I've been slowly making the move into the Wiccan Religion over the past year & I was just wondering if I should do anything differently this year to celebrate Christmas or to not bother at all?
Thanks.
2006-12-11 03:20:16 · 28 answers · asked by missdizzy87 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am Wiccan and I celebrate Christmas. To me, Christmas is not a Christian holiday as Jesus is no more the son of God than I am the daughter of God (we are all sons and daughters of God/dess). Christmas is more of a family holiday and an extension of Yule to me. I grew up in a Catholic family and there are so many traditions we have that are dear to me. I choose not to give them up.
I feel it is a personal choice to celebrate holidays outside of your faith. In fact, I think it's a wonderful thing when people do celebrate holidays outside of their faith. I have Christian friends who choose to celebrate Hanukkah. It's a very enlightened choice, but it is a choice.
There is nothing in Wicca that says you can't or shouldn't celebrate Christmas. If you want to put up a tree and sing Christmas carols, by all means do so.
Happy Yule AND Merry Christmas to all!!!
2006-12-11 03:39:27 · answer #1 · answered by Erin 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Christmas Witches
2016-12-18 17:37:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a polytheist and I follow a neo-pagan path. I don't celebrate any holiday on 25 December. Occasionally we may help family members celebrate their holiday though. For the solstice (which this year falls on 21 December at 7:22 pm EST) I celebrate according to what was done by pre-Christian pagans. I burn candles in honor of the returning sun, use evergreens to symbolize continuing life through winter, use mistletoe which was sacred to the ancient Druids, worship near a sacred tree, feast and give gifts with family and friends to share our bounty through the winter months and tell the story of Santa which is based on Norse mythology. If possible, we watch the sun rise on the solstice. Since these practices are pagan in origin, I am sure that Christians wouldn't want to participate in them.
I don't go to cantatas or Christian plays, have manger scenes, or sing hymns or "Happy Birthday" about a deity that I don't worship. Ummmmm....I don't really know exactly what Christians do to celebrate the birth of their deity besides these few things.
2006-12-12 22:49:33 · answer #3 · answered by Witchy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of pagans celebrate the winter solstice, which falls around Dec. 21st and has many of the same traditions incorporated in Christmas celebrations. Some also celebrate xmas with family and friends, and some are blantently against it. I personally feel that while xmas is a christian holiday, it is very similar to a solstice celebration, and its about giving to others, which I approve of, so I do celebrate it.
2006-12-11 07:33:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wiccans celebrate a similar holiday called Yule/Winter Solstice. In fact, many of the traditions that we still do come from ancient pagan holidays, like the Christmas tree and all that. As you learn about Wicca, you should definitely learn about our holidays- we celebrate the "Turning of the Wheel" of the year in several places, most of which 'match up' with a secular or Christian holiday, in fact.
There are so many ways to celebrate Yule as a Wiccan, most of which come back to commemorating the death of the Holly King identified with the wren bird (symbolizing the old year and the shortened sun) at the hands of his son and successor, the robin redbreast Oak King (the new year and the new sun that begins to grow).
You should definitely check out the book "Dancing With The Sun: Celebrating the Seasons of Life" by Yasmine Galenorn; it completely gives you holiday and ritual ideas for Yule and other Wiccan celebrations.
2006-12-11 03:28:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
the romans adopted Christianity as the main religion of Rome in 312 A.D by then Christmas had already been a common celebration by various Christian groups specifically the Donatists a north Africa who had practiced Christmas festivals on December 25 in an time in which Christians were NOT adopting pagan beliefs into festivals
2013-11-13 22:38:40 · answer #6 · answered by randell b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wicca is OK. Didn't answer all of my questions.
Wiccans don't specifically celebrate Christmas. They celebrate Yule on or around the 21st of December.
I practise the religion of the Hawaiian kahunas and Christmas doesn't mean anything to me; but for a harmonious relationship I exchange presents at Christmas.
Do what feels right for you.
2006-12-11 03:26:38 · answer #7 · answered by Rev. Two Bears 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Wiccans I know celebrate Yule on Dec. 21st. Many also celebrate Christmas with family if they are Christian and their family wishes it.
2006-12-11 03:24:41 · answer #8 · answered by Zen Pirate 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I did not recognize approximately that. Thanks for sharing it. My children are grown up now. Solstice was once under no circumstances a reward giving occasion. I did not wish my children to get the proposal it was once a alternative for Christmas, and in my trad items do not play a side. But it might nonetheless were exciting for them to get a different tackle how different men and women commemorated Solstice. We did have a institution of men and women who came to visit for a meal, ritual and bonfire in order that they were not experiencing Solstice as only a few unusual factor that simplest our household did. When my husband and I divorced my daughter ignored the Solstice altar, despite the fact that we most often had a Christmas tree, the Solstice altar was once the focal factor of our house decorations.
2016-09-03 08:26:59 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wiccans usually put up a Christmas tree, do Christmas baking, spend a lot of time with family and friends, celebrate the birth of Christ and go to Church Christmas Eve...and perhaps again Christmas day. You have to take your cat with you, though.
2006-12-11 03:24:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋