/christian/ - Christian Discussion and Fellowship

>>564474

Easter/Ishtar is a myth. Same with Christmas being Pagan. Think critically instead of blindly following pop culture

>>564475

That is what I'm trying to do, but I grew up in a Boomer household where Hagee and the Gaithers are the greatest thing to happen to Christianity since Christ himself. I'm trying to wrench myself free of it.

We have dozens of feast days and holy days. The big ones happened to fall near old, pagan holidays. Keep in mind the Romans had around 300 a year, so of course some fall on the same day.

Easter is our Passover. We may call it by a Pagan name in English (nothing to do with Ishtar), but most every other language calls it Pascha or some derivation which in turn comes from Pesach. And yeah, Easter and Christmas have Pagan remnants and have since been utterly secularised, there’s still things like Pentecost, the Annunciation, and all the other Solemnities.

Wasn't the original holiday for Christ birth is on January?

Maybe God did it on purpose to make the transition from paganism to Christianity easier? I also believe the Roman Empire was God's will, since it made spreading Christianity much easier.

But really, who cares? Faith is more important than muh logic or muh science

I'm Dutch, and I'm kind of curious as to why America doesn't celebrate the big Christian holidays as official national holidays. Easter is just the thing with the eggs and the rabbits with no sight of Good Friday. No Pentecost, no Feast of the Ascension… I mean, we even have our provincial celebrations of Saint Martin and Saint Nicholas (as long as that last one is going to stick around), but America doesn't have celebrations like this. Why is that?

>>564476

My condolences, anon. Glad you made it here.

>>564539

>in pretty much just the english language

Which is the most important language there, seeing that the only true Bible was written in it. Mods pls don't ban for funposting

>>564841

>why America doesn't celebrate the big Christian holidays as official national holidays. Easter is just the thing with the eggs and the rabbits with no sight of Good Friday

Oddly enough, the stock market is closed on Good Friday.

>>564841

America was founded with a very strong Puritan tradition, which is very anti-Catholic. So no Christmas, Easter, etc.

>>564849

>Oddly enough, the stock market is closed on Good Friday.

At least they're doing something right. Is it closed on Easter Monday as well?

>>564868

>America was founded with a very strong Puritan tradition, which is very anti-Catholic. So no Christmas, Easter, etc.

Oh right, the anti-fun and anti-piety brigade.

>>565099

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