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Does Christmas have pagan origins?

...er “the Annunciation” (when Gabriel announced to Mary that she would conceive) which is celebrated on the 25th of March, and is a feast day which dates back to the fourth or fifth century too. Concluding Thoughts To conclude this study on Christmas, I hope that it has become clear that the timing of the Christmas celebration date is far more complex and involved than the rather simplistic view that early Christians just wanted to replace other pagan festivals, and slapped a new one on top of an older festival!  The idea of even being remotely associated with these ungodly festivals was repugnant to the early church — hence Tertullian’s many strong wo...