{"id":20924,"date":"2024-11-27T21:04:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T21:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=20924"},"modified":"2025-05-12T18:07:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T18:07:32","slug":"evidence-christmas-pagan-origins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/evidence-christmas-pagan-origins\/","title":{"rendered":"\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u8ad6\u4e89\uff1a\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u6559\u5f92\u306f\u7570\u6559\u5f92\u304b\u3089\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u3092\u76d7\u3093\u3060\u306e\u304b\uff1f"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>What evidence is there that Christmas has pagan origins? It is true that many cultures celebrated midwinter festivals around the time of the winter solstice, long before the birth of Christ. The Roman festival of Saturnalia, for instance, was held in late December and involved gift-giving and merrymaking (Roberts, 1996). Some scholars have argued that early Christians deliberately chose December 25th to coincide with these existing celebrations. But we must also consider that the date of Christmas may have been\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\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/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>Explore the complex history of Christmas, from pagan origins to Christian traditions, and discover how customs gained new meanings.<\/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_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20913,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/christmas-december-25th-origin\/","url_meta":{"origin":20924,"position":0},"title":"Christian History: Why is Christmas Celebrated on December 25th?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"11\u6708 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Explore the history of Christmas on December 25th, influenced by theological, cultural, and political factors from the 3rd century onward.","rel":"","context":"Christian History","block_context":{"text":"Christian History","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/category\/christian-history\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","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":20917,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/christmas-in-the-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":20924,"position":1},"title":"Biblical Debates: Is Christmas Biblical? 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