. A small token of your love for Him on His 2006th
Brithday. Happy Birthday Christ! Merry Christmas to all of you!!
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