before more answer. you have a genuine answer of what you think would be a good idea, or if you are of a religion that doesnt celebrate christmas then please answer. if you do celebrate christmas however feel free to leave any answer that may help but please refrain from any religious heckling.
im not christian, i dont celebrate christmas or any christian holidays.
At a younger age i didnt have a problem with peer pressure of christmas around my age, back then it wasnt nearly as bad as it is today but im worried that my child will be teased that he wont celebrate it like the rest of them. we are pagan and i will buy gifts for thier birthdays or just because i want to give them one.
2006-09-09 17:15:39 · 26 answers · asked by Jen L-Baby #1 due Nov 15, 2010 ! 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
im glad to see the one that say i "sicken them" that you are supportiing the christian steryotype, you never fail to impress me with that.
2006-09-09 17:21:11 · update #1
my dilemna is not with wether not to celebrate around christmas time in fact as a pagan i celebrate winter solstice "yule" but its not known for giving presents and when my child starts to go to public school how should i help him understand why he is one of the few not getting presents and teach him how to deal with other kids and teachers when they ask "what he got for christmas?" not worried about the holidays im worried about what will happen in school and how to help my child deal with those various situations.
2006-09-09 17:26:32 · update #2
why lie about there being a santa? you tell him if he/she is good santa will bring you what you wish for. if i told my child that and he wished for a pony and never got it, it will seem like he did something wrong to not recieve that gift. it is a lie and if you lie abut that and he finds out he will begin to wonder what else you are lying about.
2006-09-09 17:33:58 · update #3
I celebrate winter during the holiday/christmas season. The evergreen, the yulelog, the mistletoe...all pagan practices long before christianity. I grew up with Christmas so I still sing the tunes and cook alot of goodies. I love to decorate and celebrate my family and friends.
Christmas is a time that I start to appreciate the darkness. I know that the Spring will be here soon enough so I'm thankful for the time we are given to reflect on ourselves and our lives. I love to celebrate the winter solstice and because christmas has such strong pagan roots, I just incorporate it right into my december celebrations.
Eclectic Pagan, loves the holidays.
2006-09-09 17:21:37 · answer #1 · answered by Miss. Bliss 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I was raised in a Christian home and celebrated Christmas. As an adult, I became agnostic and raised our children without religion. We did celebrate Christmas as a family day, but even then I was uncomfortable with it because so many children were given outlandishly expensive gifts. I always felt a little guilty because our kids mostly received inexpensive toys, etc.
But the thing that irritated me more than anything else was being inundated with cards inviting me to celebrate the birth of Jesus, and to remember the wise men and the miraculous birth, etc. The mindless "have a nice day" greetings turn into "merry christmas" at all the stores. I would love to see santa claus removed from the season and Christmas celebrated in homes and churches instead of places of business. Why do Christians get so much pleasure from santa claus and the bunny rabbit?
2006-09-10 04:21:57 · answer #2 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I realize you are pagan; but Christmas is a holiday from the Almighty God which is open to everyone, even pagans; you dont have to 'believe' in this or any type of religion--thats your choice.
Send your child to a public school where they dont preach any religious holidays; this will help. Personally, as a child, I didnt care if anyone celebrated Christian holidays or not, or if a family was Christian or not; I associated with religious--Christian and non-Christian kids. I wasnt in to everybody's business like that.
I wouldn't go around saying that I was a "proud pagan" and "I hate anything Christian", if I was a parent in your shoes.
Dont celebrate it; just live your life "quietly" and dont be disrespectful--thats my advise to you. Your child isnt the first one like this! you know what I mean? So what.
2006-09-09 17:47:23 · answer #3 · answered by Billy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
OK, I am a Christian, but, in my house we don't do the whole religious holiday thing. We should celebrate it as the birth of Christ, but we don't, it's just commercialized in our house. A nice big tree, the kids usually decorate it, during the holidays we usually drive around looking at Christmas lights people have put up. Christmas eve we have a big family gathering and let all the kids open 1 or 2 presents, then later it's off to bed. The next morning we have breakfast after opening all the gifts under the tree.
2006-09-09 17:26:09 · answer #4 · answered by creeklops 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Christmas was implemented by Constantine because the Pagans were celebrating the Winter solstice and didn't want to give up their holidays or "Holy Days". So I know the tree has pagan origins. Why not do some research? You could easily celebrate Yule and everyone would think it was Christmas anyway, The holiday is what you want it to be. We Christians love to celebrate the birth of our lord Jesus but we by no means own DEC 25th. Party on with your Pagan selves :)
GOD bless ya.
2006-09-09 17:22:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
None...Christmas was never a religious holiday..it started with burning of the "yule log" in the town hall or square,and all the servants could be the Lords during the celebration...There were orgies and wild parties,and drunkenness,it was great.......by the way Jesus was born in July....because there were no flocks to tended during the "yule tide season" because they were butchered for food for the winter by then...Shepard's were not tending their fields,they were at the party.
2006-09-09 17:38:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Christian, so yes I celebrate. I don't have a problem with people who don't celebrate it because I'm also an American. Being an American means we have a right to freedom of religion. So, it's your choice to or not to celebrate any holiday, religious or not. I understand your concern with your child being teased. I guess if I was in your shoes, I would have a talk with my child and explain to him or her that people are stupid sometimes and people sometimes make fun of things instead of trying to understand other peoples' beliefs. But that's just my point of view. I wish you the best and good luck.
2006-09-09 17:39:11 · answer #7 · answered by soda pop 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
So, be like a friend of mine, celebrate the end of darkness. Christmas today isn't really a christian holiday any more, but just a celebration for the sake of celebrating life. I'm seriously considering celebrating that the days are getting longer again.
2006-09-09 17:21:29 · answer #8 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are in error because you assume Christmas is purely a "religous" holiday. Where is Santa Clause written about in the Bible? Where was the appearance of 12 reindeer prophesied about?
Christmas like other holidays has been "paganized" meaning that it has mixed so much with culture it has really become a societal holiday. So kick back, drink some egg nog in view of your "holiday tree" and watch Scrooge truck around with those ghosts!
2006-09-09 17:22:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
To me Christmas isn't the birthday of Jesus. I AM a Christian and to me the date is sketchy. Christmas, to me, is suppose to be a symbolic celebration that brings Christian families together to remember Jesus not just as our Lord and Savior, but also to remember that, like us, he was once a playful child. As commercial and painfully PC as the United States makes Christmas with the sledge, reindeer, and a jolly rosy-cheeked fat man bearing gifts, it is suppose to be a time of remembrance and contemplation on the child Jesus and how he would be a selfless gift to the world. I find it more that the holiday is enforcing more of the commercial image of the day with emphasize on the Santa idea and all that comes with it and attempts to safety clip Jesus to it. So if you have no quarrel with the Santa side of Christmas, you can emphasize that part of it to your son, though I don't know the inner workings of Paganism that may be completely anti-christmas.
2006-09-09 17:51:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anthony L 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋