Between Santa and gifts and all the decor, how will you keep the "Christ" in Christmas. Do you have family traditions? Tell me how you and/or your children will remember that Jesus comes first and Santa comes second.....
2007-11-12 05:37:52 · 16 answers · asked by ? 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
ensure, thank you! ha ha ha
2007-11-12 05:53:51 · update #1
Too bad people who have nothing constructive to say can't just bugger off. Anyway, I do several things to keep the season holy. I refuse to send Christmas cards that do not have religious themes or designs. I offer a series of Masses for my friends and family (I'm Catholic). I try to keep my gift giving to a minimum. I try to buy crafts from the Third World, shop in small local stores rather than big national corporations. I enclose a holy card with each of my Christmas Cards (Usually a picture of Mary holding Jesus).
I contribute to charity and give my time to causes that are trying to make the holidays a bit more bearable for the poor.
Over the years I have developed a dislike of Christmas because it has been misappropriated, secularized, and commercialized. I prefer Easter to Christmas. It is far more spiritual for me.
VB*
2007-11-12 06:04:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My family tradition is that we read the Christmas story from Luke every Christmas. We will go to church for Christmas service and might even participate in the pageant. Keeping Christ first is an attitude- a personal decision to not get swept up by the hustle and bustle and presents. It's keeping a 'giving' rather than 'getting' outlook. Jesus is the true reason for Christmas and He deserves to be recognized above all.
2007-11-12 05:47:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I come from a large family, and we all still get together for all major holidays. First at Christmas we quit the gifts. No in our on little house we still give to my wife and I, and the kids, but for the 'big family' we all get together Christmas eve, have the fire going, all the candy, cookies, hot chocolate, the tree, the lights, and then we all settle down and read from Luke. We explain to the 'little ones' what was going on, and why it happened this way. But the we also have a candle light service at our church on Christmas eve. Where with the lights dimmed, we have prayer, a simple song, hugs and fellowship. My kids like toys, but they also know the truth. Its not our 'birthday' so if we don't get just what we wanted, that's still OK.
2007-11-12 06:09:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say remember Saturn. It was his festival originally after all (Saturnalia), until stolen by the Christians. Hence the date - 25th December - which the Romans believed to be the date of the winter solstice.
In fact, aroun 90% of people in the UK will do nothing to remember the Christian interlude in the festival's hsitory and will procedd straight to its modern, secular incarnation that has evolved over the last 150 years. Almost every Christmas tradition celebrated today arose in this short period, from trees and cards to present giving and santa claus. And not one owes anything to religion.
2007-11-12 05:59:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont listen to the idiot saying about the goats blood and stuff a pagan rule is "an harm none, do what thou will" This is called the "Wiccan Rede" and is one of the only real laws within Wicca. To word it another way, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone, you are free to do whatever you like. Some people believe that this law only applies to use of magic but this is not the case. The Wiccan Rede is a law of life in general. You are free to do whatever you like in life, but not at the expense of other people. and my family celebrates christmas and i give gifts to them they are still christian so they go to church while i stay home and get everything ready for dinner :)
2007-11-12 05:45:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have organized a town gathering with all the churches, local stores, and other groups, We plan to have a live nativity each night, a community Christmas tree and caroling on the street corners. Everyone is looking forward to it.
Any money raised will go to mission work
2007-11-12 05:45:32 · answer #6 · answered by Boomrat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We always read the nativity story from the Bible. We talk about Jesus. And Christmas dessert is always a birthday cake for Jesus. We sing "The First Noel" instead of "Happy Birthday" before my daughter blows out the candles for Jesus.
2007-11-12 05:42:03 · answer #7 · answered by Sharon M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My gorgeous fiancee Megan (Mee-Gun, NOT May-Gun) and I have agreed that any children we have in the future will have the threat of burning in hell for inappropriate behavior hanging over their heads. I truly believe this is the best gift you can give to a loved one during the Holiday season.
2007-11-12 05:47:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An off the wall thought, but you can remind people that "Xmas" is actually an old christian term, they used the "X" to mean the Greek letter "chi" or the first letter in "Christ". The same goes for "Xian".
2007-11-12 05:44:47 · answer #9 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We make it a point in our Christian home to make sure Christ is EXcluded from Christmas, since he has nothing to do with it. It is a pagan holiday that was co-opted by the Catholic church and given Christian wrappings.
Christmas is one of many ways the Catholic church diverged from Christianity. In fact, Christmas is a nice picture of the Catholic church: Start with something pagan, sprinkle in some Christian words, doctrines and characters, and voila you have the Catholic church (or Christmas).
2007-11-12 05:48:20 · answer #10 · answered by Craig R 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋