It is as pagan as Easter: worship of the sun, not the son. I gave up celebrating it a few years ago and have grown spiritually and been abundantly blessed. Had doubts and niggles for a while, "Pagan Christianity?" by Barnes and Viola finally convinced me. I swapped the glitter and the baubles for something far more precious and joyful.

Traditions are innocently accepted and ignorantly passed on.

Pagan Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices

https://books.crossmap.com/book/pagan-christianity-exploring-the-roots-of-our-church-practices-2/

Celebrating with family gatherings for a feast Jesus himself would have celebrated makes sense. The commercial side of Xmas and kids expecting presents etc always bothered me. That said, too many go into the Judeica practices: prayer shawls etc. which is just as ritualistic and bad.

It is as pagan as Easter: worship of the sun, not the son. I gave up celebrating it a few years ago and have grown spiritually and been abundantly blessed. Had doubts and niggles for a while, "Pagan Christianity?" by Barnes and Viola finally convinced me. I swapped the glitter and the baubles for something far more precious and joyful.

Traditions are innocently accepted and ignorantly passed on.

Pagan Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices

https://books.crossmap.com/book/pagan-christianity-exploring-the-roots-of-our-church-practices-2/