Jesus riseing from the dead is the reason for the Christian faith...more so than his birth...
2007-04-06 04:35:16 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I agree.. it's wrong.
Easter is the True High Holiday Day of the Christian faith.
2007-04-06 05:01:42 · answer #1 · answered by Celtic Tejas 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The size of each holiday's celebration is not based on spiritual significance in today's society. I agree the resurrection is the center of Christianity, but that doesn't matter in an over saturated commercialized world. It's not really about Christ in either holiday in society today. It's about self anyway, and Christmas has more trimmings than Easter.
Both holidays have been warped through the centuries anyway from the original meaning. The have both adopted pagan rituals for both. I guess the pagan rituals for Christmas were just more attractive for man through history for it to develop into the tradition it has become.
2007-04-06 04:53:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easter is a bigger/more important holiday than Christmas in Christianity. However, the Christmas season is celebrated with Santa Claus, end of year celebrations (New Years, Thanksgiving, End of Year Bonuses), lights, music, and deep discounts at American retailers.
Essentially, business decided that Christmas is more important. This is probably so they can make their end of year sales targets.
2007-04-06 04:40:39 · answer #3 · answered by mukwonago53149 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Giving is associated with Christmas. Started with the three wise men giving to baby Jesus. Businesses got involved when it was realized that presents could be sold and a profit made. Things took off from there.
2007-04-06 04:43:43 · answer #4 · answered by Mario 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas has the better pagan traditions - tree, gifts, lights, stockings, Santa, etc. It's just more fun than a bunny and eggs, which makes NO sense at all.
Also, it's more fun to celebrate a birth, than a death. I know, I know it's a resurrection (*wink*) too, but still, it's a death-centric holiday. How on earth could you market stuff around that?
2007-04-06 04:40:39 · answer #5 · answered by Steven D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Christmas was a really popular holiday before Christianity existed.
2007-04-06 04:43:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christmas isn't celebrated more than Easter in my house, or in my church.
And yes - His death and resurrection IS the basis of Christianity - I agree.
2007-04-06 04:40:18 · answer #7 · answered by SpiritRoaming 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Its called Marketing.
Can sell more material items to people at Christmas then at Easter.
2007-04-06 04:40:59 · answer #8 · answered by PainKiller 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he was never "born", he would never have been "sacrificed" for our sins, and then rise from the dead. I think Easter is very important, but his birth was the first real miracle.
2007-04-06 05:10:13 · answer #9 · answered by phanti 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jay, I expect the answer is in our the commercial use of Christmas, maybe not so much a theological reason... Sort of like Maundy Thursday crowd compared to Easter Sunday crowd... Good question...
Also good answer to the "God experience of Time" question of mine. Thanks too for the insight of the miracle of the blind man... It is (thinking beyond the obvious) a mater of perspective... I love metaphor...
2007-04-06 07:10:10 · answer #10 · answered by Achim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋