They celebrate it - even atheists - who does this
2007-11-15 03:19:53 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Me.
I love Christmas. I also love Diwali and went to the Indian Festival in Little India on November 9th!
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2007-11-15 03:23:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Well most people were raised with Christmas plus last time I checked Christmas was simply a ploy the Catholic church used to convert Pagans who celebrated the beginning of the winter on the 21st of December. So why the heck do Christians celebrate it when Jesus was born in the Spring (not an actual fact for last statement just evidence supporting it, although Jesus was not born in December)
2007-11-15 03:27:47 · answer #2 · answered by Regalstrickland [KATSURA DA!] 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean by 'celebrate'?
I put up a tree, it looks nice and makes the house pretty in the gloomy winter days. Is this a Christian based practice?
I give and receives presents. Everyone likes getting things, and it is nice to show you care about your friends and family. Is this a Christian based practice?
I decorate my house with lights. This I could live without, but my wife likes it. Is this a Christian based practice?
I hang mistletoe. This is definitely a good thing in my book. Is this a Christian based practice?
I have a big meal with family. Is this a Christian based practice?
I do not:
Put out nativity scenes.
Go to church
Go sing religious songs
Those are Christian practices I have no desire to take part and it would be hypocritical of me to do them.
2007-11-15 03:33:26 · answer #3 · answered by Simon T 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Xmas has always been celebrated by my family regardless of our religious views. For me it was always about the family coming together, having a nice turkey dinner and when I was younger oodles of presents.
But the problem most Xians have is they don't realise that this was a pagan feast that the early Xian church co-opted in order for them to gain favour. Jeebus wasn't born on Dec 25th, if anything he was born sometime in early September. So why are you celebrating his birth 3 months later?
2007-11-15 03:29:43 · answer #4 · answered by JavaJoe 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
So? What are you gonna do about it?
Even then, don't you Christians always make a big deal about differentiating "secular Christmas" and "religious Christmas?" After all, you're the ones always saying "JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON!!!"
2007-11-15 03:32:34 · answer #5 · answered by danhyanh 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Obviously we celebrate the secular and traditional aspects of Christmas rather than it's apparent namesake's birthday (which wasn't even in December).
2007-11-15 04:02:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Right this is true - some people say they are not Pagan but when its Christmas?
They celebrate it - even christians- who does this?
google origins of christmas - it's pagan
2007-11-15 03:25:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
The Holiday predated Christianity
The Tree, Mistletoe are all from the Celtic celebration of Yule.
Why should we let Christians ruin a perfectly good holiday
2007-11-15 03:23:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
I do.
You don't have to be Christian to celebrate a secular holiday like Christmas. I don't remember Santa or Rudolph being present in the bible, so what's so religious about that?
2007-11-15 03:31:58 · answer #9 · answered by gopher646 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i'm pagan, my sister is christian, and my step-mother is JW; while other family members are agnostic or somewhere in-between, and we all have Christmas dinner and presents at step-moms house. It's a time for family to get together and visit, give gifts and have a good time. We all do our individual religious stuff elsewhere
2007-11-15 03:41:02 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋