In the Louvre in Paris, one can see the Mesha Stele, also known as the Moavite Stone. It was inscribed by King Mesha of Moav in around 840 BCE. In it, he describes the rivalry between Yisrael and Moav ...

It was a heathen celebration on the birthday of Sol, the Sun God, December 25. It is, actually, an ancient rite of BAALISM, which the Bible condemns as the most abominable of all idolatrous worship!