The origins of Christmas stem from pagan Roman cultures. The Romans actually celebrated two holidays in the month of December. The first was Saturnalia, which was a two-week festival honoring their god of agriculture Saturn. On December 25th, they celebrated the birth of Mithra, their sun god, also known as the dies solis invicti nati (“day of the birth of the unconquered sun”), a popular holiday in ancient Europe and Asia that celebrated the winter solstice as a symbol of the resurgence of the