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Phc Jang
gusto kong iquote itong claim mo kapatid:
Alam nyo ba mga kaibigan na hindi tunay na kaarawan ng Panginoong Jesucristo ang araw na Disyembre 25, kundi iyon ay isang PISTANG PAGANO na "ISINACRISTIANO," Ganito ang mababasa sa isang aklat Katoliko:
Handbook of Christian Feasts and Customs, page. 61
"It has sometimes been said that the NATIVITY is only a 'CHRISTIANIZED PAGAN FESTIVAL'."
Malinaw ang kanilang pag-amin kaibigan na ito ay isang PISTANG PAGANO na ISINACRISTIANO. paano nga ba naimpluwensiyahan ng pagano ang mga romanong katoliko? at paano nila napili ang Disyembre 25? sa parehas na aklat at pahina natin babasahin ganito nga ang nakasulat sa aklat katoliko.
Handbook of Christian Feasts and Customs, page. 61
"…THE CHOICE OF DECEMBER 25 was influenced by the fact that the Romans, FROM the time of Emperor Aurelian (275), HAD CELEBRATE THE FEAST OF THE SUN GOD (Sol Invictus: The Unconquered Sun) on that day. December 25 was called the 'Birthday of the Sun’, and GREAT PAGAN RELIGIOUS CELEBRATIONS of the Mithras cult were held all through the empire."
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MY ANSWER
dito sa claim mo na ito kapatid ay nagquote ka sa Handbook of Christian Feasts and Customs.
PERO nung binasa ko mismo yung libro (may softcopy ako nito) ay may sinadyan ka palang laktawan kapatid. This is a snippet of page 61:
"There remains then this explanation, which is the most probable one, and held by most scholars in our time: the choice of December 25 was inflnenced by the fact that the Romans, from the time of Emperor Aurelian ( 275), had celebrated the feast of the sun god (Sol Invictus: the Unconquered Sun) on that day.7 December 25 was called the "Birthday of the Sun," and great pagan religious celebrations of the Mithras cult were held all through the empire. 8
What was more natural than that the Christians celebrate the birth of Him Who was the "Light of the -world" and the true "Sun of Justice" on this very day? The popes seem to have chosen December 25 precisely for the purpose of inspiring the people to turn from the worship of a material sun to the adoration of Christ the Lord. Ibis thought is indicated in various writings of contemporary authors.9
It has sometimes been said that the Nativity is only a "Christianized pagan festival."
However, the Christians of those early centuries were keenly aware of the difference between the two festivals-one pagan and one Christian-on the same day. The coincidence in the date, even if intended, does not make the two celebrations identical. Some newly converted Christians who thoughtlessly retained external symbols of the sun worship on Christmas Day were immediately and sternly reproved by their religious superiors, and those abuses were suppressed. 10 Proof of this are the many examples of warnings in the writings of Tertullian ( third century) and the Christian authors of the fourth and fifth centuries, especially the sermons of Saint Augustine ( 430) and Pope Leo I ( 461) .11
The error of confusing Yule (solstice) and Christmas ( the "Mass of Christ"), as if both celebrations had a common origin, occurs even in our time. Expressions like "Christmas originated four thousand years ago," "the pagan origins of Christmas," and similar misleading phrases have only added to the confusion. \i\lhile it is certainly true that some popular features and symbols of our Christmas celebration in the home had their origin in pre-Christian Yuletide customs, Christmas itself-the feast, its meaning and message-is in no way connected with any pagan mythology or Yule rite. "
ang mismong librong qinuote mo kapatid ang nagdisprove sa claim mo na paganong selebrasyong ang pasko. pero bat mo pinutol kapatid?
Klaro naman din po sa celebration na ang ipinagdiriwang ay ang KAPANGANAKAN NI KRISTO. at hindi po Sol Invitus. Kaya nga po CHRISTmas ang tawag... hindi po Invictusmas
. You can also read in the same book na SINASAWAY ng kanilang mga religious superior ang mga taong magsiselebrate ng paganong okasyon. Kahit na magkapareho ang petsa ay magkaiba po ang paganong selebrasyon (Sol Invictus) at Pasko base na rin mismo sa libro. Kaya po ang inyong claim na PAGANO ang pasko ay isa pong nakapalaking kamalian at klarong walang basehan sa kasaysayan. Mismong ang qinuote nyong libro ang nagdisprove sa inyo.
Nasagot na din matagal na ng mga CFD ang mga paratang po na iyan. Here is a link to a more detailed answer patungkol sa akusasyon ng INC ministers patungkol sa pasko using the same book and arguments that you've used:
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*copy and paste the link na lang po. ayaw kasi magredirect sa YT.
God bless you kapatid and Merry Christmas.