Personally, I can't wait to celebrate the birth of the god Mithras. He was born on December 25th, you know. I think some other religion came along later and claimed that their savior god was born on December 25th instead, but buggered if I can remember what he was called. :p
What about you guys? Any fun winter holidays coming up?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithraism
2006-12-07 06:39:37 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Maven, it;s only Christmas if you are a Christian. Which I am not.
2006-12-07 06:51:40 · update #1
Girl wonder, welcome to Earth, you must from out of space.
Dec 25th Is Christmas. Whether you believe it is or it is not. It will not change what it represent. Christmas.
Merry Christmas Girl wonder, and welcome to Earth again.
ha ha, keep working on your humor, it still need some work. ha ha.
ADD:
Yes, my dear. I know. My point is live and let live, but it seems that some people have to have it their way, even if it is to take Christ out of Christmas, and start to call it with name such as winter festival, winter of light, or whatever. It has been Christmas for so long, no one is making you to celebrate it.
It is funny that people argue over a joyful happy celebration. with all the trouble that we have today in the world, I would think this should be a welcoming change to a better things. Happy, Merry, Joyful, better than all that we see in the news with so much suffering and pain all around us.
Merry Christmass, Merry Everyday. Just Merry to You ALL.
2006-12-07 06:45:49 · answer #1 · answered by Sierra Leone 6 · 9⤊ 3⤋
The Saturnelia, Festivus, Christmas, Santa Clause Day, The Roman New Year, and Trung Paw Unem
2006-12-07 06:43:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The winter soslstice of course.
This is what has been celebrated for thousands of year at that date. The date was picked up during the 4th century AD when the pagan roman emperor Constantin teamed up with the christian sects to set up a system to impose a so called religion on the people in order to dominate them for good.
2006-12-07 06:49:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I see all...Christ was not born on December 25th just as you suggest, but it really doesn't matter. It's a time to take a vacation and have time with your family. Unless you work retail, you will get you're break the day after, just before the after holiday sale.
2006-12-07 06:48:51 · answer #4 · answered by Coool 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I celebrate that day because my wife and family are Christian and celebrate that day as Christmas. As I'm Pagan and it falls reasonably close to Yule, I just celebrate along with them. We enjoy the spirit of the season, even if we feel differently about what it means.
EDIT: In response to Daddy's Girl's long-winded post (which I admit I stopped reading after about the third paragraph), all I can say is, "Thank God I'm pagan!"
2006-12-07 06:44:09 · answer #5 · answered by whtknt 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I participate in Christmas events on December 25th out of respect for my husband because he is a Christian. In turn, he celebrates Yule with me, my family and friends on December 21st because I'm a Wiccan. I'm very proud of my husband for his support, tolerance, love and understanding that I find sadly lacking in others of his religion.
2006-12-10 04:01:49 · answer #6 · answered by Belisama 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, and here it is Summer so there will be no white Christmas for us, rather a very hot one, I have never-had a white Christmas come to think about it,
May God bless you and your family this Christmas and all though the year
2006-12-07 06:47:29 · answer #7 · answered by jan d 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You know, I try to make the whole season one celebration after another.
I don't mind celebrating Jesus birthday on December 25, or commemorating it, since it wasn't the actual date.
I don't believe he was the messiah and I don't believe he rose from the dead, but what's wrong with honoring a man who spoke of peace and love? I don't have to be black to honor Dr. King, do I?
I'll also light my Yule candles and welcome the rebirth of the Sun God.
It's all good.
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2006-12-07 06:45:31 · answer #8 · answered by Chickyn in a Handbasket 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I will celebrate the 3 day weekend.
2006-12-07 06:44:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I celebrate Atheists Day 365 days a year.
2006-12-07 06:43:25 · answer #10 · answered by what the hell is a buckeye? 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋