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was introduced to the world by the Roman Catholic Church and has no authority other than that of herself, let's see what he says to respect the Catholic Encyclopedia (1911 edition): "Christmas was not included among The first festivals of the Church of ... first signs of it coming from Egypt ... The pagan customs associated with the start of January focused on the feast of Christmas. At the same encyclopedia, under "Natal Day", we find that Origen, one of the fathers of the Church, recognized the following truth: "... We do not see in Scripture that no one has kept a feast or held a big banquet the day of his birth. Only sinners (like Faaraon and Herod) celebrated with great joy the day they were born into this world. " The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1946 edition, said: "Christmas is not counted among the ancient festivals of the Church ..." It was not instituted by Jesus Christ nor the apostles, or biblical authority. He was later taken from paganism. The Encyclopedia Americana, edition 1944, said: "The Christmas ... according to many authorities did not take place in the early centuries of the Christian Church, as the practice of Christianity in general was to celebrate the birthday but not the death of people important. Easter, which was appointed by biblical authority in the New Testament, is a commemoration of Christ's death. In the fifth century, the Western Church ordered that it be held forever, in the same day of the old Roman festival in honor of the birth of the sun, as they did not know the exact date of the birth of Christ. "These authorities historical show that during the first two or three centuries of our era, Christians do not celebrate Christmas. This festival was introduced in the Roman Church in the fourth century of our era and it was not until the fifth century to the formally established as a Christian festival. Any encyclopedia or other authority, we can confirm the fact that Christ was not born a Dec. 25. The Catholic Encyclopedia says it clearly. The exact date of the birth of Jesus is totally unknown. The scriptures do not reveal this event. The new encyclopedia of religious knowledge, of Schaff-Herzog, as clearly explained in his article on Christmas: "It can not be determined with precision the extent to which the date of this depended on the pagan festival Brumalia (Dec. 25), which continued the Saturnalia (17-24) and December commemorating the shortest day of the year and the new sun. For more references could collect more data in the Encyclopedia Britannica, edition 11, volume 19, pages 648-649 about the origin of St. Nicholas. Also in Library Sacra, volume 12, pages 153-155 on the tradition of exchanging gifts, characteristic of the Saturnalia. For the moment everything is in what I can work, anyway write me and you answer with great pleasure. Each year, boys and girls around the world write letters to Santa Claus, Santa Claus, the old man Pascuero or the Three Kings, including a list of the good things they have done, things they will do better and the gifts they would like to receive the Christmas Day.