{"id":20924,"date":"2024-11-27T21:04:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T21:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=20924"},"modified":"2026-10-26T14:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T14:26:29","slug":"evidence-christmas-pagan-origins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/evidence-christmas-pagan-origins\/","title":{"rendered":"Il Natale \u00e8 pagano? No, ma alcune delle sue usanze sono pi\u00f9 antiche"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>No. Christmas is the feast of Jesus&#039; birth, and the evidence does not show that Christians copied it from a pagan festival. How its date was chosen is still debated. Some of its customs, such as greenery, gifts and candles, look like older Roman and northern winter customs, and in some places the Church took old customs over on purpose. What the faith brought to the old feasts it met was someone to thank. In June 601 Pope Gregory the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No. Christmas is the feast of Christ&#039;s birth, not a copy of Saturnalia or Yule. Some customs are older, and Pope Gregory urged turning sacrifices into feasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[78],"tags":[210],"series":[209],"class_list":["post-20924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biblical-debates","tag-christmas-series","series-christmas"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20943,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/bible-christmas-celebration\/","url_meta":{"origin":20924,"position":0},"title":"Is It a Sin to Celebrate Christmas? No, Most Churches Say","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Novembre 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"No. The Bible neither forbids nor commands it, and Paul leaves holy days to conscience. Why most churches keep Christmas, and why some Christians do not.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Biblical Debates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Biblical Debates","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/biblical-debates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The woman clothed with the sun, in the style of Fra Angelico","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00433.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00433.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00433.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00433.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20913,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/christmas-december-25th-origin\/","url_meta":{"origin":20924,"position":1},"title":"Why Is Christmas on December 25? How the Early Church Chose It","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Novembre 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Rome kept Christ's birth on 25 December probably by 336, certainly by 354. Historians give two reasons: nine months after 25 March, and a Roman sun feast.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian History&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian History","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-history\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Jonah and the great fish, in the style of Raphael","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00102.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00102.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00102.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00102.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20941,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/pagan-origins-christmas-tree\/","url_meta":{"origin":20924,"position":2},"title":"Are Christmas Trees Pagan? No Record Ties Them to a Pagan Rite","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Novembre 28, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"No record ties the Christmas tree to a pagan rite. Romans hung greenery at the New Year; the first trees on record are in German-speaking towns of the 1500s.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Biblical Debates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Biblical Debates","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/biblical-debates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Jacob wrestling with the angel, in the style of Michelangelo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00117.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00117.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00117.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00117.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20946,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/epiphany-christian-celebration\/","url_meta":{"origin":20924,"position":3},"title":"What Is Epiphany, and Why Do Christians Celebrate It?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Novembre 28, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Epiphany, 6 January, celebrates God made known in Jesus: the wise men in the West, Christ's baptism (Theophany) in the East, and Cana.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bible Mysteries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bible Mysteries","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/bible-mysteries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The dove of the Holy Spirit, in the style of Mantegna","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00539.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00539.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00539.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00539.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":30128,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/is-easter-a-christian-holiday\/","url_meta":{"origin":20924,"position":4},"title":"Is Easter a Christian Holiday? Yes, It Celebrates the Resurrection","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Marzo 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Yes. Easter is the Christian feast of the resurrection of Jesus, kept by the second century, and in most languages its name comes from Pascha, Passover.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Transfiguration, in the style of Raphael","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00356.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00356.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00356.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00356.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":30124,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/should-christians-celebrate-easter\/","url_meta":{"origin":20924,"position":5},"title":"Should Christians Celebrate Easter or Not?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Marzo 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Yes, and nearly all churches do. The New Testament commands no yearly feast and forbids none; Jehovah's Witnesses and some Churches of God keep none.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Moses parting the Red Sea, in the style of Salvador Dal\u00ed","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00258.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00258.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00258.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00258.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00490.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1","mfb_acf":[],"mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20924"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113355,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20924\/revisions\/113355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20924"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=20924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}