Years before Easter, The Chaldean rites of spring festival was celebrated by pagan religions. The false god associated with this festival=Astarte( 2nd t silent) On the Assyrian monuments Ishtar( pronounced Eastar)–thus they named the holiday after that false god. The bunny rabbit associated with that festival represented fertility, and they had the dyed eggs of Pasch, and hot cross buns– thus those things straight off the table of demons, and in light of 1 Cor 10:21–no true followers would touch it, and no way Jesus would accept it. Its Fact Jesus asked for the night of the passover to be remembered, on that night. He did not ask for the resurrection to be celebrated.
Before Christmas popped up( unbiblical) the saturnalia festival( Roman worship to saturn the god of agriculture( winter solstice)( false god) was celebrated by pagan religions, Around Dec 25th or so) feasting and the exchanging of gifts marked that celebration.The cult of the sun was strong in Rome at that time. The world then added a lie about a santa claus, parents associating that lie to their own children in reference to a celebration to Jesus. Unscramble santa=satan-his part of the celebration begins the day after thanksgiving, then dec 25th morning he is first= stealing 98% of that holiday. Jesus was not born on Dec 25th, would you like your birthday celebrated a couple of months after you were born? = NO. In fact who deserves the celebration for ones birth? The creator or the created?
I appreciate your desire to guard against idolatry and honor Christ sincerely. At the same time, many Christians would say the issue is not the historical misuse of certain dates or symbols, but whether believers are worshiping Jesus in truth and with a clear conscience before God. Romans 14 and 1 Corinthians 8 remind us to avoid both compromise and judging one another too harshly in disputable matters.
The relationship between modern Christian holidays and ancient festivals is a fascinating study in how cultures blend, adapt, and evolve. While these holidays weren’t “created” by those specific rites in a direct, one-to-one fashion, they developed within a Roman and Near Eastern world where those traditions were deeply influential.
The link between Easter and Chaldean (Babylonian) rites is more linguistically and historically complex. In most of the world, the word for Easter is derived from the Hebrew Pesach (Passover)—for example, Pâques in French or Pascha in Greek. This reflects the holiday’s direct origin in the Jewish Passover.
The English name “Easter” likely comes from the Old English Eostre (or Ostara), a Germanic goddess of spring. The idea that “Easter” comes from the Babylonian goddess Ishtar (often associated with Chaldean rites) was popularized by 19th-century writers like Alexander Hislop.
However, most modern linguists and historians find this connection tenuous. While Ishtar was a fertility goddess, there is little evidence that her rites directly formed the liturgical basis of Easter, which is rooted in the biblical narrative of the Resurrection.
What about Christmas and Saturnalia?
The connection between Christmas and Saturnalia is one of the most cited examples of cultural synchronization. Saturnalia was an ancient Roman festival honoring the god Saturn, held from December 17–23. It was a time of feasting, gift-giving, and a temporary overturning of social norms.
In 274 AD, Emperor Aurelian established the feast of Natalis Solis Invicti (Birth of the Unconquered Sun) on December 25. By the 4th century, the Christian church in Rome began celebrating the birth of Jesus on December 25. Many historians believe this date was chosen to “Christianize” the existing pagan celebrations of the winter solstice, making the new religion more palatable to Roman citizens.
I share facts not judge. 1 Cor 10:21, God assures one CANNOT partake off his table if they are partaking off the table of demons. Yet its what the false religions have people believe that they are partaking off of Gods table, but to God its not true. Its an illusion of satans. He beat 99.9% living now centuries ago.
These posts appear ever Christmas and Easter, warning Christians about idolatory, worship of demons etc etc etc.
A question.
How do those poster who post these post celebrate Christmas, Easter, and Sunday?
By this I mean, most Christian go to church on Christmas, they have carol concerts etc, they have Good Friday services and Sunday services.
So just what are these poster objecting too?
I alread answered that See above. Oh yeah you do not care about the facts or the truth. Oh and I have asked you this before @Servant1 Do you believe Jesus physically rose from the dead? You have not answered this. Yes or No?