In the early days of Christianity, almost all believers were Jews and for a while it seems that they continued to keep the Jewish Sabbath and Old Testament festivals such as Passover and the other feasts (e.g., Acts 21:21-24)

However, once Gentiles became part of the Christian church it was necessary to decide whether keeping the various Old Testament festivals was necessary. This was addressed in a conference in Jerusalem described in Acts 15 where it was determined that none of the holy days needed to be kept (Acts 15:28-29).



Later he wrote to the Colossians


So there is no need for the holy days specified under the law of Moses to be kept today. Nor was there a need in New Testament times, although Jews who had grown up with them continued to keep them for a time.

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