...Father Christmas is the reason for the season, right?
2007-12-20 01:56:32 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He sure makes it alot more fun.
2007-12-20 02:01:03 · answer #1 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, Pagan custums are the reason for the season, from my research I think Nimrod was the begining of it, when he married his mother, and then died, she claimed he came back from the dead every year and left gifts under an evergreen tree that sprung up "overnight" after his death.
The worship of him later turned into baal and other false gods, saturnalia and the sort.
The worship of his mother/wife turned into the "goddess of the heavens" and other such divine feminine worship.
So actualy, if you count Nimrod as Father Christmas, which my research would suggest, then yes, father christmas is the reason for the season.
- Jess (saying what no one wants to hear)
2007-12-20 02:02:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The people who answer Christ is the reason apparently know nothing about history and tradition of Christmas. It's sad really how these people live and thrive off misinformation to the point they try their best to make it true.
The only similarities between Christ and Christmas is the name... nothing else is shared! All the traditions and celebrations were stolen from the Pagans.
2007-12-20 02:01:54 · answer #3 · answered by Pitchy 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
A day off from work--finally--I don't care who sponsors it, is what matters to me.
As far as Jesus is concerned, if you don't worship him all year long, then Christmas is simply another commercial frenzy like all of the others throughout the year, and is actually an antithesis to a belief in Jesus.
2007-12-20 02:05:37 · answer #4 · answered by colebolegooglygooglyhammerhead 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Santa = marketing agencies best friend = reason for the season = children's happiness
2007-12-20 02:06:06 · answer #5 · answered by kub2 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I thought mother nature was the reason for the season.
2007-12-20 02:01:45 · answer #6 · answered by NOJ 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Last I checked, the tilt of the earth was the reason for the season.
2007-12-20 02:01:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
No, the government is. It gives a reason for people to buy stuff and boost the economy.
2007-12-20 02:02:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Lewd and lascivious behavior have always been the reason for the season.
2007-12-20 02:02:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
No.. sorry its all to do with the earths inclination of its rotational axis relative to the plane of its orbit around the sun....
I will however, admit that I'm a pedant
2007-12-20 02:00:36 · answer #10 · answered by Sly Phi AM 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Uhm, if you mean Jesus as "Father Christmas", then yes. And fleas are the reason for the black death, not the rats.
2007-12-20 02:01:46 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋