2007-11-01 12:00:01 · 33 answers · asked by ♥FABULOUS♥ 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
My fiance and I don't believe in God but we celebrate because it's fun and we like to spend the time with our families who do believe in God.
Also, don't forget that the Christians weren't the first to make that day a holiday. Many others, like the Pagans, celebrated Yule and other holidays on that date thousands of years before Christians.
2007-11-01 12:05:11 · answer #1 · answered by mathaowny 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure I know of a few who do.
And it really isn't that absurd, either. Atheists and other non-Christians could just think of themselves as celebrating the birth of Jesus, without adding God into the mix. God or no God, as far as I know most people do agree that there probably was a Jesus or at least a Jesus-like person who lived in the Middle East approximately two-thousand years.
If any fundies have a problem with other people celebrating Christmas, then they can just return the favor by not putting up a Christmas tree (pagan in origin) or exchanging presents (also pagan in origin). Also, don't sing about yule, because that's also pagan.
2007-11-01 12:20:05 · answer #2 · answered by I'm Still Here 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since it is a Secular holiday, most do. FYI it was originally a pagan holiday. The Christmas tree, and the Yule log are pagan. As is the tradition of giving gifts.
This is going to be a drinking question. Must have been asked 10 times in the last 3 days.
2007-11-01 12:04:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm an atheist, but I get roped into Xmas because everyplace and everybody is in the spirit of red, green, and presents, and I'm not one to decline treats or presents! For me it has no meaning of a Jesus character; it's just a time for getting together and sharing, more than any other time of year. I like bunnies so Easter is more my favorite holiday. I don't know what it means though- to me it's bunnies and chocolate eggs.
Yes, it boils down to commercialism.
2007-11-01 12:08:09 · answer #4 · answered by Flatpaw 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Pretty much everyone does. Its a secular holiday as well as a PAGAN religious one. It was just coopted and twisted by the Christians to mean something it doesn't.
Here's a shocker... your Christ? He wasn't born in December. He was born in the spring or summer. That means you aren't celebrating your Christs birth, you are trying to twist an already existing holiday to mean something it doesn't.
Santa Clause, presents, the tree, lights, pine boughs, mistletoe, holly... all of it is PAGAN in nature.
2007-11-01 12:07:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably. Christmas by and large has lost most of its Christian context. Most of the traditional trappings of Christmas, the wreath, stockings, the tree, have a basis in pagan traditions, so all one has to do is divest Christ from Christmas and you have the same holiday.
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2007-11-01 12:03:20 · answer #6 · answered by athanasius was right 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, myself and most of the other atheists I know.
I laos know people who celebrate Valentine's Day and aren't Roman pagans, non-druids who celebrate Halloween, non-Irish people who celebrate St. Patricks, and so on.
2007-11-01 12:03:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A great many, since "Christmas" is the name that we have given to the mid-winter festival long celebrated by many societies.
2007-11-01 12:03:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am an atheist and I celebrate Christmas.
But we don't celebrate it as the birth of Jesus.
We celebrate it as a time of family and happiness.
2007-11-01 12:12:08 · answer #9 · answered by Baby C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you know any Christians who remember Jesus on Christmas Day and don't have a Christmas tree (pagan) and who don't exchange gifts?
2007-11-01 12:04:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋