How can a true Christian celebrate Easter and Christmas?

Most people accept that Easter and Christmas were pagan holidays giving Christian make up by the early Catholic church to attract and convert pagans. The real Christians at that time were being killed off and persecuted.





People say they do Christmas and Easter because it is about Jesus. But all that Ive seen Christmas do is cause feuds, greed, credit card debt, depression, and a lust for worldly treasures. Seriously 99% of the people who celebrate Christmas probably dont even mention Jesus's name. And Easter - what is up with the teeth rotten candy and other weirdness like eggs.





And what is up with Christmas spirit? Whats the point of something that is one day of the year? If its so good you should have that spirit all year.

How can a true Christian celebrate Easter and Christmas?
I think people can celebrate those holidays any way they wish (within legal guidelines). Personally, I celebrate them both ways. I reflect on God during these holidays and also enjoy the other aspects (Santa, Easter bunny). I think the two can be celebrated together - remembering Jesus and having fun are not separate for me.





Regarding The Christmas Spirit - I think Christmas time is when people are reminded about being loving, caring, and kind. It's a way to help people refocus. For some people the Christmas Spirit does last all year, for others the reminder is good.





Anyway, just some of my thoughts.
Reply:You're right. True Christians don't celebrate these holiday's. Now you just need to ask what religions out there that claim to be Christian don't celebrate these holidays.
Reply:The true christian does not celebrate Easter or Christmas. Easter's origin is actually filth. Read it's history. The apostle's said a christian can not 'eat at the table of demons and the table of the lord', and that's just what is going on when a professing christian celebrate holiday's that have pagan origins.





Friend, you and I are about the same on this. Hope this answer helps
Reply:Christmas is a day that used to be worshipped as a Pagan holiday of the December 21st -25th "Sun's Birthday" and they changed that to mix it in with the Christ, "Son's Birthday"





It doesn't matter what day one celebtates the birth of Christ as long as we honor the memory of that birth.


Whether we want to do it on December 25th by showing extra love in giving gifts to one another or some other day that we choose to commemorate that day, it won't hurt anyone to pick Dec 25th or another day to commemorate His birth because we don't know EXACTLY which day Jesus was born.


(Although I believe it was in the springtime


like the natural lambs)





As for Easter, it also has pagan origins as they worshipped the goddess Astarte,


and usedeggs as a symbol


of fertility in their pagan rites.





What does that have to do with the Passover and Calvary? Nothing.


But they mixed the Passover


in with a pagan holiday again.





Just look to the Scripture.





We know according to the Exodus Scriptures


that the lamb in Goshen was killed on


April the 14th and the death Angel "passed over"


that night.


New Life came from that shed Blood of Christ


and the Lily flower just represents the


Springtime of new life.





A person celebrates in their heart.


Whether they want to make the holiday


"Easter" a special day or not, everyday should be an "Easter" in their heart.





But they should stay away from the pagan


symbols of eggs and chickens, etc.


For God has nothing to do with that.





Just keep a balance in all things.
Reply:Go to church on Easter, and if Christmas is on a Sunday, go to church then too.





Also, I guess you could share the story of the two holidays and instead of buying people Christmas presents, you could make them, so you don't spend too much money.
Reply:The church has historically placed Christian feasts on or near pagan feast days to supplant the pagan holidy - not in adoption of it. Someone is misleading you.





As for the commercialization of Christian feasts, who do you want to blame?





BTW - Christmas is twelve days. The liturgical season leading up to it is called Advent.
Reply:Christians celebrate Easter and Christmas out of Ignorance. Once they know that they are pagan holidays ignorance is no longer an excuse. At that point they are willfully celebrating pagan customs. Now thats a problem. I pray all true Christians would listen to the Holy Spirit(Ruach HaKodesh) and turn towards G-D(Adoni) and follow His path.
Reply:In general the idea is to celebrate, they were pagan holidays (or near them) and people like to celebrate and get gifts.


I have no idea how a true christian can celebrate those holidays.


Some people have very strict ideas of what they allow for Easter and Christmas, anymore it should just be about having fun. The religious connotations are starting to be outdated.


People should have Christmas spirit all year round but they don't it is good to have a reminder from time to time, but anymore the season is just stressful and not fun, or full of respect for other people. Maybe we need a new holiday, but it wouldn't be long until that one was just like christmas or easter.
Reply:I'm a Christian that does not observe Xmas and Easter for those very reasons--they're pagan holidays! You can't mix paganism and Christianity--God doesn't like it.
Reply:Easter came from the Spring festival called Ostara. The eggs, rabbits, and other decor are symbols of fertility. Now Christmas, was based on a Deity that was born around the Solstice, Yule. That is where we get the Yuletide greetings from. And during the "conversion" it was mostly the pagans who were persecuted, not the Christians. The Roman Catholic Church were the ones who initiated the holidays on pagan festivals. It was a way to show symbolism to them as well.
Reply:A good christian will celebrate these holidays but a righteous one will see them for what they are.....another form of paganism.
Reply:Not sure what the question is. But I do agree with your point.
Reply:Well, we've managed to take Christ out of just about everything else, so why not Christmas and Easter, too?


Heck, next, people will be trying to take His Name out of the Bible.....
Reply:exactly, and jesus wasn't even born on the 25th of dec!! xmas is only about what people can wrap or unwrap. as an experiment, just try not getting anyone anything for xmas and see how many people are truly ok with that.
Reply:Oh my! Now you're telling me I shouldn't celebrate Easter or Christmas?!!!!! Give me a break.
Reply:Yes, Easter was started as a pagan holiday. But true Christians do not celebrate these holidays as pagans do/did. We set them aside as days to honor Jesus for what He did for us.
Reply:Christians celabrate Reserection Sunday and the the Brith of Christ,


not Christmas and Easter
Reply:I agree with you--to a point. However, the actual dates of Christ's birth and resurrection aren't as importtant as the fact that we celebrate them.





The world has tried to diminish their meaning, but that is true only to the extent we allow it to happen.
Reply:These holidays are mostly pagan but 'they' don't do any harm to those that are actually CHRISTIANS because such LIVE by the WORD of GOD on a 24 hr. 365 days a year ( leap year included) year in year out ....The reasoning is to live by the laws governing said nations/countries/etc. so in ones own home there is no strife as those laws/actions/etc. that are unjust/unrightous/etc. will bring 'it's' own downfall soon enough ....