Quote Originally Posted by Shauna View Post
The early Christians just based their holidays around the same time as the Pagans celebrated their holidays.

Christmas: Winter Solstice. Who wouldn't celebrate the lengthening of the days? But, the Christians wanted a holiday then, so they just decided that they'd throw the birth of Jesus at around that time.
Easter: A General Spring holiday - so much happens in Spring, it can all be celebrated! Again, the Christians probably decided that because the PAGANS had a holiday then, they had to have a holiday - and the resurrection of Jesus sounded good. ;D

Well, that's my reasoning for the holiday placements.
yeah.. that must be it.. besides the fact that the Jews invented easter, still being called pesach back then. and they had their own calander, so i really doubt that they adjusted it to the pagans.. and its not like Jesus was born on christmas day.. no noo.. they just decided to celebrate it on that day, because the pagans did something then..

.. if you are not smart enough to understand.. that was sarcasm