I need to explain that my writing is based on research. Of course, I have a deep respect to other people’s opinions.

    Millions. Worldwide are ready to enjoy Christmas season each year. The influence of Chistmas permeates the worlds of commerce and entertainment, even in non Christian lands.

    If you take a few moments to research this subject, you will find that Christmas has no roots in true Christianity. Many Bible scholars of various religious denominations acknowledge this. With that in mind,it should not surprise you that in England, Cromwell’s Parliament decreed in 1647 that Christmas be a day of penance and then banned it outright in 1652. Parliament purposely met on December 25 every year from 1644 to 1656. According to historian Penne L. Restad, ministers who preached on the Nativity risked imprisonment.

Churchwardens faced fines for decorating their churches. By law, shops stayed open at Christmas as if were a regular business day.

    Similar attitudes were evident in North America. Between the years 1659 and 1681, Christmas was banned in Massachusetts BayColony. According to the law enacted them, Christmas was not to be observed in any form or fashion. Violators were subject to fine. Not only were Puritans in New England uncomfortable with celebrating Christmas but some groups in the middle colonies were also. Pennsylvania Quakers were as adamant as the Puritans in their view of celebration.

    What is the origin of Christmas?

The New Catholic Encyclopedia acknowledges: the date of Christ’s birth is not known. The gospels indicate neither the day nor the month...According to the hypothesis suggested by H. Usenet... and accepted by most scholars today, the birth of Christ was assigned the day of the winter solstice (December 25 in the Julian Calendar, January 6 in Egyptian) because on this day, as the sun began its return to northern skies, the pagan devotees of Mithra celebrated the dies natalis Solis Invicti (birthday of the invincible sun) 

On December 25, 274 common era, Aurelian had proclaimed the sun-god principal patron of the empire and dedicated a temple to him in the campus Martrus. 

Christmas originated at a time when the cult of the sun was particularly strong in Rome.

In view of the evidence at hand, some people refrain from sharing in Christmas celebration.