The Holiday Chart

	“Jewish” Holidays	“Christian” Holidays
Names	Passover Unleavened Bread (Starts Same Time As Passover) Firstfruits Weeks (Pentecost) Trumpets Day of Atonement Tabernacles (Sukkot) Hanukkah	Christmas Easter
Scriptures About	Several	Zero (Acts 12:4 only says Easter in the KJV, however it is about Passover)
Where Did It Come From?	Leviticus 23 Maccabees (Hanukkah)	Both holidays came from pagan holidays assimilated by the church
Under Whos Command?	God Appointed (Hanukkah was added later to celebrate God’s miracle and the rededication of the holy temple)	Church and Roman Emperor Appointed
Did Jesus (Yeshuah) Celebrate?	Yes including Hanukkah	No
Did Anyone in the Bible Celebrate?	Yes including Hanukkah	No
What Happened?	The holidays along with most Jewish customs were removed gradually as a result of the Council of Nicea.	They were assimilated by the church and declared valid by the Council of Nicea.
Do They Know What They’re Doing?	Yes, God laid out how each holiday was to be followed in His Word.	Yes, even the Church recognizes the practices that became a part of these holidays.  Even they the church knows that September not December was the date most likely that Christ was born.
Should We Follow?	They’re Biblical They are a complete reflection on God They are not inherently pagan Yeshuah (Jesus) and his Disciples observed them. They explain where we were, where we are, and where we are going.  The world that we are to be separate from does not observe these holidays in any way shape or form.	Not mentioned in Scripture even once Some thoughts on God a lot on self They came from pagan holidays that even the Church admits to.  Many of the holiday traditions like dates observed, tree decorating, egg painting, Yule logs, etc were taken from pagan holidays.  No one observed them in the Bible in fact they weren’t even official holidays until 300 AD.  Also, Christmas and most Eater practices were even illegal in the United States until the 19th century.  They cast no light on what truly was accomplished during the birth or resurrection.  They just state that they are reflecting on the events but often times fail to mention the miracles and prophecies fulfilled.  The world celebrates these holidays and in fact promotes them.