why do people celebrate christmas?

Question

Why do people celebrate christmas when Jesus wasn't even born on december 25. Nowhere in the bible does it talk about christmas as a holiday.
Why do people celebrate it when it started as a pagan holiday. Pagans are those who worship false gods, and God teaches us not to worship anyone but him, right? So why would you celebrate a holiday with pagan roots. Isn't that exactly what God tells us NOT to do. Christmas trees, reefs, and mistletoe were adopted from pagan traditions.

Is it just that christmas is so widely accepted that people just decide to celebrate it despite that it has NOTHING to do with jesus. or are people just very ignorant.


I really want to know everyones opinion on this, so share!!!
and fyi, Easter also has pagan roots

just b/c its about "family" and "giving" doesn't make it right. I here that line all the time and it doesn't make any sense!! How do you justify something that you know is wrong and pagan and make it right? You should love your family and give to other people EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. thats what being a true christian is. A christian doesn't wait for one day out of the year to be thankful to god (thanksgiving). A true christian isn't just nice and thoughtful one day a year(christmas). A true christian does these things each and every day. I'm not here to judge anyone, this is just what I believe

Answer 1

The exact day that Christ was born is not really important. It's the fact that we are celebrating his birth that counts. People celebrate their birthdays on days that are not their birthdays all the time. Say your birthday is a weekday but on the weekend you have a big birthday party to celebrate.

About the Christmas tree, wreaths, etc. I don't worship my Christmas tree or other decorations and I don't know anyone who does.

Answer 2

From what I've learned, Christians decided somewhere along the line to try to "replace" the pagan holiday with the celebration of Christ's birth, in an attempt to eradicate the pagan traditions. No one's really sure on the actual birth date of Jesus, so one day's as good as another to remember His birth. We're not celebrating any pagan holiday, or even pagan roots, but the birth of God's Son. No, the Bible doesn't celebrate Jesus' birth as a "holiday," but it sure is recorded as cause for celebration! The story is told (several times) in the New Testament; angels announced the glad tidings to the shepherds in the fields; the wise men came from far away to worship the newborn king. How can we not accept that God fully intends for us to remember the birth of his Son, our Lord? We should actually be remembering his birth each day of the year, not just on Christmas Day!

I had always heard that Christmas trees originated with Martin Luther, when he chose the "evergreen" tree as a symbol of God's eternal love for us in Christ Jesus. I'm not sure about mistletoe and such... there are plenty of little customs and traditions in any holiday, but most are innocent enough and all in fun. It's not like we actually use these "traditions" to worship pagan gods or anything.

I think the ignorant ones are those who want to celebrate a secular Christmas without Jesus. They want it both ways -- the holiday celebrations without Christ, while still calling it CHRISTmas.

I'll save my thoughts on Easter until next Spring! ;)

Answer 3

you can't be anymore judgmental,who are you point fingers? you are just as bad a the girl in the dr phil show that says that all sinners will go to hell no matter what they do.

you're right about it being a pagan holiday but christmas is a about family and God believes in family and remember that God can turn curses into blessing.

Answer 4

Traditions become more important than the tradition.