2007-03-25 21:45:52 · 12 answers · asked by Shekinah Iya C 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
Yes, all of these holidays began as pagan holidays, including Christmas.
I don't enjoy holidays any more because all they do is put pressure on people to buy gifts, gifts, gifts.
I enjoy giving very much and I give year round when I want to and when someone really deserves a nice surprise. It really feels good to give for no reason and make someone's day!
And for those that do believe that some of these holidays are religious, do you really celebrate the intention of the holiday, or are you stressed as well about who and what you are going to give someone. Do you go in debt just to make yourself look good by buying something expensive.
I used to do all of that, but don't anymore, and don't even feel guilty about it, because when I give people know its because I realllllly want to and it means something.
By the way, if you are celebrating Christmas for what most people believe it is, Christ's Birth, why should you have to buy other people gifts......doesn't even make sense!
2007-03-25 22:50:50 · answer #1 · answered by ginger 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course we should! Here's the thing: the pagan holdiays each celebrate a different phase of the life cycle that corresponds to the time of year. Valentines is the awakening of life and life; Easter is life in full bloom; Halloween marks the hope of life after death; Christmas the Yule celebration of the hope of light and life returning to us in the midst of darkness and death.
It is very healthy psychologically to celebrate all these things. It teaches about life and the continuation and repetition of the cycles. It's about hope and joy and fun. What could possibly be wrong with that, just because old pagans did it?
2007-03-26 05:36:17 · answer #2 · answered by KC 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure that your question is worded correctly.
Many days we celebrate were celebrated by pagans but have changed over the years. Easter is a good example. It was a pagan celebration of fertility long before Christians became involved. Does this mean we should stop celebrating Easter? I think not. Whether pagan or Christian, Easter is a joyous time and should be celebrated.
2007-03-25 22:55:09 · answer #3 · answered by ssbn598 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Although, I agree Halloween is ancient from Samhain, and the Harvest gathering, Christmas was never derived from any pagan holiday. Christmas marks the day when the Lord Jesus Christ was born, when Christianity was born. Don't get me wrong, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, but Christmas has never been a pagan celebration.
2007-03-25 21:55:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
yuletide, Jól, Soltice are each and all of the iciness celebrations by utilising diverse traditions or pagan paths. multiple the Christmas traditions are Norse or Celt in beginning. The Mistletoe is the tale of Loki and Baldr. The wreath, the holly, the yuletide log, the wassailing, the ringing of the bells, leaving cookies out for santa (leaving out wheat for Odin in the time of the Wild Hunt), the Christmas ham and the Christmas tree. And for the affection of the Ancestors dont tell me how this all stuff stumbled on contained in the Bible. i truly had a guy tell me the Christmas tree became contained in the Bible. tutor me an evergreen contained in the freaking center east and we will communicate. Please recognize, that mutually as the Christians borrowed the date and multiple of the traditions, the meaning of "Christmas" is extremely Christian and belong in ordinary terms to them. The meaning of yuletide is obvioulsy all ours. edit:I ignored what we do! LOL we will do mothers nighttime with kindred, i'm haveing a yuletide party with some people from the UU Church that I take the infants too and then day after right this moment i will head to Memphis to my family contributors. My sister, her husband I are all Asatru so i'm beneficial we will do something and then on Christmas day we celebrate with our Christian family contributors contributors. i bypass loopy on yuletide. by way of fact i became a baby that is my in demand time of the three hundred and sixty 5 days. I lucked out on my faith feeling the comparable way. LOL that's our maximum mandatory holiday
2016-10-01 12:16:45 · answer #5 · answered by linnon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No we should not celebrate christmas,halloween,valentines etc just because they are started and derived from pagan celebrations
Chistmas is not the birthday of Jesus.It is false.Valentines is the loving day which is not in certain day. only.We should love each other everyday.
2007-03-25 22:10:49 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't matter what any of them started as, it only matters what they are to you now. If you are celebrating them as Pagen then I would say you missed the boat.
Christmas is for Christ's birth and I see nothing Pagen in it. But anything can be made into a Pagen ritual, heck your birthday could be Pagen, if a Pagen wanted it to be.
Sorry, I just don't buy it. Does that mean that if you stole cars when you were a kid, but as a adult your are a person of good reputation and have honor, that you shouldn't be allowed to be better than when you were a kid?
People change, things change. It depends on you. Not the holiday and not the times.
2007-03-25 22:30:01 · answer #7 · answered by r_favorite_stuff 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes it has, Mel :) *Yule* The tree, exchanging presents...all pagan customs.
And don't forget Easter, with the bunny & egg & *rebirth* themes.
Valentine's Day, however, is not nearly a pagan tradition. Neither is Thanksgiving, although pagans do have their own Thanksgiving. Though, they also have their own type of New Year's...
2007-03-25 22:11:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If we elimnaited all the holidays derived from pagan holidays, what would be left? What a sad and drab place this would be.
2007-03-25 23:44:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No because I think if a person likes to party that it should be the good enough reason to start one.
2007-03-25 21:55:51 · answer #10 · answered by B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋