Before Christianity, and December 25 ug New Year kay ge celebrate ni sa mga pagano. Giving gifts, cherishing it together with their families, etc...
When Christianity was introduced to the early civilization, walay fixed date jud if when e celebrate ang Birth of Our Lord. Lain2x nga lugar, different pod ang ilang celebration.
The actual birthday of Jesus was forgotten by the early Christian movement. in those days, various groups celebrated his birth on JAN-6, APR-21 and MAY-1. By the 4th century, the church selected the approximate time of the winter solstice as the date to recognize Jesus' birth. They picked up this date from Pagan sources. As luck would have it, the autumn equinox might have been a more accurate choice.
The Babylonians celebrated their "Victory of the Sun-God" Festival on DEC-25. Saturnalia (the Festival of Saturn) was celebrated from DEC-17 to 23 in the Roman Empire. The Roman Emperor Aurelian blended Saturnalia with a number of birth celebrations of savior Gods from other religions, into a single holy day: DEC-25. After much argument, the developing Christian church adopted this date as the birthday of their savior, Jesus. The people of the Roman Empire were accustomed to celebrating the birth of a God on that day. So, it was easy for the church to divert people's attention to Jesus' birth.
Na anad naman ang mga karaang tao nga maglipay sila sa December 25... So that's why ila nalang ge continue kay tutal, ang purpose sa celebration kay thanksgiving man... why not celebrate it with the Real God?