Sorry Santa but it's not about you. It's Jesus's birthday!
2006-12-02 15:43:09 · 24 answers · asked by Harley Moma 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You are right it is about Christ's birthday, but it is also about the second coming of Christ and being prepared for Him. But that aside, we live in a secular society where everything is based on possessions and money. What better way to make a buck than to turn a Christian holiday into a contest of "keeping up with the Jones" Wouldn't it be wonderful if Christmas was celebrated by being Christians! If we do that Christmas would be every day!
2006-12-02 15:51:33 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs"H" 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If you are Christian, why would you celebrate Christmas?
"Many of our modern Christmas traditions began hundreds of years before Christ was born. Some of these traditions date back more than 4000 years. The addition of Christ to the celebration of the winter solstice did not occur until 300 years after Christ died and as late as 1800, some devout Christian sects, like the Puritans, forbade their members from celebrating Christmas because it was considered a pagan holiday. So what is the history behind these traditions?"
If you are not afraid to read the rest, click on the link below. You may be surprised to find out that Easter is not originally a Christian holiday either.
2006-12-02 23:46:43 · answer #2 · answered by Kathryn™ 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
A lot of extremist Christians don't celebrate Christmas. They know bloody well it is an ancient Pagan Holiday celebrating the rebirth of the Sun King in the womb of the Virgin (at Solstice, Dec 21-22 the Sun begins it's track back to the earthly mid heaven.) The christian hierarchy made up the virgin birth at solstice story in order to superimpose that belief on the calendar.
2006-12-02 23:55:14 · answer #3 · answered by Trader S 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is also just 4 days later than the Winter Solstice, the day when days start getting longer, cause the warmth of the sun is starting to return to the earth. Or our hemisphere, anyway.
Which has great religious significance for other religions.
Winter Solstice is what I will be really celebrating. I have no objection to saying Merry Christmas, however. I guess we are just all celebrating everything together, ya know?
I also believe in Jesus Christ.
2006-12-02 23:50:37 · answer #4 · answered by smoothsoullady 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am Christian and I would not consider celebrating Christmas,
Think of it in this way--- How would you feel if everyone insisted on celebrating your birthday on a date that was actually the birthday of one of your enemies (and they all knew it) and even though you didn't even want your birthday to be celebrated in the first place, all these people insisted on not only going against your wishes, but expected you to appreciate their doing it on a occasion that was an abomination to you.
2006-12-03 00:29:09 · answer #5 · answered by sixfoothigh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it wasn't originally a Christian holiday. It's not Jesus's real birthday. It was a pagan holiday observing the winter solstice. Most of the traditions we associate with Christmas came from that pagan holiday. The church incorporated some pagan traditions to make pagans feel more comfortable in joining up.
2006-12-02 23:52:14 · answer #6 · answered by married_so_leave_me_alone1999 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Many are celebrating winter solstice.
Oh ... Haven't you heard? December 25 is really not actually Jesus's birthday. That's widely accepted. So a more interesting question arises, why is Jesus's birthday celebrated on December 25?
2006-12-02 23:52:34 · answer #7 · answered by MyPreshus 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
sorry to be the one to tell you this, but December 25 is not the day Christ was born. It started as a pagan ritual day. it is a solstice day and pagans would decorate a tree and give each other gifts. It was designated Christmas ( Christ's birthday) by a roman that was tired of the pagans and Christen's fighting. So Easter (another Pagan day) Christmas were given to the Christens to stop the feuding.
2006-12-02 23:54:49 · answer #8 · answered by Marg N 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because it's culture and tradition. A nonChristian can still appreciate what Christmas represents without believing in the virgin birth. The idea of Christ, God's Son coming into the world to bring peace and goodwill, can be seen as symbolic of a greater moral truth even if it's not literally true.
2006-12-02 23:55:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The true story of St. Nicholas is that He suffered for the Gospel sake. When He was older he reached out to the orphans, etc. He gave gifts.
Christmas time is a time of family, love, and giving. Christians like to thank God for sending us His Only Begotten Son, born in a manger.
2006-12-02 23:47:54 · answer #10 · answered by t a m i l 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋