In what way did Christianity hijack Christmas and Easter? What is this selective reading and doublespeak that Christians use to support family union?
https://nationalvanguard.org/2025/12/new-years-dawn-traditional-message-part-1-2/
American Dissident Voices broadcast of 27 December, 2025
by Kevin Alfred Strom
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Discussion
Christianity did not simply hijack pagan holidays, but church leaders in the Roman Empire often placed Christian feasts on or near existing pagan festivals and reused some of their symbols, gradually replacing their meanings with Christian ones. This was a mix of pastoral strategy (making conversion easier) and theological intent (presenting Christ as the fulfillment or "true" version of what pagans dimly sought in their rituals)
But your article uses the example of the Roman festival of Sol Invictus being celebrated 400 years after the birth of Christ
Sol Invictus commemorated the Solstice, which as the article states "had long been sacred to Aryan peoples of many nations; Aurelian chose a specific date and made it official. He did this in hopes of establishing a new religious unity among Roman citizens."
Aurelian wasn't Christian. He primarily followed the traditional Roman polytheistic religion but prominently elevated the cult of Sol Invictus, the "Unconquered Sun," as the empire's dominant state deity during his reign (270-275 CE).
My apologies. 300 years after the birthiof Christ, not 400. Yes, the article claims that Sol Invictus had long been sacred to Aryan peoples but where is the evidence of that? Particularly of his connection to 25 December prior to the birth of Christ? I don't see a credible argument for Christianity hijacking 25 December. And I really don't understand what the Easter claim the article is making is all about