A Quick Christmas Question.?

Question

Does Anyone feel that christmas is becoming fake and an excuse for ppl to get drunk

Answer 1

Yes Absolutely!!!

Answer 2

Yes. Most people who celebrate Christmas aren't Christians, don't believe in what the festival stands for and use it as an excuse to get drunk, overeat, etc.

On the other hand there are some people who believe in the true spirit of Christmas, do good to others, etc. Some are Christians and others are people who aren't, but have got the Christmas message nevertheless.

So let's not be too downhearted. It's still a time of peace and goodwill, whatever the stormclouds on the horizon.

Answer 3

No change there for certain types but surely the real magic of Christmas is for the children.
The majority of Christians will respect the full meaning of Christmas . . . so in my opinion the ' Fakes ' will be the Drunks who do not need an excuse.

Answer 4

It Has Definitely Become More Commercial But The Meaning Still Remains The Same. 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.

Answer 5

I think it always was. in 1644 Christmas was banned by Cromwell's parliament because of the excessive revelry:

"During the twelve days of Christmas, buildings were dressed with rosemary, holly and ivy and families attended Christmas Day mass. As well as marking the day's religious elements, there was also non-stop dancing, singing, drinking, exchanging of presents and stage plays. The population indulged in feasts of roast beef, plum porridge, minced pies and special ale. Twelfth Night, the final day of celebration, often saw a fresh bout of feasting and carnivals.

It's no surprise that the daily celebrations often led to drunkenness, promiscuity, gambling and other forms of excess. Sixteenth and seventeenth century Puritans frowned on what they saw as a frenzy of disorder and disturbance. In the Late 1500's, Philip Stubbes, a strict protestant expressed the Puritan view in his famed book The Anatomie of Abuses, when he noted:

'More mischief is that time committed than in all the year besides ... What dicing and carding, what eating and drinking, what banqueting and feasting is then used ... to the great dishonour of God and the impoverishing of the realm.' .....

The Puritans believed that you would be welcomed in to heaven as long as you worked hard in your lifetime, thus, enjoyment for enjoyments sake was highly disapproved of. Cromwell ordered for inns and playhouses to be shut down, most sports were banned and those caught swearing would receive a fine. Women caught working on the Sabbath could be put in the stocks. They had to wear a long black dress, a white apron, a white headdress and no makeup. The men had an equally sober appearance, dressed head to toe in black and sporting short hair [the Taliban would approve!].......

All shops and markets were to stay open throughout the 25th December and anyone caught holding or attending a special Christmas church service would suffer a penalty.

In the city of London things were even stricter as soldiers were ordered to patrol the streets, seizing any food they discovered was being prepared for a Christmas celebration."

Answer 6

I think that people are losing sight of what Christmas means. It shouldn't be to get drunk. I like to think of this day as a special day in our busy lives to be with family and friends and enjoy each other with all the trimming.

Answer 7

Most people who get drunk, don't really need an excuse.
But yes, Christmas is losing its significance.
Sadly, its more about Santa & Rudolf today than the birth of Christ Jesus.

People are forgeting that Jesus is the reason for the season
and that CHRISTmas is about peace & goodwill to men and not merely about new clothes & recipes.

Teach the children and it will all come back one day.

Answer 8

Don't mind the festive drinking too much (!), but I resent having Christmas marketing in my face from mid-September! I think it should be an offense (well, it already is) to advertise or promote Christmas merchandising before 1 December!!!!

Answer 9

Yes,the beauty of Christmas is more about material stuff and drinking.Unfortunately we pay the price for those who drink (epically too much)it causes stress,arguments,children become afraid etc,it takes away from those who love it most,the children

Answer 10

Yes. And the shops are full of christmassy stuff in October. Whatever happened to carols, the birth of Jesus and good will to all men?