likely that for at least 300 years following the birth of Christ, "Christians" really knew nothing about it. Many of the customs that are today associated with Christmas, really originated in pagan rituals. The exchange of gifts, merriment, and candle lighting, for example, all were extracted from the Roman "Feast of Saturnalia," which was celebrated in honor of Saturn. The celebration was typically held between the seventeenth and the twenty-fourth of December (see "Its Origin and Foundational Roots").
The custom of the "Season" was common in both pagan Rome as well as in Ancient Egypt. Egyptians used a pa
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