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Question

atheist why u celebreate christmas?cause christmas is the day tht JESUS CHRIST was born thts the reason of christmas

sry for bad spelling(if i spelled something bad)

im jst curious dnt go saying im mean

i like prsents 2
LOL

Answer 1

We like presents.

Answer 2

A lot of non-Christians celebrate Christmas, just as a secular holiday. In fact lots of Christians celebrate it as a secular holiday, giving little thought to the idea that it's Jesus' birthday.

But I could ask you the same thing. It's very doubtful that Jesus was born at Christmas time. For one thing, the Romans wouldn't have Joseph and Mary making the trip to Bethlehem to pay their taxes in the dead of Winter. Also shepherds woudn't be tending their flocks by night. It's more likely Jesus was born sometime in September. But the Romans (and every Pagan religion) had a holiday around the time of the Winter Solstice). So that was borrowed by early Christians.

So, knowing that, why do YOU celebrate Christmas? Same reason as atheists. Because we were brought up with it and it's fun! It's a time to get together with friends, to write relatives a letter to go with the card, etc. etc.

Answer 3

I grew up with Christmas, and still exchange Christmas gifts with family and friends. It's basically for the positive message of the holiday season in general- its better to give than to receive. I like to give other people gifts and the fact that that particular day holds a religious meaning for some of my family doesn't stop me from joining in the festivities.

And do you really think Jesus was born on December 25th? Or perhaps they picked that day to replace the winter solstice celebration to help pagans adjust to the christian faith.

Answer 4

The first epoch of civilization was an age of civic worship - worship of the deified state.
The Roman holiday of Saturnalia began on December 17 and lasted for several days. This was a festival honoring the god Saturn who had civilized the Italian people.
The worshipers of Mithras, a Persian savior god popular with soldiers, celebrated this god's birthday on December 25. Gift-giving was a part of its tradition.

The second epoch of civilization was an age of world religions. Christianity is one of three principal religions of this sort.
Christians know the Christmas holiday as a time to celebrate the birthday of Jesus with readings from the Gospel of Matthew, exhibits of the nativity scene, and so on. The Virgin Mary would be a large part of this celebration.
In 440 A.D., the Christian church decided to celebrate the feast of the Nativity at the time of the Saturnalia holiday.

The third epoch of civilization was an age dominated by commerce and education.
With respect to commerce, many know Christmas as the year's principal shopping season. Some merchants estimate that sales at Christmas generate between half and three fourths of their annual profits. Commercial advertising tries to make people feel guilty when they are not spending enough money for holiday gift-giving.
With respect to education, Christmas is a time when students go on vacation. However, Charles Dickens has given this holiday a new twist. His novel, A Christmas Carol, tells how a tightfisted employer, Ebeneezer Scrooge, refused to give his employee, Bob Crachitt, time off from work to celebrate Christmas with his family.
Today's commercial culture prefers to think of a Scrooge as someone who is too cheap to buy Christmas gifts.

The fourth epoch of civilization is an age of entertainment. This civilization, too, has embraced the Christmas holiday.
Traditional Christmas carols have given way to such classics of pop culture as "Jingle Bells" and Bing Crosby's "White Christmas", which was the all-time best-selling record for five decades.
For a week or so before Christmas, the radio is filled with holiday music, old and new. Family-type Christmas shows featuring well-known entertainers are prevalent on television. "The Bob Hope Christmas Special" would be an example.
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It may be too soon to tell how Christmas is celebrated in the computer age.

Answer 5

I don't celebrate any of the religious stuff. I acknowledge that Christmas is a commercialized version of a holiday taken by the Christians from the pagans... and I don't feel as though it has any authentic religious meaning anymore in our society. It certainly doesn't the way that I and my family celebrate it. It's just a winter celebration, with gifts and lots of food and a chance to see far-flung relatives.

Answer 6

Um, J.C. wasn't born on December 25th, that's the celebration of the Winter Solstice mate, and it was used by the early Christians to help the pagans adjust to their new forced upon religion. As for the reason why I still celebrate it, it is because of the idea behind it (the whole peace on Earth, peace between men, women, children, animals, and all that.)

Answer 7

Santa clause is a subsitude for Jesus??? In a holiday that has nothing to do with Christianity. It is a pagan sun worship and the early christians never celebrated his birth.
It is thought up by merchants to sell stuff.
But that statement blew my mind.
Jesus is very real, Santa Clause is like the Easter bunny or the tooth fairy. Hardly a substitude for Jesus.

Answer 8

We celebrate the Winter Season ,Not Christmas .We enjoy our family and exchanging gifts just as you do .We all love one another and we have a great dinner .We are off from work just as you are .
The best part is we do this for each other not out of a fictitious deities so-called Birthday ,but for the love of family .!!!!!!!!.

Answer 9

Christmas is partially a religious holiday and partially a secular holiday. I celebrate the office parties and the snacks and the pretty lights on people's houses.

It's all good fun

Answer 10

Actually, Christmas is the pagan holiday celebrating the winter solstice. The early Christians "adopted" it because the pagans they wanted to convert liked it so much. I celebrate Christamas because I'm all for a holiday celebrating peace on earth and good will toward men (and women). Plus, I like presents.

Answer 11

Holidays can have different meanings for different people. You celebrate from a religious standpoint while others have a secular celebration. What could be the harm in that?