Don't you think that we need to bring back the spirtitual part of Christmas?

Question

Some people just celebrate it for the gifts, isn't this wrong?

Answer 1

Without doubt, YES.

Answer 2

"Christmas is an annual holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. The date of the celebration is traditional, and is not considered to be his actual date of birth. Christmas festivities often combine the commemoration of Jesus' birth with various secular customs, many of which have been influenced by earlier winter festivals.

In most places around the world, Christmas Day is celebrated on December 25. Christmas Eve is the preceding day, December 24. In the United Kingdom and many countries of the Commonwealth, Boxing Day is the following day, December 26. In Catholic countries, Saint Stephen's Day or the Feast of St. Stephen is December 26. The Armenian Apostolic Church observes Christmas on January 6. Eastern Orthodox Churches that still use the Julian Calendar celebrate Christmas on the Julian version of 25 December, which is January 7 on the more widely used Gregorian calendar, because the two calendars are now 13 days apart.

The word "Christmas" originated as a contraction of "Christ's mass." It is derived from the Middle English Christemasse and Old English Cristes mæsse, a phrase first recorded in 1038.[1] In early Greek versions of the New Testament, the letter Χ (chi), is the first letter of Christ. Since the mid-sixteenth century Χ, or the similar Roman letter X, was used as an abbreviation for Christ.[2] Hence, "Xmas" is often used as an abbreviation for Christmas.

After the conversion of Anglo-Saxon Britain in the very early 7th century, Christmas was referred to as geol,[1] the name of the pre-Christian solstice festival from which the current English word 'Yule' is derived.[3]

The prominence of Christmas Day increased gradually after Charlemagne was crowned on Christmas Day in 800. Around the 12th century, the remnants of the former Saturnalian traditions of the Romans were transferred to the Twelve Days of Christmas (26 December – 6 January). Christmas during the Middle Ages was a public festival, incorporating ivy, holly, and other evergreens, as well as gift-giving.

Modern traditions have come to include the display of Nativity scenes, Holly and Christmas trees, the exchange of gifts and cards, and the arrival of Father Christmas or Santa Claus on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning. Popular Christmas themes include the promotion of goodwill and peace."

Yes though the way it works right now is crazy, and it's all done by these maga corperations trying to cash in on things as much as possible. How much money do they really need? I'm a broke 27 year old going back to college, how does this corperate greed help anyone?

Answer 3

Well not everyone understands that aspect of Christmas only the Christians i guess but in spite of the commercialism in the festive season, there is some good. I see many people celebrating Christmas as a way of appreciating and celebrating love and family togetherness. Quite a number are non-Christians. Isn't this what God wants of us to have love for one another and there are many organizations out there who give donations and gifts to the needy, in the spirit of the season. I think that is the wonderful magic of Christmas. Merry Christmas and may you always have the love and peace of God all year through for the new year ahead!

Answer 4

Bring it back to where? I suggest you look up the history of celebrating the winter soltice. Even the Pilgrims did not celebrate Xmas. They OUTLAWED it!
What you are really saying is "let's make Xmas ONLY a Christian religious day. In other words you want to take all of the fun part out of celebrating Xmas. Bah Humbug!!

Answer 5

Considering I'm an atheist, nah.

My great grandmother and aunt turn it into a more religious celebration, which is fine. I'm not opposed to bowing my head for a moment and listening to her talk of Jesus. But my parents and I prefer to keep things a little more commercial. For us, Christmas is all about having each other and enjoying life.

Answer 6

The spiritual side of Christmas is there, it has always been there. Its just that the secular side is getting bigger.

You have to realize that there has always been competing (spiritual and secular) themes to the Yuletide. It actually started as a pagan holiday. The Christians tried to replace it with a spiritual theme. As more and more traditions were added to the holiday it became increasing more difficult for the spiritual side to be seen.

It's still there for those who want to see it..

Answer 7

Christmas has been secular for well over 50 years. Besides - if you're feeling Christmas doesn't have the meaning to you that it should - doesn't that mean "you" are doing something wrong? Why worry about everyone else? Worry about yourself first and keep your nose out of everyone else's business.

Answer 8

Definitely! It really takes the true meaning out of Christmas because it has become so commerialized!! It only gets worse year after year as technology becomes more advanced and parents fail to teach their children about the true meaning of Christmas!

Answer 9

Absolutely. I wish people celebrated Christmas for the real reasons still. I guess some people still do, but it is highly commercialized.

Answer 10

I think it's terribly wrong. We can bring back the spirituality of Christmas one person at a time.

Answer 11

The only thing spirtiual about christmas is the worship of Santa (Satan) Claus. God never set up a way to worship the birth of Christ but his death (and it not Easter). If you really want to know about the origin of christmas then you need to go to http://www.thercg.org/books/ttooc.html and read that article. It will explain things better than I can about it.