A while back I asked a question on whether people should celebrate Christmas if they do not believe in Jesus and I got a bunch of anwsers about the christians taking it from the pagans...but I didn't ask about the date I don't care about that I am talking about the actual holiday CHRISTMAS...so same question just with that more information. Don't care about santa or the easter bunny I don't celebrate Santamas and I am talking about christmas...so no sarcastic anwsers just serious or I will do the same back to you. This is not a hateful question just want to know.
2007-07-31 10:02:23 · 14 answers · asked by MissTT 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Im christian and I celebrate Christmas cause is the day our savior JESUS CHRIST was born
( and Christmas is celebrated cause is the day tht JESUS CHRIST was born)
2007-07-31 13:47:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you don't wanna know (or care) that Christmas is actually Pagan, I won't say it :-)
As for CHRISTMAS, no, I don't think many people that do not believe in Jesus celebrate CHRISTMAS (I, for one, believe that Jesus was an actual person, even though I'm not Christian, he's not my savior - moot point, I guess). But LOTS of people celebrate other holidays (Yule, for instance) that falls on the same day and is celebrated the same!
So, to answer your question, - If you don't believe in Jesus as a god, you probably shouldn't be celebrating "his birth" or Christmas. But Yule, the winter solstice, etc. are perfectly good holidays to have! Personally, I'd choose Yule over Christmas any day!
2007-07-31 10:53:12 · answer #2 · answered by Heathen Mage 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can celebrate Christmas regardless. You would just be celebrating it for a different reason than Christians. It's kind of like how some (non HIspanic) people in the US celebrate Cinco de Mayo just for fun and sometimes don't even know what happened on May 5 that is being celebrated.
2007-07-31 10:19:36 · answer #3 · answered by kimicub1991 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Christmas" is what you make it... many celebrate it without honoring Christ at all...it has turned more into a secular type holiday if anything. I am a Christian and before I became a Christian I had no problem with the whole Holiday...in fact I struggle with celebrating now ...because to me it is not a Christian Holiday at all, I can find no biblical basis for it at all, But since I live in a culture that has many types of beliefs in this matter I do it my way and that is to give gifts to all my friends and family..mostly homemade gifts from the heart. So my answer to you is celebrate what you want to..it is your life.
2007-07-31 10:16:51 · answer #4 · answered by candi_k7 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm an atheist and I celebrate it. Most of Christmas has nothing to do with religion. There are secular ideals in it that I think are good to remember and celebrate at this time of year.
1) Peace on Earth and goodwill toward men. - Secular
2) Life continuing through winter, as symbolized in trees and mistletoe - Pagan and secular
3) Giving to others, especially the poor - secular
4) Remembering and visiting relatives - secular
5) Celebrating the survival through the coldest time of year with a feast - Secular
6) Decorations - Most pagan symbolism but typical of holidays, and just plain fun
7) Singing Carols - Religious and pagan origins, but also fun
8) Jesus being born, and the whole Advent season - The only part that is really Christian, and they got the time of year wrong for the birthday.
So, for the most part, the holiday is a secular one.
2007-07-31 10:05:56 · answer #5 · answered by nondescript 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
no reason for non christians to NOT celebrate christmas. it's supposed to be a season of giving and i know for a fact not everyone in the mall is "christian". eat drink and be merry. egg nog and brandy is a good starter.
as explained in Luke 1 for scholars who know better. jesus was CONCEIVED On or around December 25th. He was born in september. Luke 1 documents that his cousin was a priest and at temple during a certain time doing priestly duties. this time was june 19thish...he journeyed home which took a few days so it became june 24thish....6 months later..his wife is prego and their son John "LEPT" in the womb knowing messiah was present when mary entered the room. that's december 24th/25th.
NOTHING to do with pagans or pagan celebrations that yes do go way back on the calendar before christ.
2007-07-31 10:12:14 · answer #6 · answered by pissdownsatansback 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Very few celebrate christmas thinking about the birth of Jesus Christ. Some celebrate family and friends gathering together and some it is all about the presents, lights, and food. Either way to each their own. I myself have been a Christian for about 8 yrs now and I still celebrate christmas with family and trade presents. I do reflect back on the time of Jesus Birth and His death it helps me to remember what he has done for me.
2007-07-31 10:15:46 · answer #7 · answered by austin 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
We celebrate Christmas although we know the basic idea came from a pagan festivity. But, we're not sun worshipers, we've never been, God know that very well, so what we celebrate is just plain Christmas. We cannot care less about what anyone else says about it.
2007-07-31 10:09:56 · answer #8 · answered by Millie 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
The original December 25 holiday was from Germany. They would nail Gold to Evergreen trees. The Catholic Church wanted to be rid of the pagan god and holy day, while making Pagans feel better. So, Christmas was officially moved to December 25.
2007-07-31 10:10:01 · answer #9 · answered by Bman 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
We open them Christmas Eve, then the stockings in the morning. That way the infants have all day to play with their stuff. yet we initially began beginning them on Christmas Eve for the reason it particularly is while our entire kin ought to social gathering.
2016-11-10 20:24:42 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋