konradv
re: I never said they did,,,
But you did. In your post #3 you said: Jesus himself told his disciples that what they did in His name was alright. They didn't submit to pagan holidays, they co-opted them.
Don't really see what your point is. He gave them permisssion to do as they saw fit and they went out to spread The Word. The fact that he didn't give them explicit permission to create new Holy Days seems to be irrelevant, IMO.