2007-12-27 11:56:34 · 52 answers · asked by simon s 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i do believe in JESUS and if u'all that have answered the question would read it, i did not say he was born i said it was about the birth of JESUS. thks for u'alls input. never knew i would get so many people to answer this question, must be a good one huh.
2007-12-27 12:29:33 · update #1
Christmas is surrounded by lies.... which is why I don't celebrate it. First off we know that it couldn't have happened in December because in Bethlehem it is the rainy season. The shepherds would not have been out tending their flock by night. They did not do this in December. The latest in the year that it could have been done is in October. Also, the manger scene always depicts that the wise men came to the stable where Jesus was. This is also untrue. They came to a house where Jesus was at. He didn't stay for months in the stable and it took the wise men a lot of time to travel to where Jesus was.
All of the things surrounding the celebration of Christmas have pagan origins. The gifts, the tree, even the food used for the festivities. It all traces back to the Pagan festival to the sun god. In 2 kings 23: 10-16 it shows how God would want the items associated with the sun god handled. They were destroyed. The idea that the Catholic religion took a pagan holiday and pasted a Christian name on it, is an offense to God!
The lie about Santa Clause is just another in a long line of traditions that people accept over what the Bible says. So many people value their traditions over what God wants.
2007-12-27 12:05:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Long ago when the man was for real, He was known as St Nicklaus . And he gave out presents such as food and what not. Well when they brought him to America they had to add a little to the legend,not so much a lie as a rumor, that the man had to fly in from the North Pole. And he was given a big pot belly so he would be a jolly soul.They put a red and white suit on him, as he was now in America, and that pleased the kidos. But some were afraid of him, so they said lets have him say HO HO HO, and sound friendly. Now the kids were not so afraid of him any more. If they would have left him in Germany, we could have saved alot of money through out the years. Jesus only got three gifts, and look how many we have to buy.!! But thats just me.
2007-12-27 12:11:40 · answer #2 · answered by mtchndjnmtch 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
huh? Santa Claus was a real person. Not the commercialized version we have now but there was a Kris Kringle in Germany. Anyway, Santa Claus represents the spirit of christmas, giving to others and the spirit of humanity. Also, Dec 25 is not when Jesus was born.
2007-12-27 12:00:26 · answer #3 · answered by gloristar 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
So teaching your children about a man who gives everything to everyone for no price in return (other than milk and cookies ;P) is a bad thing?
I don't see how teaching a child that being willing to give to others and not expect anything in return is a bad thing.
Santa Claus doesn't harm children; it's what makes Christmas fun for them. I'm a Christian too, so I also believe that Christ should be incorporated into Christmas celebrations (if you believe in Christ). But children are too young to appreciate the concept of Christ. Most don't really understand it. So Santa is what makes Christmas fun for small children, not Christ. And I don't want to take that
away from my (future) kids (if there are any... ha).
2007-12-27 12:02:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I believe there are 2 answers to this question-
First, We could view Santa as a way to draw the attention of the real reason for Christmas away from Jesus. If we believe in Satan, he would use a character that would appeal to everyone-especially children- to take away the reason for the season.
Second- We could view Santa as a reminder of sharing and gift giving, & surprises.
In my bit of oppinion I believe the whole thing is a lie. We spend so much time worring about what to buy everyone or how we are going to find the money for a bunch of crap no one really wants- Most stores now a days barely close cause gosh they cant miss one dollar- people cant stop spending for one day and just enjoy the fellowship with their familys for one day without somesort of bribary- ie. food and gifts!
I dont know if this answers you question, I'll retreat from my soap box now!
2007-12-27 12:09:37 · answer #5 · answered by Upper 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually, the whole idea of Santa Claus comes from the Saint Nicholas story: http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=38.
Though I think it's very wrong for us to lie to children about Santa Claus (after all, don't we teach our children not to lie?), many argue it's about putting magic into Christmas and celebrating tradition.
As far as Jesus Christ goes, his actually birthday was arguably at a different time of year and was most definitely not on December 25th: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_Jesus#Other_Dates. The Christians actually stole the date from the Pagans, whose winter solstice falls approximately on the 21st each year. The date varies from year to year due to the movement of the sun and moon. However, many Pagans celebrated it on the 25th as a familiar night.
2007-12-27 12:04:50 · answer #6 · answered by lauren_1992 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good point. I once heard of a parish priest almost being fired because of parent outrage over him telling the children's church that Santa Clause is dead--he was a bishop in the fourth century, but like any other human, he eventually died. Just try to get them to focus on Jesus Christ above all others. Just try.
2007-12-27 12:00:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
why do you lie about everything else that has to do with Christmas why not Santa
Why is there a tree. Evergreen trees at the winder solstice to remind themselves that spring and summer will come again.
The practice of exchanging gifts at a winter celebration is also pre-Christian and is from the Roman Saturnalia. They would exchange good-luck gifts called Stenae (lucky fruits).
Mistletoe is from an ancient Druid custom at the winter solstice. Mistletoe was considered a divine plant and it symbolized love and peace. The tradition of kissing under the mistletoe is Druid in origin.
The Yule log was the center of the trunk of a tree that was dragged to a large fireplace where it was supposed to burn for twelve days. From this comes the twelve days of Christmas.
Even the date of Christmas, December 25, was borrowed from another religion. At the time Christmas was created in AD 320, Mithraism was very popular. The early Christian church had gotten tired of their futile efforts to stop people celebrating the solstice and the birthday of Mithras, the Persian sun god. Mithras’ birthday was December 25. So the pope at the time decided to make Jesus’ official birthday coincide with Mithras’ birthday. No one knows what time of year Jesus was actually born but there is evidence to suggest that it was in midsummer.
2007-12-27 12:08:00 · answer #8 · answered by Layla 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Because Hallmark needs SOMETHING to put on a card. A baby born in a barn isn't very sweet (or some stupid reason like that...). Its all the consumers, have you noticed ALL the stuff in stores with "santa clause" on them? have you seen all the stuff with Jesus on them? which is there more of? Jesus doesn't sell, Santa does. I totally agree with you... and then you break the kids heart at around 7-8 years old when they realize that there's no such thing as santa...
2007-12-27 12:07:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hey, why not? Christmas is actually a celebration of the old Yule holiday, not the birth of some kid 2000 years ago. Welcome to reality. And Santa Claus is actually derivation of the Dutch Sinter Claus, who was saint Nicholas who went around the neighbourhood putting coins into the shoes of the destitute children
2007-12-27 12:04:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋