Originally a spiritual holiday, Christmas has become more of a secular holiday with more emphasis on presents, trees, snowmen, Santa, etc. This is more inclusive, since people of other faiths can celebrate it, but it is less spiritual. Do you think Christmas should be more spiritual or more secular?
2007-11-28 00:27:56 · 16 answers · asked by Ron L 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Christmas should be what you want it to be, and what you make it. Personally, I do think that Christmas has gotten to be way too commerical, but that's not going to change. To combat that I try to celebrate modestly, not fall into the commericalism, and keep reminding myself of why I celebrate, not why anyone else celebrates, or how they do it. If you want it to be spiritual, celebrate it that way. If you're not a believer, and want it to be about Santa or whatever, celebrate it that way. I am not anyone else's judge - I can only celebrate how I feel I should.
2007-11-28 00:33:11 · answer #1 · answered by They call me ... Trixie. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course, the obvious answer from Christians like myself would say Christmas should be a spiritual holiday... And a day to remember our Lord's birth which is the original reason for celebrating Christmas in the first place, unfortunately, because it's been passed down for centuries, more and more people became less aware of Christmas true purpose...
It is okay for non-believers to celebrate and have fun on Christmas though... But it is not encouraged among Christians...
Sometimes I felt sad when I see people enjoy Christmas for the sake of getting presents... Well, no point of typing it here any longer, I know it will bore you... ^_^
2007-11-28 00:37:34 · answer #2 · answered by FloralLover 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Christmas has become to commerial. It is not about the gifts we get or buy each other it's about Christ birthday who was a very humble person. I believe it needs to go back to a religious holiday and stop all this spend, spend, spend, causing people to go into financial ruin each year over something their kids have no idea because the True Christmas Story isn't encouraged or told very much anymore you see more movies about the secular christmas which is messing with the kids heads.
2007-11-28 00:37:36 · answer #3 · answered by Deborah J 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is a spiritual holiday.Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ-the reason for this season!As a christian,this is the true meaning of Christmas! It is so commercialised.Christmas become merely a retail festival.The shops getting earlier & earlier with bringing out Christmas stock.There seems to be so much to do at Christmas-food,drink,decorate the tree,wrap gifts & prepare dinner.Spend,spend,spend!
2007-11-28 00:54:21 · answer #4 · answered by Soapy_Raindrop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and No. If it was a celebration of Jesus's birthday, it should be held in the spring. Jesus was born in the spring and he was crusified in the late summer. So by history, Christmas should be held about Easter time & Easter held in August. But centuries ago, the Church decided to beat the heathens religion by taking their holidays & making them christian. So they took the Winter Solstice (or whatever else was being celebrated in mid-winter depending on the local culture) and declared it the Christian holiday of Christmas. Almost all cultures have a mid-winter holiday of some sort. As America is the land of the free, we are free to celebrate Christmas however we chose. Or not.
2016-05-26 05:06:59 · answer #5 · answered by bobby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are a couple sources of different encyclopedias on the origin of christmas:You can make your own conclusion.
M'Clintock and Strong's Cyclopedia:the observance of Christmas is not of devine appointment, nor is it of -New Testament origin.
The Encyclopedia Americana:
the reason for establishing Dec.25 as christmas is some what obscure,but was usually the day chosen to correspond to pagan festivals that took place around the the time of the winter solstice when the days begin to lenghten.[a festival dedicated to Saturn ,the God of agriculture and to the rebirth of the sun.]
2007-11-28 12:31:31 · answer #6 · answered by oatesmokid 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More of a spiritual holiday....Plus I think some of the radio stations need to remember thanksgiving and not start playing xmas music in late October and like all the song are not spiritual in any way. Kinda old listening to reindeer songs after a while
2007-11-28 00:35:28 · answer #7 · answered by ▒Яenée▒ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my opinion it started out as a spiritual holiday now its a commercial holiday.you see xmas commercials on tv now even before hlloween.we even have a day called black friday(the day after thanks giving and the begiining of xmas shopping season).i'm using the word xmas on purpose
2007-11-28 00:33:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So, do you suggest the spirit of giving and doing should disappear?
2007-11-28 00:42:32 · answer #9 · answered by GoodQuestion 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It should be both. We all need Christmas so why fight?
2007-11-28 00:33:11 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋