Jesus is the reason for the season, Right ????

where did Christmas originate? 

Every December, thoughts turn to Christmas. It is the time when Christians on Jesus Christ. After all, it is the “Christ-mass” season! Jesus is the reason for the season isn't he? But just where did Christmas originate? The answers are shocking!

                                       
Its a wonderful time, focusing people on giving, family togetherness, beautiful music and decorations, feasting on special foods and singing Christmas carols throughout the neighborhood. All of this is supposedly centered around the worship of Christ.

Have you ever wonder what is the real origin of Christmas, Santa Claus—mistletoe—Christmas trees—holly wreaths—and the custom of exchanging gifts? Doesn't the Bible tell us to do this? Let's examine the roots of Christmas.

The answers will shock you!

Some school boards & other public places have banned all nativity and other Christmas scenes because they felt it violated the separation of church and state. Outraged people opposed this, feeling that Christmas was being stolen from their children and the community. The citizenry that Christmas was a worldwide tradition that was not part of, and transcended, religion. It was deemed to be secular— a part of virtually all cultures worldwide.

So they challenged it in court & they won their cases.

The court decision affirmed that Christmas has no Christian roots! However, the court's opinion also noted that Bible reading and prayer obviously are associated with Christianity — a remarkable admission! The court concluded that Christmas-keeping and manger scenes could remain because they are not really part of either Christianity or religion—but prayer and Bible reading, which are, must remain excluded from schools!

President Obama signed an executive order Monday barring federal contractors from discriminating against the Muslim community by erecting "offensive religious displays" on Federal Property including nativity manger scenes.

It should come as no big surprise that [President Obama] and his wife would like to neuter Christmas in America,” said Huckabee. “That’s their natural step to Sharia Law — to ban the public display of Christian symbols. Have any doubts? Last year, Georgetown University was ordered to put a drape over a Jesus statue as a condition of the president speaking there.If Jesus was gay I bet the President wouldn't mind." But this is another story !!!

Christmas observance have their roots in Roman custom and religion. Consider the following admission from a large American newspaper (The Buffalo News, Nov. 22, 1984): “The earliest reference to Christmas being marked on Dec. 25 comes from the second century after Jesus' birth. It is considered likely the first Christmas celebrations were in reaction to the Roman Saturnalia, a harvest festival that marked the winter solstice—the return of the sun—and honored Saturn, the god of sowing.

Christmas developed, one scholar says,
as a means of replacing worship of the sun with worship of the Son.
Source -realtruth.org

So  what do you think ???