Anotehr odd question, but I'd like to know if they are or not.. They celebrate christmas...
2006-12-03 10:41:03 · 15 answers · asked by thehutch86 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Does it really matter in the end? It's not like it's a major plot-point...
Either way, it's never stated exactly what religious belief anyone in the Harry Potter series has. Just because they celebrate Christmas doesn't necessarily make them Christian: heck, I'm an atheist and I celebrate it without any qualms. Christmas, to me, is just a holiday involving a fictional man of the North Pole bringing presents to children. It also celebrates giving and friendship, since presents are exchanged between pretty much everyone. Honestly, I don't think many people even can remember all of the details to how Christianity relates to Christmas... Or, at least I don't. All I know is that they're related in Christ's death or birth or something. ^^; (I'm not sure about this, but wasn't Christmas originally a pagan holiday that the Christians adopted to their own beliefs?)
Even so, I doubt it matters. I don't really recall any character in J.K. Rowling's books that even mention a God or religion or church at all.
2006-12-03 11:37:41 · answer #1 · answered by Nanashi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I definitely have study most of the books. definite this is fiction. i do no longer see the wear in fiction. every person involved in the occult will locate out real speedy that it is not something like Harry Potter. No relaxing video games or wands or flying brooms.
2016-12-29 20:39:10 · answer #2 · answered by bolander 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of people that arn't Christian celebrate Christmas. Christmas has become a cultural certainty, not a religious preferance. Many agnostics, athiestics, and pagans celebrate the inherant meaning in the holiday, including loving one's fellow citizens of the world, fellowships, generosity, and thankfulness.
J.K. Rowling dosn't include any details about the religious preferances of her characters. From that, you could choose to believe that they don't have any religious beliefs, or you could choose to believe that she just dosn't choose to tell us about them.
2006-12-03 10:48:03 · answer #3 · answered by on my way 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Characters in the books I think not. Atheists celebrate Christmas., they're not Christians.
The Actors maybe....
2006-12-03 10:49:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very doubtful. The UK is a very secular nation. Most attend church on the big holidays or for weddings and funerals.
Also, in the film version of "PoA" one scene shows Harry's Mark of the Beast. I won't tell where.
2006-12-03 10:50:24 · answer #5 · answered by sam g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JK never mentions church or any of the characters being or not being "Christians" . I would assume that at least the "muggle" born members of Hogwarts were some kind of "Christian". It really isn't important to the story.
2006-12-03 10:47:13 · answer #6 · answered by Barbiq 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
jk said she wouldnt be able to answer religous questions until the end of book seven. its a fictional world, but with real cultures in it, so i assume that some of them are christians and voldemort probably, is not.
2006-12-03 12:32:46 · answer #7 · answered by msmeliss79 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The way it's set up, witches seem to be another species or perhaps a mutation. They don't associate with any particular type of worship.
2006-12-03 10:49:22 · answer #8 · answered by nursesr4evr 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If they celebrate christmas, how could they not be christian?
2006-12-03 10:44:02 · answer #9 · answered by Ask Tara 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Harry Potter has nothing to do with Christmas, magic and or dark magic has to do with the devil himself
2006-12-03 11:02:35 · answer #10 · answered by lydia 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋