DC Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Is Christmas a religious day for you? If so, what kind of religious activity do you take part in on Christmas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Even when I was growing up with my parents, I only remembered it as a day to stuff my stomach with all kinds of food - as a matter of fact, I still do. In Christianity, it's the day that they claimed Jesus Christ was born but most of the Christians I knew growing up only cared about the food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I was raised roman catholic, but it never took on a religious element for me. Partially because, even as a child, I saw christianity as a load of bullshit. All it ever was for me was a day of gifts. Not that I ever got any, but I got to watch my brother and sister open their gifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m76 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 It was never about religion for me, just about getting together with friends and family and giving presents. We have a tree every year, but not for of any kind of symbolism, just because it looks nice. I was expelled from religious class for mocking the whole thing when I was 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 On 12/5/2022 at 5:07 PM, m76 said: It was never about religion for me, just about getting together with friends and family and giving presents. We have a tree every year, but not for of any kind of symbolism, just because it looks nice. I was expelled from religious class for mocking the whole thing when I was 8. To be fair, I always found religion to be hogwash - I mean most of them always preach about judgment day but the question that needs to be answered is which God turns up in which part of the world. I mean does Jesus turn up in Jamaican since Christianity is the dominant religion or does Allah turn up in Iraq since Islam is the dominant religion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonberry Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Not for me or my family. We get together and enjoy the company of each other and trade gifts and the usual stuff. We always celebrated certain aspects of it in Swedish culture in a religious way though. There's a really old tradition called Lucia that's been around forever, kind of a procession, where people (it is very common in almost every school, but there are televised events with adults aswell) dress in white gowns and wear a crown of candles on their heads, and then they proceed to sing carols like Silent Night, but also a few, maybe less christmasy, hymns aswell. Sweden is not a particularly religious country in general, but many look to these events fondly as it's just simply quite comfy to celebrate and to sort of make the entire month of december have a christmas-y feel. I found a nice article if anyone would be interested in learning more: https://sweden.se/culture/celebrations/the-lucia-tradition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 12:05 PM, Tonberry said: Not for me or my family. We get together and enjoy the company of each other and trade gifts and the usual stuff. We always celebrated certain aspects of it in Swedish culture in a religious way though. There's a really old tradition called Lucia that's been around forever, kind of a procession, where people (it is very common in almost every school, but there are televised events with adults aswell) dress in white gowns and wear a crown of candles on their heads, and then they proceed to sing carols like Silent Night, but also a few, maybe less christmasy, hymns aswell. Sweden is not a particularly religious country in general, but many look to these events fondly as it's just simply quite comfy to celebrate and to sort of make the entire month of december have a christmas-y feel. I found a nice article if anyone would be interested in learning more: https://sweden.se/culture/celebrations/the-lucia-tradition That's pretty creative - do they light the candles on the crown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Winchester Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 To me it is a very personal day since my daughter was born on Christmas Day 23 years ago. Tonberry and The Blackangel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonberry Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 On 12/23/2022 at 2:35 AM, killamch89 said: That's pretty creative - do they light the candles on the crown? They do! It sounds risky at first but there really isn't anything to worry about. The candles are often really tall aswell. Here's a video of a recent procession I found on Youtube, I've timestamped the part where "Lucia" enters and you can see the candles. :) Merry christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortie Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Christmas is not what I would say is a religious day for me. We celebrate by getting together with the family and having fun and just enjoying the day. I do know there are many who tend to go to church and such on Christmas Eve and tend to celebrate religiously on the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
