If you do, why?
2006-08-10 17:39:58 · 25 answers · asked by abby 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I wouldn't say I celebrate Christmas but I do use the opportunity to buy presents for my family to show that I care for them.
What Christmas has become has very little to do with Christianity anyway, Christmas trees, Santa, Reindeers, Snowmen, Mistletoe, Holly, etc have nothing to do with Jesus. The only Christian symbols I can think of that are still widely seen are stars and angels.
2006-08-10 17:47:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I am not an atheist, but I work with an atheist lady who does celebrate Christmas. She has young children, and I think she does it for them. I used to have Buddhist neighbors who celebrated Christmas. Christmas is really two holidays that fall on 25 December: the arrival of Jesus Christ, and the arrival of Santa Claus.
2006-08-11 01:02:10 · answer #2 · answered by David S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do because I was brought up Christian and Christmas was really great for me growing up. However, now that my siblings and I are grown up we don't celebrate it like we used to. We use it as a time to get together with the ones we love (which is what Christmas is really about, considering Jesus was probably was born in spring and Christmas was stolen from the Romans day used to celebrate the sun). But thats just me
2006-08-11 00:49:10 · answer #3 · answered by Matthew W 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not strictly an atheist, but definitely not a believer in "God" or Jesus or any religion for that matter.
I don't celebrate Christmas as the birth of Jesus (just as I don't consider 2006 as the "year of our lord"), but it's part of the culture, and I give gifts and cards to people because it's fun and a nice thing to do. I think it's a nice time of year.
If I lived in another part of the word where the dominant religion had some sort of fun tradition, I'd probably participate in it in a similar way without getting into the religious aspect.
2006-08-11 00:47:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I celebrate it as a cultural thing, and just because my family does. There are a lot of non-Christian families who celebrate Christmas just as a time of being with people you love, etc. When I graduate and start college I'll probably stop celebrating.
2006-08-11 00:47:37 · answer #5 · answered by holidayspice 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I celebrate the winter exchanging of gifts and being together with family. I don't use the term "Christmas", but Winter Solstice, as every culture celebrates some winter holiday.
2006-08-11 00:48:25 · answer #6 · answered by adphllps 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is a pagan holiday. Based on the details of Jeshua of Nazareth's birth, he was born during the spring.
So... why do you celebrate a pagan holiday in the winter?
As for me, I celebrate Christmas because it's a good excuse to do something particularly special for my loved ones and to accept their specialness with love, graciousness, and sincerity.
2006-08-11 00:44:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand why you have to ask why non-religious people would celebrate christmas, it's not a christian holiday anymore. It's more of an american tradition that most americans celebrate. I love the shopping, cookie baking, decorating the tree,seeing family, etc.
2006-08-11 01:05:32 · answer #8 · answered by jellybean24 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe in one religion -HUMANITY. I do celebrate Christmas as I celebrate many others where I get love, happiness and fellow feeling.
2006-08-11 00:51:13 · answer #9 · answered by NATIN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course cause Santa Claus has nothing to do with religion and even my Muslim friends celebrate the commercial Christmas.
2006-08-11 00:42:26 · answer #10 · answered by NVgirl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋