Personally I think the fuss over whether or not someone says Merry Christmass or Happy Holidays is silly. No one can stop you from doing Christmas how you want to do it. Who cares what someone says to you in a dept store? There is no conspiracy agaist Christmas and everyone doesn't have to celebrate Christmas the same way you do it.
also before you even say it Christmas was not always about Christ. It used to be a harvest celebration that was changed into Christmas with the rise of Christianity and the incorporation of Christian traditions. and I'm sure we all know Santa, snow. elves, trees and all that other stuff have nothing to do with Christ.
2006-11-29 01:27:56 · 20 answers · asked by Random Nimrod 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
its not really Christ's birthday. No one knows when he was born people just belived it was his birthday. I read that it was in reality Caesar's birthday but I would have to research that. What other people do with the holiday should have nothing to do with what you do in your own home. thats the point I'm trying to make. Everyone celebrates the holiday differently it shouldn't matter to you or anyone else what people say about it anywhere if it really is personal like you say it is. Personal beliefs should not be affected by what otehr people do no matter what they do. If someone calling Christmas X-Mas bothers you that much maybe your beliefs aren't as strong as you think they are.
2006-11-29 02:04:12 · update #1
Have a fantastic holiday season!!!!
2006-11-29 01:30:17 · answer #1 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good question. Basically I agree with others who stated first and for most its a "celebration of his birth" not his certified birthday. I think everyone pretty much knows that and I'm kinda tired of people using the same old, "its not his real birthday" debate. There's a difference. Like I celebrated my birthday this year two weeks before because that's when all my friends and fam could get together. Was I born on Labor Day, no, but did we party like I was, in deed we did!!!
Second Christ is in Christmas and I REFUSE to write it the other way, with the X. The devil will do anything to steal the spotlight from Christ, so I urge other Christians to take a stand as always when it comes to the Happy Holidays versus Merry Christmas.
But the one person had said it the best, if you're a Christian then NO ONE can take Christ out of Christmas. Let the schools do whatever, let the stores do whatever. But I know and will tell others about what Christmas means to me, the celebration of the birth of my Lord and Savior.
Peace and Blessings.
2006-11-29 12:49:06 · answer #2 · answered by RedDymond 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well said. The Bible mentions roughly when Jesus was born - definitely not winter as shepherds did not watch their flocks at that time. Celebrating births was something that was simply not done in Jewish culture of the time.
People complain about the stores having too much power over everyone, when they don't have any more power than you allow them. Then they go out and spend hundreds or thousands of dollars, meanwhile moaning about that it is required. No it is not. If you truly want a non-commercial Christmas, then don't patronize any of the stores. Create your own traditions that don't require shopping or gifts. It's not that difficult if that's what you really want to do. But everyone knows you can't have your cake and eat it too.
Christmas was even banned on two seperate occasions in history by Christian leaders as it was something that was not Biblical at all.
Celebrate it however you're going to. But everyone should be able to respect each other's beliefs, including Christians allowing non-believers to have their own festivities.
2006-11-29 12:46:12 · answer #3 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure... ain't nothing wrong with doing what you feel comfy about... but yes the season that we celebrate the birth of Christ and the holiday Christmas are not the same. Christ was born during the warm weather portion of the seasons. Because of the temperate climate of Bethlehem, that could be the equivalant to April and May. I just need folks to be perfectly honest with the way they want to celebrate the holiday. Shoot... if nothing else, go by the phrase, "There is a Reason for the Season".... The reason is up to you....
2006-11-30 00:46:57 · answer #4 · answered by UrFavGirl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Christmas has always been about Christ. The timing of it and some ideas about its celebration were copied from a pagan celebration. BUT Christmas has always been about Christ. (see the first part of the name) The traditions that were copied now have a different significance for Christians. (some maybe just for decoration) (ex.The tree is evergreen-everliving-A big theme in Christianity-eternal life) Same with Easter. (egg-new life-Jesus is risen)
Santa--There was no Santa. There was a ST. Nicolas.
www.stnicholascenter.org Check that out.
Of course as society become more commercialized so does everything else. (too bad)
2006-11-29 09:59:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
i don't think christ is being taken out of christmas. if you are christian then he can't be taken out of christmas. believe what you want to believe because we have freedom to do so in this country.
i think people get more annoyed when they have a sign for holiday trees instead of christmas trees. call thing what they are.
in the retail stores i love when i have a friendly cashier wish me a merry christmas or a happy holidays.
this is a great time of year, people are more giving, family get togethers.
just enjoy the season and don't get too worked up :)
merry christmas to those who celebrate it
2006-11-29 09:58:18 · answer #6 · answered by Jenn 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As a Christian I celebrate the birth, death and resurrection of Christ everyday. Christmas is a mere profiteering holiday at Christ's expense.
2006-11-29 10:01:36 · answer #7 · answered by TROLL BOY 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because they are not as well-informed as we are and like to compel their ignorance of the season onto other people.
Although saying that the other end of the scale are the board of major retailers who know that Christmas sells. Its sad going into stores knowing that the only reason they play jingly music and have a santa is to bring more revenue.
2006-11-29 10:26:59 · answer #8 · answered by Miss Emily 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lets put it in another perspective say your birthday was April 2nd and your city decided to change the calendar.
Your birthday is now June 12th...a bunch of people decided they didn't like you nor your family; they protest and petition the courts to make it illegal for you or your family to even remember your new date of your birth.
Nobody in town can even wish you happy birthday, in fact its considered rude/insulting to do so. The town decides to distract everyone by decorating trees and have the townspeople give each other presents in order to distract your loved ones from even acknowledging your birthday.
So your friends and family are rightly upset, they love you and will still celebrate your date of birth but maybe not as joyfully because the town is disrespecting your personage.
That is about how people feel about Christmas.
Its personal.
2006-11-29 09:55:47 · answer #9 · answered by Tapestry6 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Christmas is a pagan festival. Used to be saturnalia, where the roman men would get drunk, beat thier wives, then have sex with eachother.
The romans had been celbrating this festival long before Christ came.
2006-11-29 10:59:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you. People have the power to celebrate any way they want. They dont want it commercialized and then complain that stores (the center of commercialism) are not saying merry christmas.
Santa and all the trimmings are secular things embraced by most people.
2006-11-29 09:33:38 · answer #11 · answered by KathyS 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋