Why dont christans tell their kids that christmas is the day Jesus was born, instead of lieing about Santa.?

Answer 1

Christmas wasnt the day Jesus born. Christmas actually comes from a pagan holiday at the end of the year. If anything, Jesus was probably born in the spring. The "Santa" figure comes from a religous person also known as St. Nicholas. He gave away presents at the end of the year. Using Santa just makes Christmas a more fun and exciting period of the year. We live in a very commercial world, where national holidays are portrayed as advantages for companies - Imagine Easter without the chocolate eggs?

Answer 2

That's a very blanket statement disguised as a question.

First- Jesus was not born on Christmas. It's just the day we celebrate his birth.

Second- I'm assuming you don't know all the Christians in the world and what they tell their children about Christmas and/or Santa. Because if you did know all the Christians in the world then you would know me. And if you knew me then you would know that Santa has no part in our holiday celebrations. Thru all my 26 years on this earth we have never had a 'Santa' holiday nor do I have any 'Santa' decorations in my house because that is not what this holiday is about.

Answer 3

Most Christians do, in fact the Santa Craze is most popular here in the US in Greece for instance we do not exchange gifts on Christmas it is done on New Years Day
in some Latin countires the tradition is that the 3 Wizemen Bring the gifts (as they did to Jesus)
also the tradition about Santa has gotten out of hand but originally it was about giving during the Lord's B-day since He was our gift
So let's not criticize ALL Christians... just like not ALL Muslims are terrorists

And let's be TRUTHFUL almost every religion in the world has made up or better yet emphasized less holidays traditionally to compete with Christmas... Even Religions that are older than Chrstianity did not promote their gift giving holidays until they had to compete with Christmas and Santa (Hanukkah / Kwanzaa/ Diwali / )... BUT to all the come lately's Christians are the TRUE gift givers

WE ARE ALL GUILTY OF COMMERCIALIZING OUR **GOOD** HOLIDAYS DEFEATING THEIR ORIGINAL PURPOSE....

by the way, your generalization is a bit insulting not that it exuses some of the other remarks, but it is like you are attacking our beliefs so next time be concious how you phrase things

Answer 4

If you look closely at the Biblical evidence, you will likely reach the conclusion that Jesus was born in the spring, not the winter. The reason December 25 is celebrated as the birth of Jesus is that the festival of Mithra was held on December 25 in Rome, and the Christians wanted to reduce the influence of the followers of that particular cult.

My question then has to do with why Christians don't tell their kids that Christmas is an invention.

Answer 5

It depends on the family, of course, but I knew from about the age of five that my parents were Santa. At that time (in 1957), a Salvation Army commercial appeared on TV asking children to give gently used toys to the poor, so they too could have a present from Santa. Of course, the logical conclusion one would reach upon hearing this ad was that a child's parents acted as Santa just as they supplied the dimes that the "tooth fairy" brought. This revelation certainly didn't shake my theological belief system.

At about that time, my older cousins gleefully told me that their presents from Santa were stored on the top shelf of the hall closet. At age seven, I also recall envying a Jewish playmate since she received presents for eight days during Hanukkah. At age eight, I remember getting into trouble when I was caught looking in mother's check book to see what I would receive (she added a description after each purchase). By early elementary school, most children know the difference between fantasy and reality, although my oldest niece once said, "Of course, Santa exists. Mom and Dad couldn't possible afford all this!"

Answer 6

Christmas is a holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus, it is not the day he was born. It's the winter solstice, and there were many cultures that celebrated it as the birth of the sun god, before they converted to Christianity. The church just displaced the old holiday with a new one.

Actually, the only thing in the "Christmas story" that gives an indication of the time of year is the reference to shepherds feeding their flocks at night. They only did that during the summer because it was too hot during the day to take them out to graze.

Answer 7

I dont think Santa is a "lie". Its fun for small children and I dont see any harm in that. Didnt you believe in Santa when you were little?

And Christians do tell the children about the holiday and what it represents.

Calm down and enjoy the holiday season; Jesus loves you!

Answer 8

The idea of Santa is born from a christian Saint, St nicholas who around the time of xmas each year would deliver presents to poor children who wouldnt be receiving anything.
Children arent lied to about Santa, christians are aware that we celebrate xmas because of the birth of christ and christians are taught from a young age the story of St. Nick.

Answer 9

We have grown up in a culture that is very commercial. When kids are young, everywhere they go, whether it is school, day care, etc. they get taught to associate Christmas with Santa but a lot of Christians that I know teaches their children that its Jesus' birthday.

Answer 10

not all Christians tell their kids that there isn't a santa. Don't categorize people. Most of the people I know tell their children about the birth of Jesus and let their children know from day one that there is no santa, and explain where the gifts come from. That way they know who to ask for what and when they get old enough to know the difference, they know that mom and dad haven't lied to them and are more apt to believe us in other areas of life.