Recently I decided not to teach my children about Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny because of my Christian beliefs. I feel they are only a distraction from what the holiday is actually about. I will still have a tree and stuff at Christmas and still want to have baskets and eggs at Easter. Can you please help me find a way to bring the true meaning of the holidays into all of this. Thanks.
2007-09-06 04:14:56 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You don't need a new tradition, you need to look into the past.
Look up Saint Nicholas. In the old world the Nativity of Christ was a great feast and the joy of the feast was in Christs birth. The kids got presents on the feast of Saint Nicholas. There is much literature out there on this. To this day in less western influenced parts of the world these ancient traditions are maintained.
Regarding the easter bunny, good to throw it away. Again look up this feast of feasts as it was practiced in early Christianity. The joy of this day is in the knowing that salvation is possible in the risen Christ.
2007-09-06 04:30:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My thought is that you could probably do both. The old traditions accept that we are part of THIS world which includes not only material goods, close ties with those you love, etc. Your religion calls you to something more, lasting. How about teaching your children to share some of that love and those goods with others not like them or more in need? Cheers!
2007-09-06 11:40:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Make a tradition of when You Created Your Relationship with Our Creator !
Go beyond christianity and religion. DO this:
Create Your Relationship with Our Creator
and have UnConditional Love and Peace in Your Life.
2007-09-06 11:27:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Saint Nicholas was real. He is the patron saint of kids. You could at least remind your kids of that, and remind them what they see on TV about Santa Claus is made up stuff. And they are going to want presents, so on Jesus' birthday, you have a little party and everyone gets a little present, but you should make the kids give a present to someone alone or poor or orphaned too. You can plan it together, and make a kind of big deal about it. Like Saint Nicholas did sort of, cater to the poor.
The eggs can represent spring and rebirth because basically that is what todays Easter delevoped from. Good luck
2007-09-06 11:23:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
You might be going a little overboard.
You can still teach them about Santa and the Easter bunny;but when it comes to spirituality make sure you make it clear that God is very real and the other two are not.
2007-09-06 11:20:39 · answer #5 · answered by Maurice H 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Do not get to hasty about ruling out Santa and the Easter bunny. They represent giving without looking for anything in return and unconditional love of children, Just like God, who GAVE his only son to be sacrificed out of LOVE of his CHILDREN. You can incorporate Santa and peter cottontail into the holidays and letting the children enjoy them just like other children do, while at the same time teaching your children what they represent and why. Good luck and God bless.
2007-09-06 11:22:04 · answer #6 · answered by Pete 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
There is no new tradition because when you say tradition it means old belief of something which was maybe true or false.
Those are the holidays of the catholics which are not true. It is not biblical. No basis of believing it.
jtm
2007-09-06 11:25:49 · answer #7 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Can you change the kids, without changing the adult that teaches them?
In my present opinion; eliminate the'Easter bunny' stuff, including the eggs and basket. Replace with Passover stuff.
2007-09-06 11:23:41 · answer #8 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, it's not a "tradition" until it becomes traditionally observed or done. So, I'm hard pressed to think of a "new tradition".
What exactly do you believe the "true meaning" to be? Once something is clearly defined, it's much easier to work with.
2007-09-06 11:19:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
All the holidays are about life ,and appreciating our Families .
You don`t need a tradition to celebrate love .
Get together and make dinners and gifts your tradition on celebrating each other .
That was easy!!!
2007-09-06 11:24:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋