I noticed some people think it is wrong to celebrate christmas if you are not religious. So does that mean a white guy couldn't celebrate kwanzaa? Or a mormon couldn't celebrate chanukah? Sure it would be against what they normally do, but who cares? It's a preference.
2007-11-07 13:05:41 · 53 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What I am getting at is that some think it is wrong to celebrate christmas. Mainly religious people. So despite it's name and origin, why does it matter if you are religious or not if you decide to celebrate christmas? I don't really care about witches and the dead, but I will tag along with the croud who celebrates halloween. Same thing.
2007-11-07 14:03:36 · update #1
qwerty, I said that I exchange and accept gifts, but other than that, I don't celebrate christmas. I don't go to church over it, and I don't pray or do anything else like that for christmas.
2007-11-07 14:05:40 · update #2
One doesn't; as I explained in your other question there is "Christ"mas and "X"mas. "Christ"mas is the exchanging and receiving of gifts in honour of Jesus' birth. "X"mas is the giving and receiving of gifts because it's nice to do.
I personally celebrate "X"mas of course and it feels much better knowing that the person I'm giving to feels good about getting something for "X"mas and not because it's in honour of some other man. I also feel the same way they do when I receive.
2007-11-08 08:11:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Of course you can celebrate Christmas, even if you are not religious. It is a holiday after all, and the season is now often being called "the holiday season" rather than just Christmas or New Years, etc.
To me, Christmas is not just about the birth of Christ, but also a time when caring about others is paramount. It is time for families and friends to get together and show their love for each other, and it is a time to give to others who are less fortunate, through charities, or volunteering. It is a time when we celebrate "The true spirit of Christmas" which is a kind and loving attitude toward others. I just wish that we all could continue that spirit throughout the year.
2007-11-07 13:25:52 · answer #2 · answered by Pat K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a religious holiday just like the others that you listed. I am a Christian and so I celebrate Christmas. Christmas has been taken over by commercialism so a lot of people celebrate Christmas but most of them don't celebrate for what religious people believe to be the right reasons.
2007-11-07 13:13:54 · answer #3 · answered by cfbjr4486 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus. It has nothing to do with Santa Claus or "Tradition" and it is not a religious holiday either. Christ welcomes anyone that believes in Him. Christmas is about Christ, not a generic holiday. The tradition of gift giving comes from the three wise men bringing gifts to Jesus at His birth. Most of us seem to forget that and think that Cristmas is only about gifts. We made Christmas a commercial holiday and failed to see the real reason for this holiday.
No one knows the real birthday. While 25th of December may not be the date Christ was born, it was the day Christians around the world chose to celebrate His birth. It is a symbolic approach. As long as we celebrate this day to rejoice for our Savior's birth, anyone is welcome to join in. If you are joining in because you think it's just a commercial holiday. you'll be celebrating the wrong cause.
2007-11-07 13:28:34 · answer #4 · answered by Nomad2525 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I have some friends that are not Christian and some that don't have a religion, but they still 'celebrate' Christmas as a tradition. Also you mention the white person not celebrating kwanzaa-I think it depends on what religion the 'white' person was not that he is white. But even so, it could just be a tradition some people celebrate whether or not they are of the religion that celebrates a certain holiday. Whatever people choose.
2007-11-07 13:17:54 · answer #5 · answered by timecapsule 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately, you don't have to be religious to celebrate Christmas--as witness the plethora of so-called Christmas carols about Santa Claus, Frosty the Snowman, and Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer which are played _ad nauseam_ on the Muzak in stores, this time of year.
I don't think there's anything wrong with a person of a religion other than Christianity celebrating Christmas, as long as the person respects the true meaning of the holiday.
Of course, some might argue that the true meaning of Christmas is the birth of Mithras...(g) I'm cool with that.
2007-11-07 13:15:52 · answer #6 · answered by Chantal G 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm not Christian but I celebrate Christmas. For me Christmas is about family and friends and giving. Christmas is the most fun holiday of the year. Food, drink, family, friends, parties, lots of time off work, Santa for the kids. Peace and love for all. That's what Christmas is all about.
I don't think you have to believe Christ is a Savior to have all that fun. A Christian would just be mean and selfish if they insisted on that. Very unChrist-like.
Merry Christmas! Joy to the world!
2007-11-07 13:15:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to. Christmas has been so commercialized that people barely remember the original meaning of it anyway. The pagans will be so disappointed. What?!? Oh by the way if you want to do a bit of extra research look up the origin of Christmas. It was a pagan holiday of Ancient Greece and Rome that was carried over into Christianity. Jesus wasn't even born around that time. This is a Christian writing this to you. I hope that this helps. Personally, I just like the lights and the idea of giving gifts.
2007-11-07 13:11:48 · answer #8 · answered by mlcros 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sadly, people have so blurred the meaning of Christmas, making it all about presents and Santa Claus, that it is practically a pagan Holiday to most people anyway. Most celebrate the Christmas holiday but only believers celebrate the birth of Christ- the true meaning behind it. *Christianity isn't a religion, it's a relationship.
2007-11-07 13:14:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am an athiest, and I celebrate Christmas because my husband's family does. (So does mine, since we were raised Catholic.) I don't consider it a religious holiday, rather one where the family can get together to celebrate their love for one another. We like to give presents to the people we love, to do nice things for them. I guess I don't really celebrate Christmas, more like togetherness. I will bow my head out of respect for the person who is giving the blessing, but I don't pray, I just reflect on the good things in my life, like my family.
2007-11-07 13:12:04 · answer #10 · answered by Denise P 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As a christian I don't think that you have to be religious to celebrate any holiday or a part of a different group or religion to celebrate any holiday. Christmas has been torn to shreds and the meaning has been lost. Although Jesus was born sometime in april, as most christians believe, they still celebrate christmas as Jesus' birthday. I think that if you don't believe in God and all that and you celebrate christmas, you're celebrating it for the gift giving and gathering of family. I've dated a few girls who weren't very religious and didn't pray before dinner or anything like that on christmas, they just celebrated for the gifts and gathering of their family.
2007-11-07 13:11:41 · answer #11 · answered by []D[][]\/[][]D 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋