Why do people get so hung up on what they are getting/giving for Christmas? People ought to cherish the friends and family around them instead of making presents the central point of the Christmas season.
2007-12-09 15:42:47 · 7 answers · asked by mason r 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Well I am christain and this question is real easy. well fist off You know that Jesus was born then and we celabrate his birth then. well he came here to die for our sins that was His gift to us. So sometimes we give something like jesus did and make people happy and buy them things because we want to be nice.
I am pretty sure that as this is going on jesus is smiling and frowning he is happy that we give but it should be from the heart and that is why we are doing it not because we have to.
I myself am 14 and not getting gift from my parents this year or not expecting anything because times are tough right now but- I am happy christmas is coming anyway and still as excited I would be if I got something.
Even though I knew I was not getting anything I bought my family a gift from what little money I have. I had 4 dollars and bought them something because they gave to me soo much I wanted to give back. And most of the time I write poems for people as gifts.
I know it it seems like it is not a christain holiday to you but i believe if you give some one something on christmas it is not all about the gift most of the time the are happy with the gift like it or not just because their friend thought about and knew their fave things.
Christmas has become the season of giving just for the fact you are with family and celebrating family and friendship. the spirit of giving as in someone needs your help to buy some food for their starving family and you help them out and be kind. Just beacuse you give things or recieve something does not mkae it less christian holiday than it was before because Jesus gave something to You didn't he and you recieved it think about it that way.
Hope I was of help merry christmas and happy New Year.
2007-12-09 17:02:08 · answer #1 · answered by Courtbrat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christmas started with the sun worshipers during
the time of Nimrod, the man who supervised the building of the tower of
Babel. And that's another reason why I don't celebrate Christmas.
Thousands of years before Jesus was born, the heathen in every country
observed December 25 as the birthday of a god who was called the sun god.
Semiramis, the widow of Nimrod (Nimrod's name is from the verb "let us
revolt." He is said to be a mighty hunter (gibbor tsayidh) in the sight
of the Lord, but the language has a dark meaning. He becomes a tyrant
or despot leading an organized rebellion against the rule of Yahweh. He
hunts not animals, but rather the souls of men. Nimrod's Kingdom of
Babel Babel is composed of two words, "baa" meaning "gate" and "el,"
"god." Hence, "the gate of god built the Tower of Babel which the LORD
destroyed Genesis 11:1-9), was his mother. She claimed to be the queen
of heaven. And she had a son who was supposed to have been born on
December 25; his name was Tammuz. According to all the heathen religions
of that time, Tammuz had a miraculous birth; and for centuries his
birthday was celebrated with feasts, revelry, and drunken orgies. The
heathen celebrated Tammuz's birthday according to the very example he set
for them. He was the world's greatest lover of women, strong drink,
dirty jokes, and other sensual fun. It is said that he loved everybody and
everybody loved him. And it was December 25 that all the pagan
religions celebrated the birthday of Tammuz, the sun god. This is all clearly
brought out in Alexander Hislop's great book, The Two Babylons. Any
reputable encyclopedia will also verify these facts. Should Chritians
celebrate the son of Nimrod??? Some will say, "We can't
help it if we were born into a pagan world. We can't help it if we
were reared and steeped in pagan doctrines and customs." Oh, yes we can!
Christ said, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you
free." There is only one righteous thing that you can do with these pagan
holidays, and that is to repudiate them and have no part in them.
It is under the antichrist's reign that the last and greatest
Christmas celebration shall take place. As a result of the death of
these prophets of God, the world will be so delighted and thrilled that
they will exchange gifts with one another. Here is what the Bible says:
"And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see
their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their
dead bodies to be put in graves. And they that dwell upon the earth shall
rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to
another, because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth"
(Rev. 11:9,
2007-12-09 19:30:33 · answer #2 · answered by Noah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easter was always more religious when I was a kid. We did the eggs and chocolate bunny thing too, but we always had to dress up for church. Maybe that's why I hate neckties to this day? Christmas had the religious element too, but it had a huge dose of family stuff with it, what with the presents, visiting, and meals with everyone going to grandma's place. Now, Christmas is still a big family holiday for us, but Easter is usually just a nice dinner with my immediate family.
2016-05-22 10:17:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas isn't a christian holiday, it's a holiday borrowed from the pagan holiday Yule, also known as the Winter Solstice usaully celebrated on the 21st. As for Easter, a holiday borrowed from the Spring Equinox, known as Ostera an ancient fertility holiday. They just coveniently coincided with stories from the bible. Just about it Santa Clause: pagan Holly King, elves: nature spirits, Raindeer: Freya (a goddess), trees wreaths and yule logs: pagan Oak king. Not xtain at all, and think about Easter, with all of it's fertility symbols, like the bunny and the egg, what do they have to do with Jesus? Have a Happy Solstice.
2007-12-09 16:00:44 · answer #4 · answered by Heather 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It never was a complete Christian holiday, it was just a holiday Christian Romans came up with to entice the pagans with their religion offering some of each, like the whole Christmas tree and holly, very pagan.
2007-12-09 15:59:41 · answer #5 · answered by localsdrocker 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Giving the perfect gift is a good way to show your friends and family you love them. It shows that you care about them enough to know exactly what they would like or exactly what they want.
And yes, it's also because of the stores turning every holiday into an excuse to spend money.
Or as Michael Scott from "The Office" would say, It's a way to show people how much you love them by saying, "I love you this many dollars worth!"
Haha, just kidding. :)
2007-12-11 10:56:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, "christmas" is just a form of the pagan holiday "winter solstice".
The "presents" thing is just something that has come about in the last hundred or so years. It's business's way of trying to get people to spend.
2007-12-09 15:52:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋