I think the symbolism of this time of year is very appropriate to the symbolism of the birth of Christ. The days become shorter, and at this pivotal time, the days start to get slowly but surely longer. So it really symbolizes the hope that Jesus brings into the world.
So what could be wrong with celebrating at this time?
2006-12-13 17:28:32 · 19 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
So in other words, Jesus was born into the world at a dark time, but with his birth, things started to become brighter. So what better time to celebrate this than near the Winter Solstice?
2006-12-13 17:29:54 · update #1
Sure, I realize it came from a pagan holiday. But I'm not one of these people who thinks that pagan = bad.
2006-12-13 17:36:49 · update #2
If you want the Holy day in question to match the story about the manger then it would be late Summer or Fall. Night time, Middle East, around December, too cold for sheep to be out at night, doesn't work.
December is fine for Winter Solstice, the return of the Sun and such, but that is why the church fathers choose the date, to capitalize on Yule and get the Pagans into church.
2006-12-13 17:38:18 · answer #1 · answered by Black Dragon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We DO know, or atleast those who care to research rather than follow the herd-that the celebration on December 25th is actually a very old tradition started by pagans in celebration of the birthday of a Roman God named Mithras. It had nothing to do with Jesus. So if you are genuinely using this holiday as a religious celebration, then there could be something in there construed as slightly "wrong"-like the worship of a false god.
Tricky Tricky Catholicism.
2006-12-14 01:34:25 · answer #2 · answered by dragonlady 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Actually, we do know when Jesus Christ was born. Around the occasion of the organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jesus Christ revealed that April 6, the day the church was organized, was the anniversary of His birth.
But I completely agree with you that it's good to celebrate Jesus anytime, so why not in December?
2006-12-15 02:28:45 · answer #3 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because God never has put up with false religion. He has to a point tolerated it but eventually he has destroyed nations because of mixing in customs that have origins in false worship.
If you do some research, not even much of it, you see that those ancient customs had a lot of violence, drunkenness, adultery, which are thing God is against, and God includes persons that are involved in such things (knowing his statues) are going to be destroyed, ( no not hell but lifeless ).
2006-12-14 01:39:24 · answer #4 · answered by fire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a beautiful day to celebrate. Celebrating the birth of our Lord and Saviour
2006-12-14 01:33:36 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe in honoring saints birthdays, like Krishna, Lakshmi, Durga, and Jesus. but I'm sure Lakshmi, doesn't get the hoop-la, that this Holiday generates.retailers use Jesse's name to sell things , i believe that is wrong
i never heard of selling a power tool, a dress,or a toy for Krishna.
honor is one thing ,miss using his name to sell things is another--remember ,he thew the merchants out of the temple--profiting on god he believed was sacrilege.
2006-12-15 06:12:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
jesus was born during the summer, christians chose december 25th beacause it was a pagan holiday.
2006-12-14 01:32:27 · answer #7 · answered by nset79 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If God wanted you to celebrate it at all, he would have surely let you know when it was. Compromise for the sake of convenience is not at all God's style. He likes things "just so".
2006-12-14 01:34:14 · answer #8 · answered by Sparkle1 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nothing. End of story. Same as Labor day, memorial day, flag day, etc.
2006-12-14 01:30:16 · answer #9 · answered by Julio Cesar C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Works for me.
2006-12-14 01:31:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋