It's stated that the majority of Americans are self-proclaimed Christians. However, the real Christians know that that's not true. Truly there's a minority of honest, full-for-Christ Jesus, the Lord and Savior, Christians. So why, then, do people who do not believe in Christ celebrate Christmas?
2006-11-21 11:41:37 · 19 answers · asked by Savannah 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because it's ingrained, a reason to get together w/ family, a day off of work (sometimes two), good food and all. Why would someone have to be religious to enjoy that?
2006-11-21 11:46:55 · answer #1 · answered by E B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People celebrate the non-Christian version of Christmas. This is the part about Santa Claus and getting presents. True followers of Christ focus on honoring Jesus, giving other people joy and spending time with others.
2006-11-21 11:51:35 · answer #2 · answered by RJoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they were Real Christians, they would know that Christmas was a Pagan Holiday, later taken by the Roman Catholic Church while trying to convert Pagans. Dec 25th is the birth of MANY Pagan Godmen (men who had a God for a father and/or are a God themselves). So why do Christians continue to celebrate Christmas?
2006-11-21 13:33:54 · answer #3 · answered by Kithy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, the history of Christmas goes something like this... In good efforst to convert the paegans to Christian the catholics incorpoated their tradition with our beliefs that way they wouldnt have to much to lose by beliving in God and Jesus, so they created christmas, Do you know that in the Catholic encycolopedia they state that the do not know when Jesus was born, they also turned easter into a cxelebration that was paegan, do you know in the wicca cult they decorate eggs on Eastre(not easter) how convienient and burry them (like hiding eggs) and if a rabbit (easter bunny) hops over it they belive they hjave been granted fertility, so why do christians participated in these holidays is more the question. I try to keep it centerd on God although I would give it up, if my family would understand, but my husband would never go fo it, ther for leaving the struggle with my kids, we do however agree not to celbrate Halloween which has nothing to do with Christ at all, it is a paegan tradition entirely!
2006-11-21 12:06:16 · answer #4 · answered by AntzaGurl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, considering that Christmas as we know it is actually centered around a pagan holiday known as the Feast of Saturnalia which celebrated the rebirth of the sun.. and there's more evidence that Jesus would have been born closer to the end of summer entering into Fall, I think the question is.. Why are Christians celebrating Christmas on a pagan holiday? ;)
2006-11-21 11:51:04 · answer #5 · answered by elegant_voodoo 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Christians don't own the December Holidays with Christmas. What about Hannakkah? Or Kwanza? Or the Winter Solstice? Besides, before Christianity came along, the last week of December was full of pagan holidays including Saturnalia and the Solstice. We can't forget the birth of Mithras.
2006-11-21 11:49:23 · answer #6 · answered by swordarkeereon 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why do Christians celebrate the birth of a man who was born in the fall in a desert.
in the middle of the winter by decorating an evergreen tree?
I am a Celtic Pagan and i celebrate Yule when the time is right. and then i celebrate Christmas. because it has so many wonderful Pagan traditions wrapped up inside it.
gift giving,
decorating the home and hearth.
decorating the trees (except i decorate live trees no need to kill them for a few days of enjoyment)
singing and dancing..
gathering the family,,
who would want to miss all of this?
2006-11-21 11:55:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are you kidding? Christmas has NOTHING to do with Christ! Look it up; the entire holiday is based on Saturnalia.
I would think no honest Christian would celebrate this pagan holiday!
2006-11-21 11:49:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
For some, it's celebrating the secular part of the holiday - peace on earth, good will towards man, etc.
For some, we're actually celebrating another holiday that "just happens" to fall around the same time and "oddly enough" has many of the same symbols and customs of "Christmas".
For unto us the Sun is reborn.
2006-11-21 11:46:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think of the ingredient to the question is directed at many people in the media of contemporary us of a of america who bash Christianity and then turn around and rejoice Christmas. the respond that maximum could provide is that to them that's a cultural trip, not a Christian trip. i think of this exhibits how hollow people in us of a of america have become- they don't have confidence in something so as that they must make up the rationalization why they rejoice Christmas or something. that's in all probability that the yankee media will start to push the concept that Christmas isn't a Christian trip anymore to healthful their own wakeful and to make Christmas available to a greater diverse us of a of america. in the tip we can all be empty and hollow human shells without ideals in something.
2016-10-22 12:33:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here in Egypt we celebrate Christmas with Christians for 2 reasons, firstly is that its an Islamic MUST to believe in Jesus, as a prophet, and secondly because we love our Christian brothers and sisters and we share their feasts just as they share ours too.
2006-11-21 11:52:32 · answer #11 · answered by Mido Elmasry 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋