Society & Culture

Christmas Traditions

Society & Culture

Posted by: spog777

14th Dec 2012 09:57pm

Do you think people are re-embracing the traditional aspects of celebrating Christmas or has modernistic values changed how we see and do things

Comments 6

edna
  • 11th Jan 2013 11:41am

I have mixed feelings. I believe we should celebrate the birthday of Christ. but I feel it would be sad if we took away all the Santas and fun of Christmas. So I feel let the children have their Santa Day on 25 December and we can celebrate the birth of Christ and nothing else at another time. Let's get rid of the extreme need to shop and spend, spend, spend and then argue with everyone because we are so stressed out.. I believe in God but religions have a lot to be ashamed about and that needs to change.

none
  • 9th Jan 2013 04:04pm

This is a pagan celebration & as such should not be celebrated. It does not represent who it is said to & has become a great ploy for busnesses to convince many to spend money the can't afford, on items that they & everyone else could well do with out. The gifts recieved are no longer created personally by loving family hands, & if they don't reach a certain value, they are not appreciated at all. Such a shame that so many are being suched in to the commercialisum.

spog777
  • 11th Jan 2013 12:03pm
Actually none you are partly correct. Christmas (per se) was originally celebtated as the birth of Jesus and was celebrated at the Epiphany (Jan 6) and signified the birth of Jesus as a man. The...

wow major typo "so I personally would be overly negative about the whole topic" should've been "so I personally wouldn't be overly negative about the whole topic"

spog777
  • 11th Jan 2013 12:01pm
This is a pagan celebration & as such should not be celebrated. It does not represent who it is said to & has become a great ploy for busnesses to convince many to spend money the can't afford, on...

Actually none you are partly correct. Christmas (per se) was originally celebtated as the birth of Jesus and was celebrated at the Epiphany (Jan 6) and signified the birth of Jesus as a man. The date was later altered to bring together various "pagan" or non-christian beliefs(eg. Yule, Koleda etc in order to instill a peaceful transition throughout the Roman Empire.

The giving of gifts by Santa originated in Turkey by Nikolaos of Myra and in itself is a rather amazing story. Yes its all been altered to suit businesses etc but I feel still holds its own for families and their celebrations. Take a good look at history and religion and you will see that as we advance many things are changed to suit the times so I personally would be overly negative about the whole topic

ozziedigger
  • 11th Jan 2013 10:17am
This is a pagan celebration & as such should not be celebrated. It does not represent who it is said to & has become a great ploy for busnesses to convince many to spend money the can't afford, on...

Geez none, that`s all pretty sad, maybe you should get out and about and talk to people. You may find a lot of people who enjoy their lives and would like to help you with your life. Their are still many people who don`t worship the contaminated
dollar and i`m one of them as i know and accept i`ll never have any excess dollars,so i make do and honestly enjoy my way of life.
By the way i couldn`t ever make anything that any self respecting Xmas tree would
allow to sit under its branches !

Captain Slog
  • 9th Jan 2013 06:28am

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