+541 People are forgetting the true meaning of Easter and Christmas, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You're right -- family.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Strangers breaking into your house and leaving you mysterious presents.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Jesus!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Spoiler Alert: Jesus wasn't born on Christmas hahaha O.O

by Anonymous 13 years ago

(Your+name+(optional)): Yeah, I know. But it's celebrated on that day.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

All these countries warped it too much. Yea Easter is about Jesus but now we celebrate bunnies and eggs and candy. Christmas was a pagan holiday but now its pretty much "joy to the world" and stuff like that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

haysues

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The birth of the Easter Bunny and Santa.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No. You interpret it however you want. I am not Christian, but I still celebrate Christmas because of tradition.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Jesus has risin, HIDE THE EGGS!!!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

They've become Hallmark Holidays; their true meaning isn't retained. It's about family and giving and love and celebrations.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

is that a bad thing though?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't think it is. Then again, I'm not religious, so it might be a bad thing to people who are more religious.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Technically, the true meaning of those, or the reason that they became holy days in the first place is because they fall on solstices. Jesus' birthday and crucifixion dates were just changed to those days so Christians could celebrate the new holidays on the same days that they used to celebrate the pagan ones.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Egg-laying rabits and a fat dude in pajamas?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

no, I just chose not to care.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yeah it's to convert those pesky pagans who don't beleive!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Money?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

... These comments make me sad. Well, no, first I laugh really hard, but then I wonder if they're actually joking, and THEN I get sad.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm Atheist and still celebrate Easter and Christmas. It's become about family and giving more than anything else and we all know it. And who's to say that's a bad thing?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

@874246 (Brookeissocoollike): Just because you made Christmas and Easter about something totally different doesn't mean anything. It is a bad thing because these holidays are not about family and giving presents or getting candy and having a family dinner. Christmas and Easter are a celebration of the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and how he gave his life for our salvation. I don't get why you celebrate it? I agree with anon, America has taken sacred ideals and practices and turned it into an economic boost.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No the bad thing is that people actually believe what ur saying. And ur criticizing some else's belief and reasoning while trying to support ur own equally wrong idea. U say these holidays are about Jesus yet they were create truly for fertility and the cycle of the Sun. Maybe u should do some research before making a fool of ur self

by Anonymous 13 years ago

@Janae17 I celebrate it because it's pretty much an excuse for all of my family to come together and share. I just keep religion out of it. Most of my family is Christian. So I'm just supposed to not celebrate right along with them? Sure they may be celebrating different things but that's no reason for me to isolate myself from them, is it?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

PRESENTS

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Easter, though it is celebrated on some day related to the equinox, is a Christian holiday, which represents the death and resurrection of Christ. When that date was celebrated as a pagan holiday, it was not for that reason. Therefore, Easter, no matter what day it falls on, is Christian holiday. It has been adapted by society as a day to give out chocolate, be close to family, and talk about spring bunnies. Not that those things aren't fine and good, but face it. That's not what Easter is really about. Ditto for Christmas, except with Santa. Though the giving of gifts can be symbolic for the greatest gift God gave to us, his son.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I really like your answer. :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago