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Holidays and Celebrations - JW. ORG Holidays and Celebrations The fact that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not participate in most holiday observances and other celebrations can be somewhat perplexing to a teacher We hope the following helps you to understand why we take the matter so seriously Perhaps to a greater extent than you may have realized, many holidays and the customs associated with them have a non-Christian religious
When Was Jesus Born? | Bible Questions - JW. ORG Since there is no evidence that the birth of Jesus Christ occurred on December 25, why is Christmas celebrated on this date? The Encyclopædia Britannica says that church leaders probably chose it “to coincide with the pagan Roman festival marking the ‘birthday of the unconquered sun,’” at the time of the winter solstice According to The Encyclopedia Americana, many scholars believe
Why do we celebrate Christmas on December 25? - Grace to You The decision to celebrate Christmas on December 25 was made sometime during the fourth century by church bishops in Rome They had a specific reason for doing so Having turned long ago from worshiping the one true God and creator of all things, many early cultures in the Roman empire had fallen into sun worship
Activities for Children - JW. ORG Parents and kids: These fun activities, Bible-based articles, and Bible character cards teach spiritual values
Christmas Prophecies Fulfilled - Grace to You I wanted to draw you back into the Word of God and let the Word of God speak It is much more important that you hear the Word of God than you hear anything else And one thing we know about the Scr
The People Who Missed Christmas: Rome and Nazareth On the other hand, perhaps you’ve been missing Christmas altogether You may get presents and eat a big dinner and decorate a tree, but you know in your heart that you are no different from the innkeeper, Herod, the religious leaders, the people of Jerusalem, the Romans, or the citizens of Nazareth You are missing the reality of Christmas
Why do so many people miss the real meaning of Christmas? The majority of people in the world will miss the next Christmas But how can that be? How can anyone miss Christmas, given the amount of advertising, publicity, and promotion the holiday receive