If you do not believe in Christ - do you believe in celebrating Christmas?

Question

And don't sugar coat it by calling it a Winter Holiday.

Answer 1

No one that does the tree and gifts ever calls it "Holiday" even if they dont believe in Christ. They'll say they dont like the term "Christmas" and claim its offensive but, they still use it themselves if they do festive things anyway. Non believers tend not to mind celebrating religious holidays and Ive NEVER heard any of them bellyache about getting time off work or if they do still work, they never say "Dont pay me double time working today? I'm not a Christian!"

Answer 2

i do believe that christ was a great teacher on this planet.

i do not worship the Christian God. I am Pagan

I do not celebrate Christmas.

I do celebrate the Winter Solstice and Yule. the holidays that Christmas was derived from.

When you celebrate Christmas you are keeping Pagan traditions alive because it is so infused with Pagan customs and traditions that it is not funny.

however i think that it is good for christians to have a midwinter celebration. part of the reason that the winter solstice became so important in the ancient times was because people need something to lift their spirits in the winter months. when life was at it's hardest a celebration and the thought of looking foreward to the celebration can keep people going.

however you all might just want to relocate it to a date that is closer to the birthdate of christ, the warmer months of the year would make travel easier. and fewer people would get into car accidents on slippery roads on their way to see their family..

Answer 3

If you watch the History Channel they will do a special on the history of Christmas. It started as a pagan holiday or something like that! And then the church adopted it so they could get more people into Christianity. They change some things so it could fit into the religion but that how it started. You should watch it. It really interesting! they also have a special for the history of Halloween where it started out as a religious holiday for the Scottish people and then the church turned it into the "devil's birthday" crap and how it is an evil holiday! But hey they are both now just a reason to get $hit. be it candy or presents

Answer 4

I am a pagan and therefore celebrate Yule and the Winter Solstice. We also have Christmas presents and a big family dinner on December 25th because everyone gets that day off work, so it's easier. Also the little children in the family enjoy the fun of Santa Claus.

Answer 5

We do, since Christmas is just a bastardized pagan holiday anyway. It's a celebration of life, of family, and the return of the sun...... Many faiths over the years have celebrated a holiday at the winter solstice, the Christians just dubbed their version Christmas, to make it easier for the conquered heathens to convert.....

Answer 6

I celebrate The Winter Solstice which falls between the 20th and 22nd of each December. I do not celebrate christmas.

Answer 7

I do not believe in Christ and, therefore do not personally celebrate Christmas. However, if the powers-that-be are giving a day off, who am I to complain?

Answer 8

I do, because my family has done so for generations, and it was never a religious celebration. To me, christmas is a time to get together with family, eat too much, drink a little eggnog from the grown-up bottle, and watch children unwrap presents. We do the tree, the holly, eat ham, play Bing Crosby CDs, the whole nine yards. It's a good time for everyone, and even though for us it's not about "the J man", the word "christmas" is as good as any.

Answer 9

I do not celebrate Christmas. I have never believed in Santa Clause, reindeer, and do not care for the tradition of killing a perfectly good tree to watch it slowly die in my home. I do not celebrate the births of deities that I do not worship. I usually volunteer to work for those who would like to celebrate their holiday. I have nothing against others choosing to celebrate it and like it when they respect my wishes in return or volunteer to work for me on the religious holidays that I celebrate.

Answer 10

I celebrate the winter solstice (Dec. 22nd). So what if others around me want to do it a few days late? These celebrations went on long before Jesus. And if I accept the story of shepherds being in their feilds on the night of Jesus' birth, it did not occur in winter, much less Dec. 25th, so the catholic church simply used its standard tactic of "reforming" an already existing holiday rather than trying to accurately depict (supposed) history.