then why is it that Christmas is so magical and sentimental and brings out the best in people?
2006-12-02 03:23:11 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Suicide and alcohol because people feel unloved....
2006-12-02 03:27:23 · update #1
You call yourself a Christian David?
2006-12-02 03:28:27 · update #2
Winter solstice was a celebration much like Thanksgiving...nothing at all to do with CHRISTmas....
2006-12-02 03:30:14 · update #3
Wow don't comment unless you have something EDUCATED to say on the topic.
2006-12-02 03:31:01 · update #4
i neva thought bought that but that does make alot of sense
2006-12-02 03:25:43 · answer #1 · answered by crybaby 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As others have stated, Christmas is just one version of the multitude of holidays that celebrate the beginning of longer days, many of which predate Christianity by thousands of years. The reason we celebrate it as "Christmas" is that our culture currently calls it that. We get a day (or more) off from work or school, which is plenty of reason to be celebratory. Our families also have time off at the same time, which means we can all get together - why not be joyful?
But "Christmas" is scarcely about religion at all for most people. It's about the change of seasons, being together with family, and having an excuse to max out the credit cards. People who say "Jesus is the reason for the season" are woefully ignorant. Jesus' birth is celebrated on December 25 because it had long been celebrated as the birthday of Mithras, so people were used to having a holiday then. The Christians just hijacked Mithras' birthday to make their guy seem as important as Mithras. The same way that American Jews make a big deal over Channukah, which is really a minor holiday, to compete with Christmas.
It's a good time to celebrate, and who cares about the "reason"; just celebrate because life is good and spring will come again. You don't need "god" to be joyful.
2006-12-02 12:38:14 · answer #2 · answered by Maple 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because, it has good memories tied to it, often. Even in some of the crappiest families, Christmas has had magical elements and good times, food, smells ,memories, gifts, etc. Lots of smiles,and happy music etc. around that time. Don't forget though, that some have a very hard time and get sad at christmas. It doesn't always bring out the best in people.
I would dare say though, that there just may be some magical element about it, that has to do with the original story, the first christmas, etc. And no, maybe it is no coincidince.
2006-12-02 11:27:30 · answer #3 · answered by oceansnsunsets 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The end of December has always been a magical time for thousands of years before the birth of Christ.
The ancients were able to compute ( by watching shadows ) that the days are no longer getting shorter, they're actually beginning to get longer. They called it The Return of Light.
Because it was such an important time, the early Christians used the pagan holiday as the birth time of Jesus. The actual time of his birth is unknown. It certainly was not Dec 25 of that year.
The Romans kept exact records of everything. One thing is certain -- - - there was no census taken at that time.
2006-12-02 11:39:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is a time to get together with friends and familly and to have a good time. Caracters of Middle Eastern fairy tales and legends have nothing to do with it. Remember that it's only in the years 400's that the date of celebration of the winter solstice was used, as a marketing tool, by christian sects as a christian holyday.
2006-12-02 11:27:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christmas isn't about religion for me. It's about spending time with my family who I love. I could do it in May or September, it wouldn't matter to me. I don't care about the reasons why we do it, we do it, that's all that matters. Nobody should care about what religion it comes from, or what the "real" meaning is. Just enjoy the time with loved ones. Most historians agree that Jesus wasn't born in December anyway, the celebration on December 25 began long before Christianity. It is believed that the Romans decided to celebrate the birth on this day as a way of squashing out the already existing pagan celebration. But does that matter to a Christian? It shouldn't. Who cares? Love your family and friends, don't worry about why, just do it.
2006-12-02 11:33:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because Christmas time has been a time of celebrating the winter solstice for a lot longer than Christmas has been around.
Joyous Yule to everyone!
2006-12-02 11:26:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christmas, was highjacked by Christians during the time of Constantine. Before it was highjacked, it was the celebration of the Winter Soltice(a pagan holiday) like nearly all holidays. People do not celebrate because of religion, god or jesus. They celebrate because life is good! Jesus was not the original reason for the season, and he still isn't-presents and Santa are, family is in less commercial areas of the world.
2006-12-02 11:28:02 · answer #8 · answered by chicalinda 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol
2006-12-02 11:25:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas went from being a sacred religious holiday to a day of commercialism and greed. That's why I can't stand this god damned holiday and I don't celebrate it.
2006-12-02 11:36:15 · answer #10 · answered by Maria Isabel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, i think, there are people who don't really believe in God, but believe in christmas.
one cannot just easily say that he believes in God. believing is knowing God and accepting Him as your god.
christmas is another story. for some people its simply just a holiday... an occassion. some dont really know the true meaning of christmas. people get carried away by all the excitement the christmas spirit is bringing that they tend to forget what christmas really is. on that day, you will here everyone greeting each other 'merry christmas!'... but seldom you will hear people saying 'happy birthday, Jesus!'
allow me then to be the first one to greet you ... 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESUS!' ...
2006-12-02 11:54:22 · answer #11 · answered by jena 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋