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How many of you celebrate the true meaning of xmas? :)

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Chose #3.. being an atheist I don't think about Jesus, just about spending time with family.
And pigs in blankets of course, hence I chose three.

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Cashmas

The primary holiday celebrated in capitalist cultures. Generally observed around the winter solstice, Cashmas is a celebration of materialism in which its celebrants attempt to flatter or impress relatives, friends, and acquaintances with the extent of their purchasing power. (The "power to get".) Cashmas co-opts signs, symbols, and sympathies from other religious holidays of the winter season to mask its foundation of conspicuous consumption. In the United States, where the holiday is most actively observed, Cashmas traditionally begins on "Black Friday", that is, the day following Thanksgiving Thursday in November. Holiday observations traditionally end on January 2nd, but may arguably be said to extend through "Super Bowl Sunday" of professional American football. This event can occur as late as the month of February.

This is what most of us celebrate. it appears.

Reply 42

Teid

I'm an athiest so it is option three for me.

Reply 43

somethingbeautiful

Electric Indigo

Lol we choose option 3 because we are saying we do xmas for the fun rather than christ. I doubt everyone who chose that really will eat bacon, sausage something. I'm a vegetarian too :wink:

Anyway, I'm not religious either so I celebrate christmas for the presents and food with no regard to anything else. Hey, it's one of the very few days in the year you can actually do that anyway :wink:

I wasn't being literal :wink:

. I was being sarcastic and pedantic - I get the idea of the thread.

Reply 44

Libtolu

Tsukuyomi

So are you pagan?

Nope but as the winter solstice was more of a celebration of the returning sun, i can celebrate that.

we could also argue, that paganism was more a culture than an actual religious school of thought.

It was nothing like religions today and was more a way of life.

Reply 45

Tsukuyomi

Libtolu

you sound like a hypocrite

Reply 46

Dorito

We're a religious family so we celebrate the birth of Christ and go to church.

but we still do all the other stuff, tons of presents, food and of course the whole family around.

Reply 47

username329981

Church // Birth of Christ = NOT the true meaning of Christmas. Google Saturnalia and Dies Natalis Solis Invicti. The 25th December was celebrated in ancient days as the birthday of the unconquerable Sun god, (variously know as Tammuz, Mithra, Saturn, Adonis or Baal) centuries before Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem.

Reply 48

tinktinktinkerbell

i voted the 3rd one, christ doesnt even :snow:

exsits, its all about the family, pressies, food and drink

bring it on!!!!!!!!!!

Reply 49

Mr Sparkles

Rofl at all the "Christians stole the meaning of a winter festival!" "Christ wasn't born on 25th of December!" comments.
Well, duh. But like it or not, Christmas is a Christian holiday. Whether there was a pre-existing pagan holiday or not is completely irrelevant. Such as it is, the true meaning of Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Christ, hence why its name is from "Christ's Mass". Don't try and spin it any other way.

If you aren't celebrating Christmas but are calling it "Winterval" or something like that, then that's fine, but Christmas is a Christian religious holiday, like it or lump it. The clue is in the name, and it is ridiculous and laughable to call it anything else just because you don't like admitting that you are involving yourself in something set up by the Christian church.

Reply 50

quintsy

Honestly? No. But it is a good occasion to get families together (be it willingly or through force, bribery etc. :p:

), which in most cases can't be a bad thing.

Reply 51

username329981

Mr Sparkles

Quite frankly, we don't give a damn. :smile:

Sure, Christmas became a Christian holiday; but people should know that Jeebus wasn't born on the 25th or other myths like that.

Reply 52

Nashy19

I was planning to lookup some of the old pagan/Egyptian stories, the virgin birth myth(s) especially.
But no I'm not celebrating the birth of Jesus, it's an excuse to party, if we didn't use that one we would have found another.

Reply 53

BlackVenom321

I'll be celebrating the birth of JC :awesome:

, and also joining in many traditional activities

Reply 54

BlackVenom321

Mr Sparkles

Oooh lmfao you pawned them there mate :awesome:

, good on you....i would rep you but i cant sorry... :rolleyes:

Reply 55

Woody.

SebK

Quite frankly, we don't give a damn. :smile:

Sure, Christmas became a Christian holiday; but people should know that Jeebus wasn't born on the 25th or other myths like that.

How can you say Christmas became a Christian holiday? When it was a Pagan ritual, it wasn't Christmas. Christmas, as pointed out is 'Christ's Mass' and has always been, and forever will be, a Christian holiday. Further, who are you to say what people should and should not know? The actual birth date of Christ is rather irrelevant, as pointed out, it's a celebration of his birth as opposed to when he was born. And I imagine when they came up with the date they didn't know the true date of Christ's birth and so the 25th was chosen for whatever reason (be it Pagan rituals, fit in with other festivals, it doesn't matter).

As for me, as a Christian, I'll be going to church in the morning and remembering the true meaning of the day but also enjoying the family togetherness and exchanging of gifts.

Reply 56

Syrokal

It is foremost a religious Celebration for me, and I do hold the meaning behind it in high regard throughout the day.

But of course id be a damned liar if i said, the Family, Food and Presents weren't just damn right fantastic.