Magix Cup Hoyrmel is an annual sporting event that takes place in the fictional world of Magix. This event brings together magical beings from all over Magix to compete in various athletic competitions. The Magix Cup Hoyrmel is a highly anticipated event, known for its grandeur and excitement. It showcases the diverse talents and abilities of the magical community, including witches, fairies, wizards, and other mystical beings. The Cup Hoyrmel features a wide range of sporting events, including broomstick races, potion brewing contests, duels, and magical obstacle courses. The participants are grouped into different teams based on their magical abilities and are required to work collaboratively to earn points for their respective teams.

Is it wrong to keep holidays such as Christmas and Easter since the Bible says nothing about them? And what about the Holy Days God gave to the Israelites? Do we need to keep them? What's the difference?

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Is it wrong to keep holidays such as Christmas and Easter since the Bible says nothing about them? And what about the Holy Days God gave to the Israelites? Do we need to keep them? What's the difference?

The participants are grouped into different teams based on their magical abilities and are required to work collaboratively to earn points for their respective teams. The event is not only a platform for showcasing individual skills but also an opportunity for camaraderie and team building among the different magical communities. Participants get to interact with fellow athletes from different backgrounds and learn from each other's magical techniques and strategies.

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There are huge differences between Christmas and Easter and the Holy Days God commanded His people to observe. Christmas and Easter are man-made festivals without biblical authorization. God's festivals mentioned in Leviticus 23 are biblically sanctioned and were commanded forever. God's Holy Days teach us how to live godly lives and give us hope by explaining His plan of salvation. Christmas and Easter customs and celebrations mask these important truths.

As an example, the Days of Unleavened Bread, commanded by God (Leviticus 23:6) and observed by the early Christians (1 Corinthians 5:6-8), teach us to put sin (represented during this weeklong festival by leavened items such as bread and cake) out of our lives. This festival teaches us that we must struggle to overcome sin with the help of God's Spirit and live righteously. Easter celebrations ignore this important instruction.

The contrast between the biblically authorized Feast of Tabernacles and Christmas is similar. The former inspires us with hope in Christ's future 1,000-year reign on earth in the Kingdom of God, while the latter celebrates His birth with traditions, ornaments and customs He would not approve, on a day He could not have been born. (The Bible shows His birth was nowhere near Dec. 25.)

Easter and Christmas not only lack biblical authorization, but they entered traditional Christianity through men who deliberately replaced God's commanded festivals with their own. Trying to justify the change, both of these pagan (pre-Christian) festivals were dressed up with supposed Christian meanings—one to celebrate Christ's resurrection, the other His birth.

As wonderful as Christ's birth and resurrection are, the Bible does not tell us to celebrate these things (and especially not with the pagan customs associated with them). Instead, it tells us to annually commemorate His death (Luke 22:19; 1 Corinthians 11:24-25) and to seek the Kingdom of God (Matthew 6:33). God commands us to observe His Holy Days (Leviticus 23), which help us do these things. Using rabbits and Easter eggs to remember Christ's resurrection or decorating evergreen trees to remember His birth comes not from the Bible, but from ancient paganism.

Given the history and meanings of Easter and Christmas, it is quite understandable why so many people today think of Christianity as only a celebration of what Christ has done for us instead of the honorable quest to live godly lives in anticipation of His return to establish the Kingdom of God.

If you want more of the facts about Christmas and Easter, request our free booklet Holidays or Holy Days: Does It Matter Which Days We Observe? Additional information about God's annual Holy Days is presented in our free booklet God's Holy Day Plan: The Promise of Hope for All Mankind.

Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday?

To most Christians, Christmas is a sacred religious holiday. But in modern times it’s become more of a cultural and commercial phenomenon. The Christmas we celebrate in the West today—opening gifts, decorating trees, singing carols, putting up stockings, roasting chestnuts, Santa, and all the rest—has often been criticized by the Christian community for becoming too secular and/or commercialized and losing sight of the true meaning of the holiday. But there are others—both inside and outside the Christian community—who take that criticism even further, claiming that Christmas is, in fact, a holiday rooted in pagan traditions. Do they have a point? Are Christians today unknowingly participating in pagan rituals when they celebrate Christmas?

A series of articles inspired by actual theological debates and discussions that I have with fellow Believers. When I hear theological ideas or theories that seem questionable to me, they way I form my opinion of them is by comparing them to Scripture, my ultimate authority, to see how they stack up. These articles are basically documentation of my discovery process and the research that I do as I study and learn.

WHEN IN ROME

Those that claim that Christmas is a pagan holiday usually point to the traditions of ancient Rome, especially Saturnalia, the month-long celebration in honor of Saturn, the god of agriculture. It was a festival that began a week before the winter solstice and was a sort of hedonistic “opposite day” where, according to History.com, “for a month, slaves would become masters. Peasants were in command of the city. Business and schools were closed so that everyone could join in the fun.”

Around that same time of year, the Romans also observed a pagan feast honoring the children of Rome called Juvenalia. And on December 25, many upper-class Romans celebrated the birthday of Mithra, the god of the sun and war. (I’ve discussed the relationship between Mithra and Christmas in my article, Is Christmas Real?) There is plenty of historical precedent for pagan winter celebrations. But how does that relate to Christmas?

THE ROOTS OF CHRISTMAS

In the early years of Christianity, the birth of Jesus was not formally celebrated. It wasn’t until the fourth century that church officials decided to institute the birth of Jesus as a holiday, calling it the Feast of the Nativity. The date of Jesus’ birth is not mentioned in the Bible, of course, but most scholars believe it probably occurred in the spring because shepherds wouldn’t be herding in the middle of winter. However, Pope Julius I officially chose the date of December 25 for the holiday in an effort to capitalize on the traditions of the pagan Saturnalia festival. By holding Christmas at the same time as traditional winter solstice festivals church leaders thought the chances would be greater that Christmas would be widely embraced. And it worked! By the Middle Ages, Christianity had, for the most part, replaced pagan religion.

So in the same way that Christ claims and redeems the hearts of sinful people and uses them for His glory, His Church claimed and redeemed the pagan holidays and used them for Christ’s glory. Pagan festivals were turned into celebrations honoring the sending of God’s Only Begotten Son to earth. One could almost say the pagan holidays have been taken captive for Christ.

THAT’S IT, CHRISTMAS IS CANCELLED!

But the story doesn’t end there. In 1645 the Puritans, led by Oliver Cromwell, became a major social force in England and introduced a wave of religious reform. The Puritans vowed to rid England of moral decadence and, as part of their effort, canceled Christmas. The Christian holiday wouldn’t return to England until 1660 when Charles II was restored to the throne by popular demand.

Around this same time, the English Separatists and Puritans (aka the Pilgrims) began migrating to America. They were just as orthodox in their Puritan beliefs as their English counterparts and therefore Christmas was not a holiday in early America. In fact, Christmas was actually outlawed in Boston from 1659 to 1681! It wasn’t until June 26, 1870, that Christmas was declared a federal holiday.

It was around that time that our modern version of Christmas in America began to form, fueled by stories such as The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, gent. by Washington Irving and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Today Christmas is an amalgam of many cultural traditions; from the Christmas tree introduced in 16th century Germany, to the Salvation Army’s donation collectors dressed as Santa in the 1890s, to the poem about a reindeer named Rudolph written by copywriter Robert L. May in 1939.

WHAT ABOUT US?

Where does this leave the modern-day Christian? The Bible does not specifically command a remembrance of Christ’s birth or a Feast of the Nativity. So Christians should not feel bound to celebrate Christmas. The Bible also does not forbid things like exchanging gifts, singing carols, or putting up stockings by the fire. So Christians should not feel obliged to avoid those cultural traditions, either.

The concept of remembering what God has done for us is very biblical. It’s found in almost every book of the Bible; it saturates the Psalms (Ps 77:11), it’s at the heart of the Old Testament feasts, and it’s the entire point of celebrating the Last Supper. So if we, as Christians, decide we want to set aside a time on our calendar every year to remember and celebrate the birth of Christ, that’s a beautiful and biblical thing to do.

If we choose to celebrate Christmas, the warning Christians need to take to heart is to not to let it fall into idolatry, or materialism, or greed. We all know Santa is not a god to be worshipped. What we sometimes don’t see is that we tend to elevate things like family time, traditions, and expensive gifts to the level of worship. Christmas trees and holiday lights are lovely things, but they are not holy things. They should not overshadow the reason Christmas was established in the first place; as a time of remembrance for God giving the world the Ultimate Gift; Himself.

Here we can look to Paul’s discussion of the Believer’s freedom in 1 Corinthians for some guidance:

“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”

If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience. But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, both for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience. I am referring to the other person’s conscience, not yours. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience? If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God—even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.” (1 Cor 10:23-33, emphasis mine)

SO WHAT’S THE ANSWER?

This brings us back to the question that got us started. Is Christmas a pagan holiday? There are at least three reasons I say no:

1. Christmas was started by Christians as a way to celebrate the birth of Christ; its historical motivation was decidedly anti-pagan.
2. Pagan gods and idols are not worshipped (or even mentioned) during the religious observation of Christmas. Rather, the focal point is the birth of Jesus the Messiah. Churches hold services in which the Christmas story from Holy Scripture is read aloud, people worship and glorify God with hymns and carols about that same story, and the gospel is preached. (Hence the name: Christ Mass).
3. Pagans do not participate in the religious observation of Christmas.

Don’t get me wrong. Christmas has certainly (and sadly) been secularized and commercialized. But are Christians today unknowingly participating in pagan rituals when we celebrate Christmas? Absolutely not.

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

What does the Bible say about Holidays like Halloween, Christmas, Easter?

Much could be said about the specific origins of different holidays, be they pagan or not, but that information can be found elsewhere.

It is important to note that holidays and celebrations were God’s idea, as evidenced by His directives to the people of Israel in the Old Testament. Special days or weeks that He designated were to be times of celebrating His goodness to them, as well as times designed to help His people remember His deliverance and provision. Therefore, holidays per se are neither good nor bad. It depends on what they are for.

For Christians, as per the Church Epistles, there are no prescribed “holidays.” Every day is to be a special day as we live for the Lord. That is not to say that it is wrong to celebrate the birth of Christ, or his Resurrection. Such remembrances can be very meaningful.

“Christmas” definitely has pagan roots, in that late December was originally the time of the Roman festival honoring the Winter Solstice and the pagan gods they worshipped, primarily the Sun God. It was Constantine who proclaimed it the day to celebrate the birth of Christ, and his motives were probably political, and suspect at best.

Jesus was not born in December, but rather in September, as a study of Scripture shows. We have a two hour video that beautifully lays this out called “The Birth of Christ,” and an article called “Was Jesus born on December 25th or early September?”

Does God care if Christians have a Christmas tree, give gifts, etc.? Not at all, as long as we don’t worship the tree. We can remember Jesus Christ and give thanks for his birth and his life. And we can take advantage of the opportunity to talk to people about our Savior and tell them why he was born.

“Easter” comes from the name of the pagan goddess Ashtarte, and relates to fertility and much sexual orientation and debauchery. But at least it comes in the Spring, which is when Jesus got up from the dead. We can call it what we like, maybe “Resurrection Day,” and remember it appropriately. And we can proclaim that the resurrection was God’s proof that Jesus was who he said he was, the Son of God and the only way to everlasting life.

Halloween comes from the ancient pagan festival of Samhain that was practiced by the Celts and is celebrated by today’s neopagans. The Celts believed that from sundown on the last day of the year to sunrise on the first day of the Celtic new year the veil between the land of the living and the land of the dead was at its thinnest, and thus the dead could enter the realm of the living. People wore masks and costumes to ward off the dead or keep them from recognizing the living. The Catholic Church adapted this holiday as All Saints Day, which honors dead people whose souls are supposedly still alive. This spurious idea has opened the door for much of the devilish activity associated with this holiday. Christians should either ignore Halloween or use the occasion to hand out Scripture verses door-to-door, or find some other way to share their faith amidst all the witchcraft, etc. that is promoted in conjunction with this day.

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