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why don't Jehovah's celebrate anything???
yea i know it's part of their religon but still

2006-10-28 09:53:14 · 5 answers · asked by Y3SSi<3 2 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

5 answers

Jehovah's Witnesses practice strict political and nationalistic neutrality, so they do not celebrate nationalistic holidays such as Independence Day and Memorial Day.

Other holidays derive from false religion, and so are incompatible with pure worship as adulterating interfaith. For example, Easter derives from the pagan god Oestre and celebrates "rebirth" and "fertility" instead of commemorating Christ's Last Supper and death as Jesus commanded:
(Luke 22:1-22) [Jesus] dispatched Peter and John, saying: “Go and get the passover ready for us to eat.” ...14 At length when the hour came, he reclined at the table, and the apostles with him. 15 And he said to them: “I have greatly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer; 16 for I tell you, I will not eat it again until it becomes fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” ... Keep doing this in remembrance of me.”

Seemingly innocuous holidays may have only a tangential connection with false worship, such as Mother's Day and Father's Day (although arguably derived from ancestor worship). Understated observance of these is not generally considered interfaith by Jehovah's Witnesses, but it is too easily misunderstood in some cultures.

Since such celebrations are not required in true worship, and can easily become a distraction, so Jehovah's Witnesses focus their attention elsewhere. In particular, they are focussed on the preaching work which *IS* a requirement for Christians:

(Luke 10:1-17) [Jesus] the Lord designated seventy others and sent them forth by twos in advance of him into every city and place to which he himself was going to come. 2 Then he began to say to them: “The harvest, indeed, is great, but the workers are few. Therefore beg the Master of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.

Jehovah's Witnesses do celebrate such things as graduations, weddings, and anniversaries.

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2005/1/1a/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2000/12/15/article_01.htm

2006-10-30 09:34:00 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0 0

JWs believe that the celebration of birthdays and holidays dishonors God because only HE deserves their honor and praise.

We may all disagree, but they do it out of respect for God, so we really shouldn't criticize.

Peace.

2006-10-28 17:08:36 · answer #2 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 0 0

They do celebrate wedding anniversaries. But beyond that, I don't know why they won't participate in our cultural activities.

2006-10-28 16:56:16 · answer #3 · answered by Tofu Jesus 5 · 0 0

because there are boring people who don't like to have fun

2006-10-28 17:04:35 · answer #4 · answered by babo1dm 6 · 0 0

ermm you kinda answered your own question there

2006-10-28 16:55:51 · answer #5 · answered by Peace 7 · 0 0

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