I wonder if any one knows the REAL meaning of Christmas??

Answer 1

I'm going to guess that you want the meaning of the word "Christmas" rather than the meaning of the Holiday. It is exactly what the word sounds like. Christmas was originally called "The Mass of Christ" then shortened to "Christ's Mass" and finally "Christmas". The date was heavilly disputed by the Church and asigned to December 25 merely because of the Pagan celebrations near that date. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

The word is self-explanatory, the recognized birthdate of the Christian Jesus Christ. The holiday was added to the calender, which was devised by the Romans, by the early Christians when they could not prevent the ones they called pagans, for having different beliefs, from celebrating their Winter solstice. All Hallows Eve, the fall festival; Easter, the Spring. The Midsummer's festival managed to escape being made into a Christian holiday...I wonder how?

Answer 3

If you are Christian, then this is the answer to
what the real meaning of Christmas is. Is it the gifts under the tree, the lights in the windows, the cards in the mail, turkey dinners with family and friends, snow in the yard, stockings hanging in the living room, and shouts of "Merry Christmas" to those who pass us in the streets? Is this really Christmas?

For many people, Christmas is a time of sorrow. They don't have the extra money to buy presents for their children, family, and friends. Many are saddened at Christmastime when they think of their loved ones who will not be able to come home for various reasons. Turkey dinners may be only a wish and not a reality for some.

Yet, Christmas can be a season of great joy. It is a time of God showing His great love for us. It can be a time of healing and renewed strength. You see, Christmas is when we celebrate the birth of the Christ child. God sent His Son, Jesus, into the world to be born. His birth brought great joy to the world. Shepherds, wise men, and angels all shared in the excitement of knowing about this great event. They knew this was no ordinary baby. The prophets had told of His coming hundreds of years before. The star stopped over Bethlehem just to mark the way for those who were looking for this special child.
Semper fi
and May God bless you and yours.
CJ
PS...Don't forget the young men and women in far off lands fighting for your and my freedoms!!

Answer 4

It's about celebrating the birth of Jesus, the ulitimate gift from God to the world. The birth of CHRIST = CHRISTmas, you know? And to celebrate that we give gifts to eachother, and rejoice in the love of our family- as Mary and Joseph did, even though they were stuck out in a barn on a cold night.

It falls in the same time of year as the winter celebration by the ancient pagans. Many religions celebrate some holiday at this time of year- It's a special time for everyone. But this is the real reason for Christmas.

Answer 5

I wonder that too. I have always fretted that no one realizes that Apollo, the greek god of cult grandeous, had a birthday celebrated on December 25th. I also fear that know one will ever know that rome combined all the popular cults into one semi organized group to celebrate their winter holidays in a standardized fashion.

I also worry that no one has ever really read the bible, and seen where Jesus was born in the Spring with the birds singing and the flowers blooming.

Answer 6

I don't think there is a REAL meaning. Although Christmas is a public festival in many countries, it means something different to each person. And to each person it means something different each time it comes round. The closest I can get to identifying one widely shared idea of Christmas is that it is a celebration of children and the joy of parenthood.

Answer 7

Calf rope already !!!
Okay dudes and dudettes--here's the thing
o-k so several hundreds of years ago some cult decided to worship the elements and had rituals and pagan whooptedoo's---(as if a good deal of you aren't still into that ritual at this time of the year any way !!!) --- so bloody dang what ??
The ones of us who celebrate the birth of Christ at this time are no more in observance of THIS BELIEF or PRACTICE than the people who happen to have birthdays on ST PATRICK'S DAY have to (by association) be IRISH !!!

This just simply freaks me out---the atheists and pagans in the world rale and rant about this "Factoid" every year as if it's some kind of "insight" they have that MAKES the celebration of Christ's birth into some kind of devil worship or something----well, I mean -- if THAT were any where near true -- why aren't you in the center of the festivities ?? Since it's so close to your TRUE belief system ?? Fact is -- it is just the lamest of attempts to degrade the celebration of the Christ Child's birth into something of a "controversy" and make some young and yet unfounded new believers start questioning certain things so that they get "brownie points" for bringing down the religious thing !!!

Well-- those of us who celebrate the birth of Christ couldn't care less if the devil himself had been born on December 25th and almost all of us know that Christ was almost certainly NOT born on that PARTICULAR DAY ----none of that matters to us in the least bit---because---and this is something that most of the ones that rant about all this fail to GET---it is the THING of His birth-- the particular day is the UNIFICATION of everyone everywhere who DO believe to an exact TIME to unify in their celebration !!
There is no secret plan to put Christ's birth on a Druid holiday to subvert people's belief systems to sacrificing virgins or dancing around nude by the full moon with headless chickens in each hand !!

Every freaking year this comes up as if it is some kind of NEW revelation -----This is VERY OLD NEWS---VERY TIRESOME AND POINTLESS IN IT'S IMPACT OR IT'S RELAVANCE AND SHOULD SIMPLY JUST GO AWAY !!!! But it won't !!

Answer 8

To Christians, it's supposed to be the celebration of Jesus's birth.....then I was once told by a Jehovah's witness that Jesus was born around HALLOWEEN.....I get really confused about these religious holidays.....glad I am no denomination.....

Answer 9

Sure. Jesus, the son of God, was born of mortal woman to suffer and die for the sins of mankind. Christmas is a celebration of His birth (even though it is generally accepted that he was not born on December 25, but in either the early Fall or late Spring). The December 25th date was chosen because of the many pagan festivals that were held around that time and the fledgling Christian church needed converts, so they absorbed these pagan celebrations into their traditions and set them to honor the Christ.

What, you thought it was a coincidence that we celebrate Yule to mark the REBIRTH of the SUN GOD, while you celebrate the BIRTH of the SON of GOD?

Answer 10

Scripture: Luke 2: 1-18

O Holy Night, The stars are brightly shining, it is the night of our dear Saviour's Birth.

Away in a Manger no crib for a bed, the Little Lord Jesus laid down His Sweet Head.

O Little Town of Bethlehem


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