What do you think about Christmas?
How do you celebrate Christmas time? Is it just about shopping and eating good food? Or does it have any spiritual aspects?
Do you enjoy it?
In the country where I come from it is something very special and even makes people to be better in a way they treat others...
In the UK, where I live now, I've got an impression it is mostly about shopping and docorating.... What do you think?
I love christmas, already done the shopping so it doesnt cram the fun!
For me christmas is a family holiday, we eat a great big dinner at my grand parents house and then the youngest kids get to open one present. Then we all sit down and listen to the pope speak for half and hour, then its present opening time!
It has nothing spirtual or religion meaning to me except maybe just the calm that comes over me during christmas.
I like Christmas because I get gifts! Also, my birthday is right before Christmas. Unfortunately, I don't know what I want...
Well, OK, for Christmas I go to South America and celebrate there with cousins and others.
Christmas time is the best time of the year. You can never have that experience in other months like December. Air is cold, christmas carols, shopping of gifts for your love ones, lots of food, misa de gallo, malls are well decorated, christmas lights, lots of discounts, the list goes on but let us not forget that the real meaning of Christmas is that a very special child Jesus is born. Let us not forget that it's because of him that's why were celebrating Christmas. Thus, Christmas is a time to be happy, to be generous, to give love, to forgive, to care for others, to cherish and be thankful of every moment that God has given us, and hopefully we can do it whole year round not just Christmas. Happy Birthday to Jesus! 
Bah humbug!
I think I wouldn't mind Christmas so much if people would wait till December to start celebrating. It lasts too long, sucks the fun out of it.
As a Christian, the spiritual significance of Christmas is pretty big for me, and the time with family is really special. But I find all of the shopping, and Christmas carols in November really discouraging.
This year, it probably doesn't help that I just found out I got audited on my taxes and I have to spend December doing paperwork. Blech! 
Anywyas, hopefully it will be different now that we have a son to share it with. That really does change things! christmas for me, just doesn't have the same meaning that it had years ago...
to me it's nothing more than something you should do the whole year, sweets in the table, eat duck for dinner(am i right about this one?!), give and receive gifts... shops having lots of profit...
people remembering that others exist only at this time of the year... I just finished mounting my christmas tree, but it was more to make a nice surprise to my girlfriend... but I know I'll end up buying gifts to my relatives... or not! who knows... money isn't much around here this year...
anyone that want's to give me some frihs for christmas... you're welcome!!!!
best regards,
Nuno Silva I can really understand the celebration in a religious aspect, I respect anyone with a mind open enough to have beliefs in a spiritual way.
I myself do not celebrate Christmas, I can't say that there's any reason for me to do so. I'm not religious -- and I certainly don't have the time nor the money. What dumbfounds me is the rediculious cry babies that think publicly celebrating something you believe in is imposing on others.
Alot of people use Christmas as an excuse to either complain about how unfair America is, or to pretend your really celebrating the religious reason of it. I'm in no way trying to offend anyone, only saying that religion no longer means anything in America's eyes. I hope everyone that truly enjoys Christmas, has a happy holiday.
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Bah humbug!
I think I wouldn't mind Christmas so much if people would wait till December to start celebrating. It lasts too long, sucks the fun out of it.
As a Christian, the spiritual significance of Christmas is pretty big for me, and the time with family is really special. But I find all of the shopping, and Christmas carols in November really discouraging. |
Amen? You said it right there, Christmas has definately become a huge source for profit, unfortunately.
