Why Should We Not Celebrate Christmas? But what's the reason for Christmas?
Christmas is a festival that celebrates the birth of Jesus and is a major Christian festival. Why is it not suitable to celebrate Christmas in China? The eleventh month of the lunar calendar is the winter month, also known as Gu month and Chang month. The representation in the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches is also called "Zi Yue" and "Jian Zi". If you want to know about your fortune this month, please visit Mr. Shuimo’s website!But what's the reason for Christmas?1. Christmas is a major religious festival in the West, but for my country, which has Buddhism as its main religion, it is a completely "imported product", so it can exist but should not become mainstream.2. Most Chinese people do not have religious beliefs in Christianity, nor do they have a social and cultural background under Christian culture. In China, most people celebrate Christmas just for fun, so there is no reason for the country to support and promote it. 3. For true Christians, Christmas is a time of joy, but it is more about faith. And the way most people celebrate Christmas has nothing to do with faith and lacks basic respect for other people's cultures. 4. The popularity of Christmas is more of a hype by businesses and some media for the purpose of profit, which has accelerated the spread of this foreign holiday in China. However, this kind of spread is actually unhealthy for Chinese teenagers. 5. Although the way of celebrating Christmas in China is different from that in foreign countries, and few people really understand the religious background behind it, in essence, this is a form of cultural invasion and a manifestation of the infiltration and expansion of Western soft power. 6. The way Christmas and other Western festivals are promoted can easily make people think that Western festivals are very interesting and joyful. This idea can drive some people who are not strong enough in their hearts to develop the idea of worshipping foreign things, which can easily lead to trouble. 7. Although Christmas is a festival to celebrate the birth of Jesus, the Bible does not actually describe the date of Jesus' birth in detail. The establishment of Christmas is also a means of religious infiltration by Christianity. It is absurd that such a festival is celebrated all over the world. 8. As a country with a long history and rich cultural heritage, China has many traditional festivals. However, many of these festivals have been forgotten or ignored by people today. Under such circumstances, celebrating foreign religious festivals is not conducive to the spread of our traditional culture. What is the origin of Christmas?Christmas, also known as Christmas, is translated as "Christ Mass". It originated from the Saturnalia which was a festival held by the ancient Romans to welcome the new year. It is the result of Christianity absorbing ancient Roman mythology.In the early 4th century, January 6th was a double festival for the churches in the eastern part of the Roman Empire to commemorate the birth and baptism of Jesus, called "Epiphany", also known as "The Feast of the Apparition", which means that God revealed himself to the world through Jesus. The only exception at that time was the church in Narulalem, which only commemorated the birth of Jesus but not his baptism. Later, historians discovered in the calendar used by Roman Christians that the page for December 25, 354 AD recorded: "Christ was born in Bethlehem of Judea." After research, it is generally believed that the celebration of Christmas on December 25 may have begun in the Roman Church in 336 AD, and spread to Antioch in Asia Minor around 375 AD, and to Alexandria in Egypt in 430 AD. The church in Jerusalem accepted it the latest, while the Armenian Church still insists that January 6, Epiphany, is the birthday of Jesus. December 25th was the birthday of Mithra, the Persian sun god (the god of light), a pagan festival. At the same time, the sun god was also one of the gods of the Roman state religion. This day is also the winter solstice in the Roman calendar. Pagans who worship the sun god regard this day as the hope of spring and the beginning of the revival of all things. For this reason, the Roman Church chose this day as Christmas. This was one of the measures taken by the early church to Christianize pagan customs. Later, although most churches accepted December 25 as Christmas, the calendars used by churches in different places were different, and the specific date could not be unified. Therefore, December 24 to January 6 of the following year was designated as the Christmas period (Christmas Tide), and churches in various places could celebrate Christmas during this period according to local conditions. Since December 25 was recognized as Christmas by most churches, the Epiphany on January 6 only commemorated the baptism of Jesus. However, the Catholic Church designated January 6 as the "Feast of the Three Kings" to commemorate the story of the three kings (the three wise men) from the East who came to worship Jesus when he was born. With the widespread spread of Christianity, Christmas has become an important festival for Christians of all denominations and even the vast number of non-Christians. Do you want to know your own Bazi? Want to figure out where your golden marriage is? Click on the [Premium Calculation] below to calculate your horoscope and fortune! |
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