So let's say on christmas?

Question

The celebration was changed from a greedy envious sadistic money spending product advertising holiday to a stay at home and quietly celebrate the birth of Jesus. How many would complain about it and how many would actually do it?

Answer 1

Not me. I prefer the greedy sadistic money spending advertising holiday.

I'm happy to celebrate December 25th as the birthday of Jesus -- because I believe that he was a great philosopher (I do not believe that he is god). But let's not forget that it is also the birthday of a truly important man -- Isaac Newton.

Answer 2

Since the birth of Christ is celebrated on the 25th of Dec, I honestly celebrate the season of Christmas from the 24 of Dec all the way to the 15 of Jan each year. Why?

Because there's no reason to celebrate a birthday before the birthday itself. And the real celebration of the birth of the saviour, 2000 years ago, did not take place before Jesus was born, but after. I don't let the Commercial World determine when Christmas is, or when it is not. They are quick to say that 26th Dec is Post Christmas Sale, day. Thats because everyone would have bought their gifts by then and there is no reason to keep the decorations up. That is not Christmas. Christmas should begin after the 24th of Dec. An unlike Easter, it is not an exclusive celebration for the Christians alone, but can be celebrated by everyone who believes in Peace and Love. Yes, Christmas is for everyone. And thats why stores should not be ones who decide when Christmas should be. Why do I celebrate till the 15th? Well I celebrate my birthday for a day because I am glad I was born. But if Christians believe that Jesus was a great man with a great gift for the world, why do they celebrate Christmas for the same duration as their own birthday? I don't.

Also the celebration of his birth was of a peaceful nature, not excessive drinking and partying. Thats why as much as I love the deco and lightups everywhere, I celebrate quietly with a glass of wine each night after the 25th, under the Christmas tree by contemplating the birth of Christ and the impact of his quiet wisdom that has touched everyone, not just Christians. Even those of other faiths understand the historical figure of Jesus and appreciate his birth. Ironically it is when the 'tinsel celebrations' die down on the 26th that I begin to experience the holy tranquility of the wonder of Christ's birth. If Christmas has any magic, it is here. And as i ponder the man and his contribution over a traditional Christmas carol, beside the symbolic glow of the tree lights with a loved one in my arms, I realise how much more of a man Jesus was. And so like the true first christmas I will keep my rejoicing on for a little longer just like the Shepherds and kings did after visiting that remarkable baby in the manger.

Thank you for your question. It is a good one.

Answer 3

Since Jesus was probably born in May and December 25 is a holiday taken over by the Christians to get Pagans to come to Christianity in the old days, I think it's a moot point. Christmas wasn't really celebrated in this country until the 1850s. At certain points in history it was outlawed in various places because the celebrations had gotten way out of hand. So it wouldn't bother me if the gift giving went away, but it's not ever going to.

Answer 4

Most likely few would however that is a time that most say they worship the birth of Christ however the actual birth was most certainly not around December/January but rather April/May or September/October depending on which historic signs and information you decided to use and believe. The important thing is to acknowledge that Christ came for a supernatural reason and everything He did was an accomplishment of things predetermined many years before by God to occur in order to provide a most perfect sacrifice for man's sins. As far as gifts and symbolism's that accompany the holiday most certainly they distract many from the real lessons that Christ life gives us.

Answer 5

Although it has suffered from absurd commercialization, the observation of Christ's birth is not just a celebration of His birth. It is a celebration of family and friends and the hope of salvation for the whole world.

We indulge in moderate gift exchanges but there is an equal helping of the real meaning of Christmas including communion on Christmas Eve and a reading, and discussion thereof, of the Christmas story.

Answer 6

Well I don't buy into the money grubbing now.. I don't put up a tree because my spouse and I both feel that trees belong outside and firmly planted in the earth and not in our living room. We spend the day quietly with each other. He will go to church on xmas morning and I stay home as I am an atheist. How I perceive xmas to be would not change one bit even if social perception did.

Answer 7

I don't think of Christmas as a time to spend money OR a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus. For me and my family it's a time to get together to celebrate the love we have for each other and to reevaluate our lives up to this point. It's a time to regroup and prepare ourselves for the upcoming year. We can afford to go all out for this Holiday, but we chose not to. I don't think we're the only people that do this. It's just not talked about as much.

Answer 8

Who gives a rat's a$$. Each religion has it's own special rituals and talismans. If your sure your celebrating the day the christ was born. I think I read that December 25 was some pre-christian holiday and was compromised in order to get the believers of the original superstition to accept this new superstition.
Don't forget to tell Jesus Happy Birthday. I'm sure he can hear you.

Answer 9

As complex as the Christmas celebration has become in America, certainly we can agree that there are many good things and many bad things about it. We don't have to give into the greed and guilt. My family has so much fun thinking about giving to others and celebrating Christ's birth. Yes, we also do a birthday cake for Jesus and thank Him for choosing His mission to come to earth as a baby.

Answer 10

I see it more as a time to celibrate family and friends than any religious figure. Jesus wasn't born on December 25th, and even if he was, I'm not a Christian anyway. Still, I celebrate Christmas by spending time with the people I care about.