If Christmas is suppose to be about Jesus Christ's birth... let's be honest... don't the majority of people follow it for selfish reasons... recieving gifts, etc... not to mention the big business the yearly holiday brings to companies? Why do so many follow the holiday when they're not even religious people to begin with?
2006-10-14 06:43:04 · 19 answers · asked by ezlayedback 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Christmas is a pagan holiday, not a Christian holiday.
2006-10-14 07:10:07 · answer #1 · answered by Southern Apostolic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lets start with your last question first. Of course it's impossible for one person to answer for the millions, but many enjoy Christmas because of its long tradition. The ending of the days getting shorter and shorter was celebrated by the ancients, thousands of years before Christianity. They called it " the return of light ", and celebrated it by burning extra candles.
" Follow it for selfish reasons, receiving gifts ". That statement doesn't have any meaning at all. The ones receiving gifts are also the givers of gifts. If they're exchanging gifts for selfish reasons- - - giving next to nothing, but expecting a lot, I suppose you could call them selfish, but that's not the norm.
I am non-religious but have always-- decked the halls with boughs of holly, put up a Christmas ( evergreen ) tree, etc.The evergreen tree, the mistletoe, the holly, were sacred to the pagans long before the time of Christ. It's tradition and fun. Can you argue against that ?
So far as big business making a fortune on Christmas, that's exactly what all businesses try to do - - - make money.
2006-10-14 14:16:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is a selfish holiday. Some believe it was It was created to celebrate the birth of Christ even though he was not born in December or the winter even for that matter.
Others believe the catholic church took over the "holiday" because of Nicholas who was considered a saint in his town for his help with the sick and poor that he would deliver gifts to.
For the most part, the holiday is so overrated it has become many family customs to seek other ways to celebrate in other ways, no gift giving...like my family, we go to a shelter and serve food Christmas Eve ad Christmas morning. And gifts are kept at a minimum.
2006-10-14 13:50:48 · answer #3 · answered by ERICKA B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
See that's what i am saying! How did a celebration of Jesus' birth come to the Santa and being goog and receiving gifts? Thats exactly with Easter, its supposed to about Jesus' ressurection but now is about finding eggs and the Easter bunny? This world has made anything involving religion or Chrsit sooo secular. Did u know that Halloween used to be a Christian holiday about celebrating the deaths or mourning the deaths of good people in the churches or a yearly good bye? Now its about dressing up in costumes and acting as ghosts and devils and withces adn sorcerey and detah. Thats not something thatits ssupposed to be about.
2006-10-14 13:49:14 · answer #4 · answered by Mia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once was friends with someone who wasn't Christian and didn't believe in Jesus or the bible, but he celebrated Christmas. That confused me.
The Christmas holiday has been commercialized beyond recognition. It is truly a selfish holiday for most.
But to far too few, it's true meaning is still the main focus of the holiday. It's a celebration of Jesus' birth and He should be the focus of our affection and adoration...not the newest Ipod.
2006-10-14 14:08:40 · answer #5 · answered by Jaden 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The secularized Christmas has its benefits. It actually glorifies generosity and fellow feeling.
A religious Christmas is better, but the secular Christmas does bring some Christian ideals into secular society. Of course it gets messed up some, but what do you expect?
2006-10-14 13:57:15 · answer #6 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Celebrating Christmas as the birth of Jesus is good, but it has been turned into a circus by those who do not have Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
2006-10-14 13:54:23 · answer #7 · answered by Born Again Christian 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
even though i personally am not a believer i would say selfish as the day of the christ or christmas as its better known is suppose to be about the birth of christ
2006-10-14 13:46:46 · answer #8 · answered by mustang_rws 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Xmas is a pagan festival about winter solstice. Now it's a commercialised holiday. Jesus wasen't even born on Dec 25th.
I'm not a christian so I don't celebrate his birth.
2006-10-14 13:50:58 · answer #9 · answered by cloud 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas selfish, however the actaul birth of Jesus is very important.
2006-10-14 13:44:33 · answer #10 · answered by CeKaye L 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋