Why do we get presents for Jesus's birthday?

Answer 1

As a way to celebrate his birthday, but because we can't physically give him anything, we give to others, as a way to symbolize that we can give from the goodness of our hearts. I guess.

Answer 2

Best question I've heard in years, and I don't mean years of Yahoo Answer. This year I celebrate my 40th year of refusing to give or receive gifts on Jesus's birthday. Like you said, it's His birthday, so, who's giving Him presents, and what are they? To what extent did you go to "shop" for presents for Him? On my kids' birthday I get them real nice gifts, or, the best that I can afford and that is good for them, and the same for my wife, but on Jesus's birthday, well, I do my best by not exchanging commercial gifts with people who have more than they could possibly need already. I hope this addresses what you were asking, but your question hit just perfectly what I've been dealing with for almost all my life, and 40 years ago I quietly made my mind up to NEVER be a part of commercial Christmas again, which, back then had deteriorated to being called Xmas. My son loved his 2004 VW Jetta TDI I bought him for his 20th birthday and return from his first tour of duty in Iraq, and my daughter loved her 2006 Honda Accord EX I bought her for her 21st birthday ( a little bit early though). My son told me last week that I don't celebrate Christmas. Prayerfully, one year, he'll catch on. Thanks for your question. Whether you like my answer, you gave me a "podium" to burst forth my answer. God Bless you.

Answer 3

Jesus birthday my eye, CHRISTMAS IS LIKE SANTA CLAUS

You know the Fatman is a fake and a fat, white lie, but you go along with it anyway, as you deceive the kids and make them future liars to their own kids.

The Dictionary of the Bible says that: By the 5th. Century, the Church (of Rome) had concerned itself enough to have set December 25 as the date of Jesus’ birth. This had been the date of the Festival of the Sun God Zeus and to the Christians a greater light was come, Jesus Christ, the true light of the World.

Fact is - the Sun God is Zeus, and Jesus is really Jezeus, and the Romans worshipped Zeus, and you can see Barnabas being called Zeus by the Priests of Zeus in the Acts of the Apostles 14:12-13, in the Bible. Mithra was another son of Zeus, but Je-Zeus was Zeus come down as his own son, which made him strictly a Roman God.

Sunday is also the day that was set aside for worship of the Sun God (Zeus) by the Romans.

The Winter Solstice gives us the shortest day in the year, December 22, as the birth of the new Sun, so Rome shifted it to the 25 December in order to celebrate the Feast of the Circumcision eight days later, on 1 January, in accepting Jezeus Christos as the Living God of the Sun risen from the dead.

Zeus and the Fathers of Christianity did not know there was a Southern Hemisphere that did not share the Sun God Zeus or his four seasons, or his twelve disciples or twelve months of the year with the Northern Hemisphere, and it is for this reason that Australia celebrates Christmas twice each year, with the White Christmas falling in June but is called Christmas in July since they know it is a lie.

So Christmas and Christianity were as ignorant of the nature of the Planet as was Santa Claus of the South Pole, and just as the Pope was afraid that Christopher Columbus might fall off the flat Planet in his attempt to reach India traveling westwards, so were Santa Claus and Zeus afraid to go below the Planet and into the Fires of Hell.

When Pope John Paul ii declared the Shroud of Turin a medieval fake after having it scientifically carbon-dated in 1988, he failed to point out that the Bible describes the use of two shrouds, with one for the head and another for the “body” of the 100 lbs of aloes and myrrh, the other perfect hoax.

TRY SOME HONESTY THIS YEAR.
EXPOSE THE FRAUD OF SANTA THE UNHOLY.

BRING THE TRUTH OF THE MESSIAH FROM THE QURAN TO LIGHT SO THAT MEN WHO ARE BORN BLIND MIGHT SEE THAT THE ONE TRUE GOD CAN HAVE NO SON OR NO PARTNER
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HE IS ONE, HE ALWAYS WAS, HE IS, AND HE ALWAYS WILL BE!

PEACE ON EARTH AND GOODWILL TO ALL OF HUMANITY!

Answer 4

I don't want to spoil the fun for anyone but Christmas has become a marketing trap. I was just discussing this issue with my father and he agrees. What bothers me is when people are suppose to spend money on gifts when they are having a hard time paying their bills. It wouldn't surprise me if 50% of the credit card debt in this country begins at Christmas time. Most of the people piling up the debt don't even understand the real interest rate on their credit cards. Don't get me wrong I wish everyone a happy Christmas, I just wish people would be nicer to other people the rest of the year, then maybe we wouldn't have to bribe them at Christmas.

Answer 5

Like you this is the first year i have questioned it. Mabey it is becuz he gave so much 4 us that we feel the need to give to each other. Sometimes that means giving presents or a hug or saying sorry.

Answer 6

It's supposed to be a time of joy and happiness. We give to others whom we love, and share the spirit.

At this time of the year, it is also customary to think about the poor and giving to charity, especially if we didn't at any other part of the year.

Answer 7

Because man created a holiday unfortunately that almost has nothing to do with Jesus. Think about it when you were a little kid was you more interested in Jesus and how he was born or about Santa and what he was going to bring you.

Answer 8

I do not believe in any God, I celebrate Christmas! The holidays are a time when everyone is nicer to each other, and ornaments and other stuff are just fun! That made Christmas a worldwide holiday. I think you do not have to believe in a religon to celebrate something that just has to do with "Christian".

Answer 9

I always thought because of the presents the wise men gave.

Answer 10

Because it's a birthday party!