If you read about these things, they are from the pagan religion, traditions well before Jesus was even born, Why would christians celebrate pagan traditions on a day they celebrate Jesus birth? How come you never see Jesus wearing a santa hat or blessing Santas Gifts?
2006-12-26 02:58:09 · 14 answers · asked by xeraphile 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Cause we're all mixed up.
2006-12-26 03:00:07 · answer #1 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before Christmas 1. Does your family send out Christmas cards? Yes 2. How soon do you start shopping? October / November 3. Who do you shop for? Family and friends Decorations 4. Do you put up a Christmas tree? Yes 5. If so, is it fake or real? Fake inside, real outside 6. Do you like tinsel? Yes 7. Do you use homemade or storebrought ornaments? Storebought ornaments, homemade tree cookies 8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house? Yes 9. Do you put lights on the tree? Yes 10. How about popcorn and cranberries? Not really 11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door? Yes Christmas Eve 12. Do you celebrate it? Yes 13. Do you hang up your stocking? Yes 14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?" No, but should do, good idea! Favourite 15. Christmas Movie Home alone / Nightmare before Xmas 16. Character from any Christmas Movie Jack Pumpkin 17. Christmas Song The Christmas song, by Bing Crosby 18. Christmas Memory So many, mainly waking up on xmas morning when i was as child This Or That? 19. Give or Receive? Give 20. Eggnog or Cider? Eggnog 21. Red or Green? Red 22. Ham or Turkey? Turkey 23. Star or Angel? Star 24. White Lights or Colored Lights? White 25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights Blinking 26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year? Nice! Presents 27. What do you want for Christmas this year? Family around and xmas cheer! 28. When do you open your gifts? Xmas day! 29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten? Too many to remember the best one 30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten? Socks?! 31. Who gives you the most gifts? My parents and husband 32. Have you ever had a secret Santa? Yes 33. Do you like wrapping gifts? Yes, I love it!! Random 34. Do you put change in those red buckets? Sometimes 35. Do you burn a yule log? No, but have a fire and eat chocolate yule log 36. Can you name all the reindeer? Dancer, Prancer, Donner, blitzen, comet, cupid, vixen, Rudolph.....?! 37. Do you bake cookies? Yes! 38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Clause? Nope 39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe? Yes 40. Do you go carolling? No 41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights? Yes 42. Have you ever left Santa cookies? Yes 43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap? Yes 44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with? Family 45. Where do you celebrate Christmas? My house 46. Have you ever had a white Christmas? Sadly not. 47. What part of Christmas do you look most foward to? All of it! 48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa? Yes 49. Does your family always take a picture at Christmas? Sometimes 50. Have you ever heard the song "Thank God For Kids" by The Oakridge Boys? No.
2016-05-23 07:50:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well back in the old days the christians took on many pagen traditions and mixed them with their own to help Celebrate christian observances so the pagans would feel a little more comfortable celebrating with them. I am not here to judge whether that is right or wrong just telling you how it happend. I have not seen Jesus wearing a santa hat no but I have seen a statue of santa clause bowing down to the manger with baby Jesus
2006-12-26 03:01:02 · answer #3 · answered by 'lil peanut 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's two good articles on this very topic:
1) At This Day In History, they talk about the Roman Emperor Constantine I converting o Christianity and, in an effort to make the transition of his subjects seamless, they converted the Winter Solstice festivals to Jesus's birthday celebration.
2) In About.com's Alternative religion page, they talk about the Saturnalia festivals being taken over by Christianity.
Both of these are good reads.
2006-12-26 03:12:29 · answer #4 · answered by Dennis_Yates 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Red is the festive season and the Chrismas hat wasn't even invented/ created when jesus was around. And it was cold in winter so that's why Santa was around, all in red and he had a long beard, going around the world giving presents to the kids he knew and soon, it became a myth...
2006-12-26 03:13:11 · answer #5 · answered by Shin-ii 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the church was trying to lead ppl away from the pagan traditions and so incorporated some of their traditions with the church's..thus making the church stronger....that is also how halloween came about
2006-12-26 03:25:46 · answer #6 · answered by swindbbwangel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. And i agree with what you are saying whole heartily. Its all commerical and Christmas now days have nothing to do with the real true meaning of the season.
2006-12-26 03:11:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're thinking to hard on this one. They are two different celebrations wrapped into one. Just enjoy the season.
2006-12-26 03:00:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Precisely.
2006-12-26 02:59:48 · answer #9 · answered by KC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you know, some people are so against pagan religion but htey don't realize that practically everything today is form pagan religion. it is pretty hard to go "against" it.
2006-12-26 03:05:47 · answer #10 · answered by blah 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋