My entire family is Christian; I am the only atheist, so it's kind of hard for me NOT to celebrate Christmas. I don't celebrate it as the birth of Christ or even its Pagan origins; I just celebrate it as a time to come together with all my mainland family. What about you?
2007-09-05 15:30:50 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thank you for the answers and comments so far, now for some of my own.
This is for "TONY".
"Of course they do, they're hypocrites.
They have religious funerals for their loved ones "because it comforts them" during their time of grief.
And they celebrate religious holidays because "everyone else does.""
I'm atheist, my mother is Christian, if she were to die I would give her a Christian funeral because that's what she would have wanted, and that makes me a hypocrite? And you apparently don't know the true origins of Christmas, why don't you look it up? Your "god" won’t hate you for it.
2007-09-05 15:52:46 · update #1
Sure I do. Since I do not believe in gods does not mean I can't have fun on holidays. The only difference is the reason. Obviously I'm not celebrating the birth of Jesus. Christmas was originally a pagan holiday celebrating the winter solstice. I see no harm in it whatsoever. After all, who am I offending if I don't believe in gods? I'm with you, the holiday is for being with family and there's certainly nothing wrong with that. We do not have a religion telling us what we can and cannot do...so enjoy!
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2007-09-05 15:37:00 · answer #1 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I celebrate christmas. Its become more of a social tradition than a christian (or pagan) "holy day". Most of my family is christian, also, and I agree with you -- its nice to enjoy a time when the whole family is able to get together. Christmas eve with my parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins is something I look forward to all year. That's when we celebrate and exchange gifts.
I really don't do anything on christmas day at all. I usually work if there's work to do, because everyone else wants to take the time off.
2007-09-05 15:40:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband celebrates Yule AND Christmas. He's about as atheist as you can get. Its the spirit of the holiday! The food and the family and the lights and the eggnog and that really awesome french vanilla whipped cream that you can only get around the holidays.
It's about so much more then Jesus or even the sun for Solstice. It's about family....and family is what you sounds like you have. :)
2007-09-05 15:35:23 · answer #3 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am nor atheist or christian, but I can attest to dreading the american christmas. Sure, I enjoy the family get togethers and all that, but what bothers me is the endless consumption of products and goods during this time. Sure, its a time of giving, but quality should be more important than quantity.
another note, 12/25 is not jesus's birthday.....noone knows for sure what day he was born
2007-09-05 15:41:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same. Less then half of my family is Christian. I celebrate it .. b/c its more of a tradition. I do volunteer work and spend time with friends and family. I never cared for the gifts .. Its fun for all of the children in the family though
2007-09-05 15:42:03 · answer #5 · answered by nola_cajun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband LOVES christmas. We celebrate it with our families and it's pretty typical-food, presents, etc...
It is the one time a year I go to mass with my family-it makes mom happy and they finally sing something fun.
When we have children we will continue to celebrate, but I'm sure we will adapt it in some ways as to not confuse them (as in, we are not celebrating the christian version of this date...maybe we'll pick one of the many other deities that had virgin births on this date).
:)
2007-09-05 15:40:50 · answer #6 · answered by alia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do! and that i wasn't even raised in a non secular living house. Christmas is exciting. it extremely is with reference to the spirit of giving what you may desire to those around you. approximately sharing and loving. those recommendations are scarcely Christian recommendations. I see no reason I could desire to be disadvantaged of turkey or ham dinners, a Christmas tree, Christmas carols, and candy canes basically through fact i've got not got faith in Jesus. =)
2016-10-18 02:21:28 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an Atheist, but I'm not Christian or any form of Catholicism.
We celebrate the gift giving portion of Christmas, and I hate December. Actually, October when they start playing that annoying X-mas music over the loud speakers in stores and putting up their X-mas decorations. Every year it gets earlier and earlier. Makes me want to put a gun barrel in my mouth.
2007-09-05 15:35:45 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Exceedingly grudgingly, yes. I never liked Christmas even when I was a theist because I always found it too commercial and overly sentimental, but all of my family members are theists too so of course they want me to join them... and anyway it is nice to see the ones that I only get to see at Christmas.
2007-09-05 15:39:03 · answer #9 · answered by Rat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's more convenient to take the time off from work when it's given and travel 800 miles to visit my family at Christmas, when they're all gathered together, than to show up on (for example) Arbor Day, when everyone else would accuse me of trying to make a point.
However, if anyone wants to get together to mark the specialness of trees, I'm open to including it on my calendar of work holidays.
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2007-09-05 15:40:03 · answer #10 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋