Blinded By the Light - The Occult of Roman Catholicism

Further evidence of the pagan roots of Constantine was his revision of the Julian
calendar. The Egyptians that had influenced the Julian calendar did not mark time
by a week of 7 days, but only by a certain number of days in a month. However,
that was changed by the Emperor who opted for the more Hebrew 7 day week,
yet choose the names of false gods to label them by.

ìÖ[in] 321 A.DÖthe seven-day week feature was added, when

the Emperor Constantine [allegedly] adopted Christianity.

Oddly enough for his weekdays he chose pagan names

which are still used.î 4 (emphasis mine)

Not only did the followers of Mithra observe the Saturnalia, but they also
considered Sunday to be their day of worship. Being the faithful follower of the sun
god that he was, Constantine placed Sunday (the day of worship for the sun god,
hence the name sun-day) under the protection of the State. This was also one of
the major reasons for choosing Sunday to be the day to celebrate Easter.

For those that followed Mithraism, this was not only a day devoted to worship,
but also to ease and luxury. In our modern times, I have seen so-called pastors
cut services short because an important football game is on television. Super
Bowl Sunday can be a day of almost idyllic veneration in some congregations,
causing the leadership of the church to have a big screen television brought in for
the people to watch the game.

Very little about the re-birthday celebration of those days has changed. The
feast consisted of honoring a god, decorating homes with a tree, evergreen
wreaths and mistletoe, drunkenness, gluttony, revelry, lewdness and the
exchanging of gifts.

Gift giving on this ìholy dayî or ìholidayî became mandatory.

ìÖthe Romans decorated their homes and halls with laurel

boughs. Gift giving ñ an occasional practice initiated by the

Babylonians ñ entered the forefront and became a mandatory

part of the holiday.î 5 (emphasis mine)

ìÖ[the Saturnalia] was an occasion for celebration, visits to

friends, and the presentations of giftsÖî 6

ìThe interchange of presents between friends is a like

characteristic of Christmas and Saturnalia, and must have

been adopted by Christians from the Pagans.î 7