Myths About Christmas

Myth means a widely-held false belief. Christmas is celebrated every year on 25 December in memory of Jesus Christ’s birth. In this article, we will be throwing light on the top 5 myths about Christmas. When we think of Christmas, we think about Santa Claus. In any corner of the world, you will see people celebrating Christmas. It is indeed the best time when we enjoy ourselves with our family before the new year. There are some myths related to Christmas as well.

1. Christmas trees have been part of Christmas always
   In Pagan rituals, evergreen trees were used before becoming a symbol of Christmas. In the 16th century, trees went from there to the German protestants. It may have been inspired by Martin Luther looking up at the stars or a combination of two pre-existing German traditions, the paradise tree, and the Christmas light. In 1846, A sketch of Queen Victoria and her German husband, Prince Albert, appeared in the illustrated London news. The royals stood in front of an evergreen Christmas tree, and that sketch started the trend.
2. Christmas is the most important holiday in Christianity
   Christmas holidays are very popular and of which many people assume that Christmas is the most important day in the Christmas faith. This distinction goes to Easter. Believers celebrate Easter almost immediately. Christmas was added to the calendar hundreds of years later.
3. Writing “Xmas” is insulting to Christians
   Writing “Christmas” as “Xmas” was not meant to be disrespectful to Christians. This term has deeper roots in faith. Christians were the ones who started the practice. It began with the writers of the New Testament. The second half of the Bible was written in coin Greek where the first letter in Christ’s name is “X”. To save space on the page, his name was frequently shortened to a single letter.
4. The White House no longer has a Christmas tree
   The rumor that the White House no longer has a Christmas tree is false. It wasn’t true when the rumor was started during the Obama administration in 2009, and it isn’t true now. Some confusion arose from the fact that the capital Christmas tree decorating program focuses on the beauty of the states represented by the ornaments rather than on anything religious or political. But it isn’t the tree that goes up in the White House. That impressive specimen is very proudly called a Christmas tree.
5. Jesus was born on December 25th
   We celebrate Christmas which is nothing but the birthday of Jesus Christ, and so we believe Jesus was born on that day. Well, there is no record of an actual birthday in the scriptures or historical texts. In the third century C.E., the Roman scholar, Hippolytus, concluded that Jesus was conceived on the spring equinox. This puts Jesus’s birthday close to 25th December. We celebrate Christmas in December because several cultures celebrate the winter solstice on, or around the 25th. However, Modern scientists believe Jesus was born in late September.