I think so. It has certainly been celebrated pre-Christian. It is a bright spot in the middle of a dark season. Nothing wrong with that, and nothing wrong with tradition either.
You’re right, there’s nothing wrong with anything that brings lots of people together to celebrate, have fun and feel good.
No, Christmas was NOT celebrated pre-Christian Europe. By definition it can not CHRISTmas! Maybe some pagan holliday was, but it certainly wasn’t in honor of the One True God, and Lord’s entry into the world in human-bodily form (Birthday)!
No, Christmas was NOT celebrated pre-Christian Europe. By definition it can not CHRISTmas! Maybe some pagan holliday was, but it certainly wasn’t in honor of the One True God, and Lord’s entry into the world in human-bodily form (Birthday)!