Whats More Important To Catholics? Easter Or Christmas? and Why?

Answer 1

Christmas..
Not that Christmas is more important than Easter its just that Christmas here is more grand and like a month long celebration, we cook dozens of delicious foods and give& receive gifts unlike Easter we just go to church...

Answer 2

First off I'm an atheist. But having lived both in Europe and the Middle East I have to go with the way people celebrate both. The Catholics seem to make more of the virgin birth and celebrate Christmas with gusto. Easter on the other hand tends to be very solemn. In the Greek orthodox countries of the eastern Mediterranean the opposite is true. Getting born virgin or not is something everybody experiences and can relate too so no big deal. But getting resurrected, now that is worth a whooping celebration. It also coincides with spring in full bloom in the Mediterranean warm weather sunshine nature coming alive with a vengeance and all that. Easter in Greece can be quite an experience.

Answer 3

It depends whether or not the person desiring to follow "traditions" base upon the Catholic church or Christendom would like to view these customs (pagan) as something having meaning to them. Then again without their knowledge of it true significance those desiring to be true Christian would/do not follow nor celebrate these customs. Why?

Interestingly enough Catholic research do share these insights in truth where these customs originate from.

Is Christmas a celebration based on the Bible?

1. According to The New Catholic Encyclopedia acknowledges: “The date of Christ’s birth is not known. The Gospels indicate neither the day nor the month . . . According to the hypothesis suggested by H. Usener . . . and accepted by most scholars today, the birth of Christ was assigned the date of the winter solstice (December 25 in the Julian calendar, January 6 in the Egyptian), because on this day, as the sun began its return to northern skies, the pagan devotees of Mithra celebrated the dies natalis Solis Invicti (birthday of the invincible sun). On Dec. 25, 274, Aurelian had proclaimed the sun-god principal patron of the empire and dedicated a temple to him in the Campus Martius. Christmas originated at a time when the cult of the sun was particularly strong at Rome.”—(1967), Vol. III, p. 656.

2. What is the origin of Easter and the customs associated with it?

The Catholic Encyclopedia tells us: “A great many pagan customs, celebrating the return of spring, gravitated to Easter. The egg is the emblem of the germinating life of early spring. . . . The rabbit is a pagan symbol and has always been an emblem of fertility.”—(1913), Vol. V, p. 227.

Answer 4

As a former Catholic, I would have to say Easter. That the Christ was born is a noteworthy event, but the redemption philosphy, and some of the rites center around the events surrounding the Last Supper, Crucifixion, and Resurrection. These were very significant events in the shaping of Catholic theology, and a more serious and somber period of atonement and sacrifice precedes the Easter celebration. The season of Lent is way more serious than the season of Advent, and during Lent you are asked to make sacrifices, fast, and examine your conscience.

Answer 5

Easter. This is the celebration of the resurrection of our Lord, the most joyous and important even in human history. Everything about Lent leads up to Easter Sunday: 40 days of fasting and penance, then Holy Week - a very special time for Catholics - and finally, Easter Sunday. It is a time of spiritual renewal, growth, and celebration.

God bless.

Answer 6

Easter....it is the highest feast of the Church.

Proof is Catholics are only REQUIRED to receive Communion ONCE a year- and that should be during Easter.

Answer 7

Easter, Chocolate!

Answer 8

Easter.
The Resurrection of Christ is the heart and soul of Catholicism. Easter is the day we celebrate the fact that Jesus rose from the dead. On Easter, the season of Lent ends. Christ showed the world that He is the savior.

Answer 9

None, and both. They just keep reminding us of something important.
Being strict, Easter is more important in terms of rites and these things

Answer 10

EVERYBODY likes presents. Of course Catholics like Christmas more, they get to "praise GOD" an extra day so they can feel better about themselves AND get presents. Catholics are commercialized, material loving, greedy gluttons just like the rest of us.....the only difference is...they get to be "forgiven" because they sit in the front pew and pray once a week. Easter is just an extra mass and ham, Christmas is mass, turkey, ham and presents.