RELIGION
5 Christmas Lies You Probably Believe
What these myths mean for the holidays — and for you.
Christmas means something different to everyone; that’s not what I’m talking about. The Christmas myths I mean are more concrete than mere holiday spirit.
Christmas has been celebrated for hundreds of years in a myriad of cultures. The more the merrier, right?
Still, as more people around the world pick up this increasingly Americanized holiday, so too do the historical inaccuracies about the holiday spread.
Now, I know I sound like a total Scrooge by thinking about “historical accuracy” when folks just want to have fun and relax.
However, objective truth matters — especially when so many people look to Christmas as a religious holiday, even if they are non-religious themselves.
So, here are five Christmas lies (or six, if you count the bonus Hannukah myth) which you might have unknowingly fallen for. Some are merely “mostly harmless” myths, but others have distinct implications for the season and its reason.
Myth #1: Christmas is Pagan
I hear this one a lot.
