Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

What are some Christmas symbols that predate christianity?

I'm looking for symbols that are generally associated with Christmas and christianity, but actually predate the New Testament.

Update:

Abdullah T -- Now that's just uncalled for.

Update 2:

Angelpurplewings -- actually, I'm taken a class on world mythologies, and that is the topic of my mid-term paper. I'm not trying to prove anything. I'm just doing some research, and asking for a little help from you guys at R & S.

11 Answers

Relevance
  • CC
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    The tree, mistletoe, the cross, the virgin birth, the resurrection, the pentacle star, the father/son/father thing as ouroboros, all predate christianity.

    Source(s): An atheist perspective
  • 1 decade ago

    Cheryl E- You do research. Mithras came out of a rock.

    there's: the cross, tree, yule log, fish symbol?

    lost.eu/21618

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Christmas trees, decorating with evergreens, mistletoe, the yule log.

    But the fact that we have incorporated these symbols into our celebration does not negate the event that we celebrate in any way.

    Whether we have the trappings surrounding the event or not, the event still occurred at one point.

  • 1 decade ago

    There were none.

    toocan: By the way the christmas tree was talked about in Jer.10

  • How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
  • 1 decade ago

    If this can help you... I have some recordings of some documentary about

    Sodoma and Gomora,

    and

    about that Garden of Eden. True proofs...

    see my films on youtube.

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fk1uzyULCXQ

    Or search on www.youtube.com:

    True garden of Eden

    You'll find more videos there...

    I'm Anca2228.

    Hope this helps you on the theme of salvation after sin!

    And keep me intouch with what you did.

    Also search something about Nibiru on youtube or Google..

    Take good care!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i think you are trying to establish that christianity is really based on pagan things.....

    remember,, that anything can be used by anyone as a symbol....no one has a monopoly on certain images...

    if someone uses a rose to represent something..then does that mean no one else EVER can use the rose?.....as if the first person to use the symbol has exclusive rights over it.?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The cross, the 5-pointed star, the idea of resurrection from execution, the idea of virgin birth, winged 'holy' beings, the mysticism of the number '12'.

  • 1 decade ago

    How about the virgin birth? Research Mithras and Horus.

  • 1 decade ago

    the tree it's self was an important part of Druid ritual.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    the christmas tree

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.