What is Christmas About?

Yes. Most of the ppl here got it right that Christmas is about celebrating Jesus Christ birth day. He was not born on that day but nobody knows for sure. So it was decided that 25th December to be declared as Christmas Day. The presents given during Christmas is to remind us that the birth of Jesus Christ is a gift to all mankind.

Of lately, ppl missed the point of celebrating Christmas and also other festivals.

 

Since I am not religious .. xmas is just a marketing gimmick to get all the dumb motherfuckers to spend MORE money at the stores. Giving better than receiving .. sure right .. $$$ to the retailers .. lol

 

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Well it's a cycle anyways... but I guess it creates more waste =p

 

christmas is a holiday for the christ i think and to bind that day to santa is the doing of the Dutch immigrant.
Because in America they don't really have anyday that has attach Sinterklaas to a celebration in this way they have attach the two togheter.

the image of santa in all children mind is created by coke as far as i know.

 

It's about a day when you let your kid sit on a fat guys lap

 

supposedly celebrating the birth of Jesus but..it has become commercialised

 

the original reason is for the celebration for the birth of Christ
however the story about St Nicholas (i.e Santa Claus) has come about for the children and now people seem to see Christmas is a holiday, an excuse to buy presents (which most people seems to get in debt with), to get totally and utterly drunk (which i mostly do) or to get a few days off (which some people have Christmas bonus)
it is now over commercialised jsut liek Valentines day and Easter, but what can we do to change them? NOTHING! it is like a tradition for us to do this
tbh i don't like Christmas coz it's a waste of money and a waste of time, yes it is nice to spend itme with family jsut not the whole family reunion when you don't wanna see certain family members...

 

Consumer spending

 

To me and my family xmas is just a way to gathering up with all family and relatives xmas to me isn't that special but chinese is the most important

 

based in the bible is the birth of jesus christ

 

yes christmas is the celebration of the birth of jesus.. can't believe some people make it to the fiest of presents... that was taught to the students in my school who were atheist.. :S

 

it is about when Mary gave birth to this child called Jesus

 

About the presents! And just a few months...

 

gifts for kids??lol:laugh:

 

Happiness, reunion, remembrance day?

 

Presents!

 

But not every religion get presents as they don't celebrate Xmas, ie: muslims

 

No way...

 

wayyyy...My friend is muslim and he don't get presents, but they get MONEHHHHH during eid (hope I spelt it right)

 

Christmas is the Jesus' birthday. We celebrate this day because he'd done sometime good, which I'm not sure what it is.