[MTVN]

There is nothing new under the sun and all that, I don't know why it's surprising that cultural traditions cross religious boundaries or that generations are influenced by the practices of previous ones. Most Christians won't celebrate Christmas because it was literally the day that Jesus was born and most don't think they're celebrating an entirely original festival. It's just a symbolic day to commemorate his birth and the values he supposedly introduced, regardless of whether it was his actual birth date or not.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by MTVN

There is nothing new under the sun and all that, I don't know why it's surprising that cultural traditions cross religious boundaries or that generations are influenced by the practices of previous ones. Most Christians won't celebrate Christmas because it was literally the day that Jesus was born and most don't think they're celebrating an entirely original festival. It's just a symbolic day to commemorate his birth and the values he supposedly introduced, regardless of whether it was his actual birth date or not.

I dont think anyone really thinks about Jesus other than perhaps a nativity play or a midnight mass - and the midnight mass in the same way people go to fireworks but are not really thinking about Guy Fawkes


Christmas is all about family I would think for the vast majority