General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Olukoya has bared his mind on the lingering controversy about Christmas celebration.

He said; “If you really study the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, there is no word like Christmas.”

“The bible only recorded that the Shepherds were taking care of their flocks during a very cold season when they sighted the star that announced the birth of Jesus Christ. This cold period could be around April or May,’’

“December 25 is a date originally set aside by the ancient Romans for Mars festival by the worshippers of the sun.”

“The birth of Christ was subsequently co-opted into the same date to give the Mars festival more popularity and then renamed ‘Christmas’.”