Religious Holidays and How They Started

Explore the origins of our most prized holidays and what the scriptures have to say about them. Learn about Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Passover and other holidays. Read with an open mind, test it for yourself, and then make a decision as to what you believe about them. Share/Bookmark

{Why was Christmas Banned in America until 1820?}

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Christmas is right around the corner. Millions of people are out right now buying last minute gifts for those they love, those they want to impress and those they barely speak to. If I was a betting woman, I would bet that 90% of them don’t know how Christmas started. They don’t know what the [...]

{Easter is Not in the Bible}

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The Easter holiday is right around the corner and millions of people around the world will be celebrating it as the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, what they will be celebrating unknowingly is a pagan festival that has nothing to do with Jesus at all. A matter of fact the only time the word Easter [...]

{A Historical Look at Pentecost}

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I know most people think that the whole point to Pentecost was so the believers could speak in tongues, proving that the Holy Spirit had baptized them, thus setting them apart as being God’s holy people. Pentecost is looked at as a New Testament teaching. However, Pentecost is a festival celebrated by Jews long before [...]

{What do Jesus and Easter have to do with Each Other?}

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Every year people, who don’t normally go to church, show up on Easter morning to celebrate Christ’s resurrection. Some even go shopping for this special occasion. They dress in their Sunday best. After Easter service, they go home to an elaborate dinner, dyed eggs, and baskets full of candy with a chocolate bunny in it. [...]

{Jesus Didn’t Die on Good Friday}

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Growing up we didn’t attend church often, but we did observe Good Friday and Easter. As a child I could not for the life of me see how Jesus could have possibly died on Friday and rose on Sunday morning. Now I knew I was young, but I just couldn’t reconcile what the Bible said [...]

{Passover Basics}

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Today is the day Yahweh Elohim commanded us to celebrate. It is the Passover dinner, followed by the Feast of Unleaven Bread. The actual dinner takes place tonight. It is the retelling of the story of the Exodus, when Yahweh Elohim brought Israel out of Egyptian bondage. The last plague to hit Egypt was the [...]

{Valentine’s Day Equals Love}

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Whenever we hear the words “Valentine’s Day” we think of love. Between the movies, books, and songs we are bombarded by what love is, what it means, and how to express it. It is a day of love and romance for two people involved with each other. This is a day where two people show [...]

{Why Bring Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh as Gifts?}

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What’s the significance of the gifts? In “The Magi Visit Jesus,” we talked about the Magi, who they were, why they came and what gifts they brought. Now we will talk about why the gifts they bought were significant. The Magi brought more than gold, frankincense, and myrrh as gifts to give to Yeshua. The [...]