2007-03-28 00:07:52 · 10 answers · asked by ysabelle 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The feasts on saints is not true to true religion as well as the said saint.
Saints were declared by the Vatican/Pope.
The date of feasts on saints are also declared by the people concern doing parade to the graven image of their idols and considered God for them.
It is against the bible
It was not written on the bible about it.
jtm
2007-03-28 00:20:38 · answer #1 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Many of these feast days are the day the person in question was martyred. One exception is the feast of St. John the Baptist. His feast day is his birthday, June 24th.
A bit off the subject - until roughly two hundred years ago the second most important day on the Christian calendar, after Easter, was the feast of John the Baptist. This tradition carries on in the present Christian custom of getting married in June. Christmas did not become a major Christian holiday until the 1800's.
2007-03-28 10:46:33 · answer #2 · answered by Adoptive Father 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The actual day for a particular saint was, I believe, originally (and may still be) carefully chosen to overlay a previously pagan festival or local pagan holy day. This was to encourage the local pagan communities to accept Christianity. The days were fairly evenly spaced over the year, so that the church could reinforce its message as frequently as possible. This was done to stop people thinking of their old religion so often.
2007-03-28 07:16:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because humans love holidays and feasts.
2007-03-28 07:13:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The saints come from stories, I'll bet if you researched who stated these were saints you'll find the holiday for each saint was the birthday of each person that stated each were saints. but like your bible its a story too.
2007-03-28 07:15:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Truth -
To honor them; their life; their struggles and their victories. We also honor them for the differences they made in the world.
Modern Day Truth -
To get a free day off of work (or school) and still get paid.
2007-03-28 07:09:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For Hallmark and beer companies
2007-03-28 07:14:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this would mostly be a Catholic practice
on the up side.. to remember them as examples...
on the down side... some people use them as God substitutes or gospel substitutes..
2007-03-28 07:16:22 · answer #8 · answered by whirlingmerc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So we can have more excuses to get away from work and drink ourselves in to a stupor.
2007-03-28 07:10:51 · answer #9 · answered by gone 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you sound jealous........you have a birthday, same thing no?
2007-03-28 07:11:26 · answer #10 · answered by Rico E Suave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋