From my own study, this is what happened back in 325 CE. This is the reason truth remained hidden and why the church became prosperous. Emperor Constantine called all the bishops together. These bishops had been chosen to serve in various areas throughout the land. Some of them obtained their positions due to bribery or other nefarious means. A total of 318 bishops; which was supposed to be an auspicious number because Abraham had 318 members of his household. This gathering took place in Nicea. The bishops were told that they could not leave until several matters were decided. One of those matters was Christianity and their Jesus. Another matter was to decide a date for Easter. Easter being the day Jesus rose from the dead. Easter is derived from Ishtar and one of the meanings of Ishtar is rebirth. Since Jesus rose from the dead it was considered a rebirth. Sunday literally stands for the Sun, being the first day of the week and a day to worship the sun god. It was convenient to place this day as a day of honor for the so called son of god. Christmas was chosen to be on December 25^th for a couple different reasons. Pagans always celebrated this day as a day to honor the sun. It’s the winter solstice and the sun will gain in strength each day until the summer solstice. As a way to get the pagans on board with Christianity these pagan holidays were incorporated into the church. In Jeremiah chapter 17 it states not to learn the ways of the pagans where they go into the forest and chop down a tree, bring it inside and decorate it with silver and gold. That sounds like the Christmas tree to me! Don’t learn the ways of the pagans, but Christians put a Jesus stamp on it and that makes it okay. In fact, a Jesus stamp gets placed on anything that was pagan to make it acceptable for everyone. I remember getting an old nail on a ribbon to hang on a lower branch of the xmas tree to remember the crucifixion. I am so thankful that I discovered the truth of Torah. I've never felt so free, spiritually speaking, to be able to actually worship the God of Creation and not all the silliness found in christianity. It's time to wake up from our spiritual slumber and start seeking the truth.