I'm not here to belittle anyone's religious beliefs. I'm just curious if there are any atheist families that celebrate Christmas for other reasons such as habit (maybe they grew up Christian but changed), secular appreciation for the spirit of giving, or not wanting their kids to feel left out.
2007-12-26 07:43:43 · 10 answers · asked by MikeTX 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Yes there are Athiest families that do celbrate Christmas.
Mine is one such household.
I like many Atheist arrived at my beliefs not through family upbringing but through my own decision making.
I do not force my beliefs on y children and encourage then to arrive at their own conclusions based on their own feelings towards religion.
We celebrate christmas here but but choose our own belief structur. It is veiowed as a celebration of family and not religion in our home.
For one short moment in a long year Christmas brings families together that spend the majority of their time living their own lives and making their own way in the world. Christmas is the perfect occasion to bring the family together because most people have been given the necessary time off from their jobs, the children are on vacation from school, and many people have been given a little something extra in their paychecks to help pay for potential trips to the rest of the family.
Christmas has become more of a family get together than a religious holiday, in my opinion. So we use it to get the family togehter to celebrate the fact that we are a family.
Besides the commercial aspects of Christmas allow everyone to get the gifts they give to fellow family members at prices that don't kill a budjet, and a budget can be set aside and money saved for an entire year for the holiday.
How many people do you know actually cellebrate the holiday for what it was intended? When was the last time you sang Happy Birthday Jesus at your party?
2007-12-26 08:02:29 · answer #1 · answered by Rodney R 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Many people, atheist or otherwise, celebrate Christmas in the US because it was made a Federal Holiday in 1870 by President US Grant.
2007-12-26 16:07:34 · answer #2 · answered by Wiz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My family does not celebrate it as a religious holiday, but as a day where we all spend time with each other, exchange small, home-made gifts (like pictures of each other's families, the kids, etc.), and just enjoy a day off work. We don't see each other often so we celebrate it as a day where we all get together and ejoy each other's company.
2007-12-26 16:24:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of my family are catholic. I am an atheist, but Christmas isn't even a Christian feast anyway, its roots are pagan!
I still mark Christmas, because it is part of our culture, and my culture and national history are a part of me, even though I have no religion. Atheists are still human, and enjoy the company of family, the children, giving gifts etc. Christmas is for everyone.
2007-12-26 15:57:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We just did. Family tradition. If it was only church and Jesus, than we probably wouldn't, but all the other aspects make it pretty easy to continue our non-religious version. Old heirloom ornaments that were our grandparents, family traditions...not hard to keep having our own family-focused celebration. And why not. Unless someone has anything against family.
2007-12-26 16:04:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some families don't grow up Christian and still celebrate the "giving spirit"...that's so lame! It's the Santa-Trap.
2007-12-26 15:54:48 · answer #6 · answered by RT 66 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because xmas is now a days more commercial than religous. There are many muslims, jews etc celebrating xmas just because of the chance of getting with family, giving eachother presents and eating xmas food ;)
2007-12-26 15:54:36 · answer #7 · answered by czipsek 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Anyone who says they celebrate CHRISTmas for OTHER than its TRUE meaning and purpose, does NOT celebrate CHRISTmas. They can call it what they will, but if its not the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ that they are remembering, honoring and celebrating, then it ain't CHRISTmas, people!!!
2007-12-26 16:12:08 · answer #8 · answered by blessed1 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i'm not catolic, and not aheist, but i celebrate chrstmas (im agnostc)
dont forget Natal is only a comercial date
2007-12-26 15:52:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
our whole family is not athiest--ask the question --how many people have a whole family who is atheist--
then see what they say
2007-12-26 15:53:42 · answer #10 · answered by slopoke6968 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋