What does Christmas mean to you? ( Archived) (149)

egg nog, love that, but not had any in ages

The wise men went to see Christ when Christ was a toddler and not at his birth. Read your Bible!

Christians are not keeping God's Holy days but are keeping mans. God said that was a no no.

The time of giving without return, love, and compassion is every day of our lives.

Oh come on now, It is the celebration of the birth of Christ weather it was on a saturday or a Sunday and it is a celebration to remind everyone to put aside the differences and unite together unconditionally in Love as God loves. It symbolises the truth of the birth of God and also the virtue of unselfish giving and receiving in love..... It does not symbolise the perverse distortions of peoples differences and disagreements concerning dates etc etc etc. Or their needs to by lots of gifts but if someone enjoys doing that a true christian will not judge them on that as Chritmas and the birth of our Savior Jesus christ is a time of celebration...True Christians speak the truth and know God they do not start religious wars over what the true or not true date is when God was born. they celebrate that He was born and act Rightously in Gods rightousness and enlighten the season of celebration..... Christmas trees are symbols of that celebration too so is buying gifts and gifts that yoou can give without buying, so stop dampering the celebration. Are you a true Christian? they are not pagan.

Yes that is really nice.... a really good benefit for sure

True meaning of Christmas for me is in the feeling, in the home atmosphere, where you and your family welcome the Saviour in your hearts. No trees, no toys, no advertisements are necessary. They can neither create the feeling, nor strengthen it.To feel Christmas is to feel the power of love, good and hope, a feeling that you share with your closest people.

Unfortunately, Christmas anymore depresses me. I hate that now I'm living on my own that while I can make ends meet, I rarely afford the extra expense of getting family and friends anything.

Yes, I know thats not the point of Christmas, but I feel horrible not being able to give anything in return. I was barely able to get my family anything this year and when they deserve so much more than the little things I got, well, it sucks....

I am no longer able to decorate as my cat destroys the tree and likes to chew on light cords.

I dunno, I just get in a bummed out mood.

So, to me the only benefit of Christmas is to spend the extra time with my family.....

BTW, I am Wiccan. The celebration of Christmas isn't the same thing as it is with other religions, but all the same, I still spend it with my family the way I was raised....Early morning at my mom's, mass, dinner, and then gift exchanges....

read yours.... Christmas is the celebration of the Savior being born......... Christians do keep Gods Holy Days and not mans in case you were unaware he was born to save all of us or shall we say all men if that makes you feel better........What Bible do u read????What Bible and Holy Days to you keep?

The Christmas tree isn´t a device of Christianity. It comes from pre-Christian cultures.

On winter solstice the ppl decorated their houses with fir branch. Christianity has only this taken over.

Wikipedia says to this :

With likely origins in European pre-Christian cultures, the Christmas tree has gained an extensive history and become a common sight during the winter season in various countries.
Patron trees (for example, the Irminsul, Thor's Oak and the figurative Yggdrasil) held special significance for the ancient Germanic tribes, appearing throughout historic accounts as sacred symbols and objects. According to Adam of Bremen, in Scandinavia the Germanic pagan kings sacrificed nine males (the number nine is a significant number in Norse mythology) of each species at the sacred groves every ninth year.

According to Church records, Saint Boniface (who, also according to Church records, had felled the Thor's Oak) attempted to Christianise the indigenous Germanic tribes by introducing the notion of trinity by using the cone-shaped evergreen trees because of their triangular appearance.

Other notable traditions in relation to Christmas have also been derived from Germanic paganism, including the Yule log, Christmas ham, Yule Goat, stuffing stockings, elements of Santa Claus and his nightly ride through the sky, and surviving elements of Pre-Christian Alpine traditions.

Throughout all the ages, evergreen plants were used for decoration in the winter, from laurel, mistle or conifer, and trees had a cultural importanc

This year: 4 days off from work.