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Not that what's referred to as Christmas was a strictly Christian tradition to begin with in the first place. It was one of the many pre-Christian traditions carried over and 'Christianized' by the Roman Catholic Church. Originating from a collectivization of traditions such as the Pagan Blood Ceremony of Yule - which is why many biblical Christians don't celebrate it.
Yes, that may be true, but it doesn't change the fact that Christians incorporated it into Christmas, which is now a distinctly Christian thing.
Yes, that may be true, but it doesn't change the fact that Christians incorporated it into Christmas, which is now a distinctly Christian thing
I think there are strong arguments for why pagan traditions masquerading as Christianity (which all denominations suffer from to some degree) shouldn't be considered Christian -- partly because they are predicted and proscribed/warned against in the first century text now called Revelation.
I suspect some of the people who reject Christmas and are outdoors not celebrating Christmas day are a mix of both non-believers and hermeneutically literate biblical Christians -- doing what they do for opposite reasons. Interesting paradox.
I think there are strong arguments for why pagan traditions masquerading as Christianity (which all denominations suffer from to some degree) shouldn't be considered Christian -- partly because they are predicted and proscribed/warned against in the first century text now called Revelation.
I suspect some of the people who reject Christmas and are outdoors not celebrating Christmas day are a mix of both non-believers and hermeneutically literate biblical Christians -- doing what they do for opposite reasons. Interesting paradox.
Perhaps. My family is Christian but we never celebrated Christmas in a huge way, just a few presents, maybe a plastic tree on a few years, getting together with family and friends and going to church. I haven't met any Christian who objected to celebrating Christmas, but there doubtless are a few, I mean JW's don't celebrate Christmas do they?
Everything is closed except for the odd gas station, small corner stores and coffe shop. (Nowhere near all of these businesses are open. Maybe 20% of the are open - on the busiest streets and along main highways.)
I may be wrong and some cinemas may actually be open here, but I am pretty sure they are not in the area where I live.
And of course, Canada is big and diverse - other areas may be different.
You have Boxing Day in Canada right? Here Boxing Day is a big day for blockbuster movie releases over the summer holiday season, plus there's the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and the Boxing Day Test Match (cricket). It's an official public holiday too but a lot of shops are open.
Bars, pubs and nightclubs are open.
Some special supermarkets like Supercor/Opencor or whatever is called now too.
Really? Where do you live?
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