2006-10-05 08:00:53 · 54 answers · asked by AFwife 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
its just a freaking question, i would mind!
2006-10-05 08:09:54 · update #1
imstill: your an idiot did you read what i wrote afterwards, I would mind too! learn how to read!
2006-10-05 08:14:08 · update #2
Christmas Day and Christmas Eve should still be called what they are...Christmas Day and Christmas Eve.
HOWEVER, the whole winter season should be called something more general since there are a variety of holidays that fall within that time period.
2006-10-05 08:12:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
What I call it depends on what mood I'm in, be it Christmas or Yule or whatever. Yule was around first and is also called the Winter Solstice. Then the Catholics stole it from the Pagans and called it Christmas as a way to get converts and stomp the Pagans out of existance. The Bible details Yule customs in Jeremiah (decorated trees) and tells people to avoid them at all costs, yet it's perfectly acceptable for modern Christians to participate in that? The same is true of Easter with the Catholics stealing it from the Pagans. The word Easter is borrowed from the Pagan spring sabbat Ostara which is where the bunnies and eggs and other fertility symbols come from.
Anyone who celebrates Christmas is essentially celebrating a Pagan holiday whether they realize it or not. The whole argument that Jesus has been taken out of Christmas is moot because he was never there to begin with. The Catholic church knew when they started it and Biblical scholars agree that Jesus was not born on Dec 25, so why celebrate that event on that day?
So no I don't have any problem with it being called Winter Holiday, becasue that's what it is and was before it was corrupted centuries ago.
2006-10-05 12:18:45 · answer #2 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I extremely does no longer recommendations if "they took it again." All it does for the Christian is only too make us take our concentration off of Christ. we can say that Christmas is about celebrating the affection of Christ by skill of giving presents from up below the tree at the same time as regularly it really is very nearly the presents. regularly, what i imagine human beings get disenchanted about once you communicate of fixing the call of the Christmas tree to the "holiday tree" is that you're taking the call of Christmas off of it. to human beings which have a good time Christmas for the delivery of christ it really is unnerving in spite of the indisputable fact that it really is going to be no large deal, we could continually be grateful that God is conserving us and that we nonetheless have our non secular freedom. when we see a christmas tree in december each man or woman is conscious that christmas is close to. If it has no decorations we ask your self, "is christmas coming this 12 months." another portion of the 12 months it really is only a "evergreen tree." enable the Christian not in any respect ignore that the go and Nativity scenes characterize Christ besides. those are the photographs that we could continually be conscientious of. If we see them the different portion of the 12 months, to a lot of human beings the go skill a lot less. enable us no longer concentration too lengthy in this one suject. at the same time as i'd like that each and each truly one of you're Christians and that i pray that faster or later God would contact all of your hearts, i recognize that i'm no better suited than any of you, I sin lots, all that makes me diverse is that i'm a saved sinner. it truly is what makes the version in a Christmas tree and a visit tree. A Christian could no longer be offended by skill of the tree replacing call for it really is going to no longer make a large difference at the same time as we've a good time the season. you're proper, the Christmas tree has no longer some thing to do with the delivery of Christ, enable the pagans have their tree. I on the different hand will take the Lord.
2016-11-26 19:17:40 · answer #3 · answered by orum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure I mind, but in this day and age of trying to please some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, what are we suppose to do?
It is a world of cultural definition, removal of prayer, changing of certain flags, "the melting pot" as stated as early as 1908 is a metaphor for the way in which homogeneous societies develop, in which the ingredients in the pot (people of different cultures and religions) are combined so as to lose their discrete identities and yield a final product of uniform consistency and flavor.
While it is argumentative, it is all we can do as a Nation, to accommodate the ever flowing cultural integration of our people.
I prefer Merry Christmas............by the way.
2006-10-07 15:31:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anna M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I definitely mind. There is a group of PC-minded activists that are seeking to quash religious expression in the name of sensitivity and diversity. But how diverse a society do we live in if we sanitize out our differences?
The varied holidays that come our way in December are a time of joy, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or the Winter Solstice. It also gives us a wonderful opportunity to teach our children about other cultures. As a Christian, I'm certainly not offended if someone wishes me "Happy Hanukkah," but if someone wished me "Happy Winter Holiday" I'd be offended to no end.
2006-10-06 02:30:57 · answer #5 · answered by krustykrabtrainee 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Do I mind? Yes. Winter Holiday would be just that...celebrating winter. Why celebrate winter when there are some freezing to death? We don't celebrate spring, summer, or fall. Everyone is free to choose whether to celebrate, or how to celebrate. Personally, as a Christian, I enjoy the spirit of Christmas...peace, and love. Christmas represents the birth of our Lord Jesus, and the ultimate gift of love He gave for us...His life. No one is forced to celebrate. Jews celebrate their holidays, Muslims celebrate their holidays, and no one is forcing anyone to do other that what is right for him or her. What I do not understand is why anyone cannot accept the rights of those who choose to celebrate this holiday that has existed for many years. I love the "spirit" of Christmas. It seems that the world seems to come alive with a renew spirit of love for one another, and encourage peace and joy among one another. I am not happy with the commercialism of the holiday, as that is not what it is all about. Why shouldn't Christians be allowed the freedom to celebrate their holiday as always? I would not dream of asking those of other faiths to erradicate their holidays. Yes, I do mind very much. Live and let live. Why is it so important for a handful of radicals who don't believe want to take this away from those who should be free to celebrate whatever they believe. Many faiths celebrate this common holiday. It is about free choice. Shall we change Martin Luther King Day to Celebrate Black Day? I think not!
2006-10-05 14:04:48 · answer #6 · answered by foxy country girl 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Yes I do mind that someone would consider calling it 'winter holiday' instead of Christmas. For christians all around the world, it would be s dis-service to us to even consider a change. There isn't much left in this world that denotes 'christ', please don't plant any ideas of removing his name from the only holiday that bears his name, after all, he is the reason for the season. Some traditions shouldn't be done away with, and calling Christs' birthday christmas is one of them.
2006-10-05 08:12:27 · answer #7 · answered by Special K 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Yes it completely bothers me to hear it called anything but Christmas. You don't hear us calling Thanksgiving "the harvest Holiday" The thing that bugs me the most is when they call it a holiday tree, or holiday ornaments. It is Christmas- We celebrate the birth of Christ. It has been comercialized enough that you don't have to celebrate the religious aspect, but don't take this away from the rest of us.
Also everyone else has their own holidays and we don't change their names ie.. Kuanza, Hannakah, Ramadahn etc...
2006-10-05 10:51:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Christmas while pertaining to the birth of Christ, was originally a pagan holiday that the Roman Catholic Church suplanted with the Christian celebration to placate the pagans and christians alike back in the third century AD. Today it is more of a half secular half religious celebration with many people simply giving gifts and having a big dinner with relatives. We could call it whatever we like. How about Santa-Day? Or even Children's Day?
2006-10-05 08:05:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋
If it is Christmas day, then it should be Christmas.
If it refers to the whole holiday season between the 24th and New Years, then Winter Holiday works for me.
Doesnt really matter, but Christmas seems to be more specific to a particular day (and not the original September date for some reason :) )
2006-10-05 08:03:52 · answer #10 · answered by artisticallyderanged 4 · 5⤊ 3⤋