I am, but I don't call it "Christmas" and I am not a Christian.
I celebrate the time of the year...
the majesty of the season.
The sun goes down earlier; the air gets crisp and much a time cloudless, allowing for a beautiful window into the heavens.
Not the heavens that a "God" created but the heavens that were born simply by chance. A dark gift to us from no one in particular but lit by small fiery dots that create the very pieces we are made of. Our making, another gift from the hands of an unnamed, non existent creator - - - luck and chance.
The snow gently covers the land, that is if you are in a cold climate, but if you are not the season still cools things down a bit and in some cases gives you the rains that sustain your very life.
I celebrate the coming of a new year and the ending of one too. The hopes of prosperity and peace in the next and the reminiscing of the good times of the past.
I celebrate the season and life, not the religion, not any religion.
2006-11-25 14:59:20 · 13 answers · asked by •) (• 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
How do you celebrate the season?
2006-11-25 15:01:57 · update #1
"I celebrate for the reason of the season"
You ignorant fool.
Christ is not the reason for the season, he was born in the spring if you followed the actual story.
A season is because of the way the earth tilts. Unless when Jesus was born his big, fat head caused the Earth to tilt you are following Christian stereotype -- stupid.
2006-11-25 15:26:00 · update #2
Christmas is no a "Christian" holiday. It is a pagan celebration of the seasonal change. The god Saturnalia or Sun God was worshiped at the equinox (Dec 21st approx. particularly by the Druids) because it is the shortest day of the year and the celebration was to ensure the return of the sun and a bountiful year. Also the deity Mithra (Persian) was also celebrated at year end and as the Roman Empire grew these festivals became more popular and integrated. Emperor Constantine opted to change the name and adopt the celebration as "Christian" when he converted rather than risk enraging his loyal subjects by outlawing it as pagan. So celebrate all you want because it has nothing to do with Christianity. Look it up in the encyclopedia.
2006-11-25 15:22:26 · answer #1 · answered by Lynn K 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps "God" will forgive your arrogance and ignorance.
Yes, I do celebrate the season, but I do celebrate the reason for the season. Did you ever think of the history and the passion behind why you feel so good at this time of the season? Is it an instinctual feeling that nature provied? Or did it rub off from the Christians around you? I suspect the latter. They do feel this way, many feel this way all the time. Sorry that you can't, you're missing out on a huge part of life.
2006-11-25 15:12:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, This is why: Christmas is for children, I've had enough of this crap, everyone wants your money. I don't watch the television as it is full of buy this, buy that. They don't tell you the truth about anything anyway, the newspapers don't tell you the truth, everything is censored. This year I won't decorate, either. I have begun selling my decorations on ebay. My kids are grown & gone, they don't need any Christmas junk, I gave them Christmas when they were little. Every year it gets worse. Yesterday, I heard on the radio, that people were fighting at a WalMart because WalMart ran out of 42" TV's. This is ridiculous. I'm not giving in to any of this consumerism, I've even seen ads on my computer, "great gift idea". I will complain about it, only because I can.
2006-11-25 15:17:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ya, Raksha bandhan, an Indian pageant the place a sister tie "rakhi" at her brother's hand and he supplies her some presents in turn. it became in fact celebrated with the theory that if sister gets any issue, then brother will shop her at any value.. yet i think of, that's in certainty to rejoice love of brother n sister. i do no longer think of those 2 words "rejoice" and "on my own" can flow at the same time, so of course you go with buddies and kinfolk to rejoice something.
2016-10-17 13:31:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I celebrate it as a seaon in which people are kind to each other and people decorate things. I was born christian but no longer care about the christ child or any of the religious aspect of the holiday - still I like the good cheer.
2006-11-25 15:02:30 · answer #5 · answered by Clarkie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am Christian (but not like the ones you hear about in the news, I don't follow organized religion), and I call it Christmas. But that's just me.
2006-11-25 15:08:11 · answer #6 · answered by neo_maxi_zoon_dweeby 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your sentiments are very lovely, coming from
the mind that the 'Creator' instilled in you; I
suppose you believe if given enough time,
monkeys could randomly type a book, by
banging on the keys of a typewriter,given
at least a 1000 yrs, I say to u what I say to
all 'non-believers, 'he beleives in u' God bless,
and Merry Christmas.
"ps: your quote 'the rains that 'sustain' your
very life.' ponder that one(:
2006-11-25 15:24:43 · answer #7 · answered by Jaymagiclady 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah I celebrate Christmas and indeed it is my most awaited event. It is to commemorate the love that Jesus has shown to us, a gift that cannot be compared to material things.
2006-11-25 15:37:32 · answer #8 · answered by brandy q 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow...very deep...I agree and Christmas is a very magical time! Happy Holidays everyone!
2006-11-25 15:02:10 · answer #9 · answered by ღღღ 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sounds like fun.
About as fun as visiting a holocaust museum.
Jesus.
2006-11-25 15:02:08 · answer #10 · answered by -.- 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋