2007-12-22 07:39:50 · 22 answers · asked by karamba_power 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Read this literature. It will explain it all.....http://www.ucg.org/booklets/HH/christmasuntoldstory.htm
2007-12-22 07:50:47 · answer #1 · answered by TIAT 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I guess you mean non-Christians. All Christians aren't Catholics. I'm a Protestant. Pentecostal.
Anyway...
Christmas, the way it is celebrated (commercially) is somewhat Pagan in origin. As is Easter. The original concept, while religious in nature, has been long since forsaken or even abandoned all together. This is to capture a broader market. Therefore, Christmas has been commercialized to include Santa Claus, decor and holiday cheer. This appeals to everyone. There's nothing wrong with this. Non-Christians get out of it what they want. The travesty is when Christians forget the true meaning of Christmas and only focus on the commercial aspect of it. While the commercial side of Christmas is wonderful and uplifting, Christians should also observe it as a celebration of the birth of Christ. Remember, no one really knows when Christ was born. Christmas is a day set aside to observe the event.
2007-12-22 15:58:19 · answer #2 · answered by HRH PrincessFreestarr 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the first place, many Christians are not Catholics, and they celebrate Christmas for the same reasons Catholics do. And many non-Christians celebrate Christmas as a secular holiday.
2007-12-22 15:51:00 · answer #3 · answered by aida 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Christmas is a celebrations for all believers in Jesus, not just Catholics.
2007-12-26 12:57:29 · answer #4 · answered by Daver 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Presents.
2007-12-22 15:42:23 · answer #5 · answered by Canucker 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
don't you mean why do non-CHRISTIANS celebrate christmas? catholics are not the only branch of christianity, and it is christianity as a whole that celebrates christmas.
2007-12-22 15:47:29 · answer #6 · answered by parttime.misanthropist 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think your question should really be,
"Why do non-believers celebrate Christmas?"
I celebrate Christmas because it was around the time Jesus was born.
2007-12-22 15:46:21 · answer #7 · answered by †Religious Girl .x 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'm Orthodox Christian on the new calnder so the feast of the nativity falls on Decemeber 25th..and Protestants also celebrate the birth of Christ as they are Christian as well.
2007-12-22 15:47:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Why do you celebrate a Pagan holiday with a Pagan tree?
2007-12-22 15:42:50 · answer #9 · answered by moddy almondy 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Why do Christians celebrate Christmas? It is pagan not christian
2007-12-22 15:43:15 · answer #10 · answered by Bride of Christ 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
They follow Roman tradition, adopting Pagan traditions, as do most of the Western world.
2007-12-22 15:42:48 · answer #11 · answered by onelm0 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋