If Christmas was so sacred why don't we know the actual date of Christ's birth, and why didn't He or the disciples observe it? December 25th is a meaningless date, chosen only because it coincided with preexisting festivals. So He is not the reason for the season. The Winter solstice is an event that transcends Christianity and all other religions.
shareYou might as well ask why is the swastika a bad symbol nowadays. The swastika was a symbol for good luck and good things for thousands of years-it's only within the last century that it was used for something bad. That is what it stands for now. You may not like it that the winter solstice was chosen for Christ's birth and that for two thousand years that is when that birth was celebrated and that is what the season means to Christians, but you're not going to be able to change it by whining that once upon a time it was not a Christian holiday. December 25th is the date chosen to celebrate Christ's birth, and as such it is meaningful to Christians.
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If nothing else...it gives you a couple of days off from work, an excuse to exchange gifts, maybe a reason to get out of town for a mini vacation, and an opportunity to watch A CHRISTMAS STORY, BLACK CHRISTMAS or MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN each for the 47th time.
And that, dear children, is what Christmas means to me!
Previous poster: hahaha, good stuff.
First poster: I don't think the date is too significant either way, if i didn't know when my girlfriends birthday was I would still want to celebrate it.
I always found it strange that Easter is a floating holiday, as we typically have the person's date of death pretty well nailed down. It's usually the birthdate that's a bit fuzzy. I can't imagine the records for people born in barns 2000 years ago are entirely accurate. We're going to feel pretty silly when it turns out it was the 27th the whole time.
shareMost Christians don't believe that Jesus was born on the 25 of Dec. They believe he was born sometime in the spring. The reason they celebrate it on the 25 of Dec was to weed out the pagan holidays. In this case, the feast of Saturn.
shareChristmas is fun.
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