There's this neat thing called Google you should learn about.

Tl;dr it was a Pagan holiday. Typically the Winter Solstice and Yule.

>>17128861
nothing came up on google, blah blah blah it was yule, I think everybody know's that

>>17128842
Even fucking Wikipedia has the pagan origins, you fucktard.

>>17128842
>Pagan holiday at the time
>Christianity outlawed in Rome for a while
>Christians celebrate Christmas at the same time the pagans celebrate their holiday to avoid being noticed
>As Christianity is spread, traditions related to the pagan holiday become associated with Christmas, the descendants of the converts forget the pagan origins.
>over 1000 years later a few people throw a fit over these traditions as if the people who practice them are somehow worshiping pagan gods without knowing it