Do jews celebrate Easter and Christmas?

Answer 1

As Jews do not believe in any resurrection that was popularized in the Christian faith, and Easter celebrated as the day of said resurrection, they do not celebrate Easter. We believe that the day exists on the Christian calender, though. It just doesn't mean anything.

Answer 2

No. Easter is a Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. (The Jewish spring holiday of Passover is probably what Jesus and the disciples were celebrating at the time of the Last Supper.)

Answer 3

Generally, no. Those are Christian occasions, not Jewish ones.

Religious Jews ignore Easter and Christmas; they are simply not something of any importance to them, in the same way that Christians ignore Hanukkah, Eid al-Adha, and Diwali (which are Jewish, Islamic, and Hindu holidays, respectively).

However, liberal Jews in Western countries (especially the US) might celebrate certain aspects of Christmas, contrary to Jewish religious teachings. Some of these aspects may include getting a conifer tree, but labeling it a Hanukkah bush instead of a Christmas tree, claiming that Santa will visit homes on Hanukkah to provide presents, saying Merry Christmas, etc. However, no Jewish family of which I am aware celebrates anything on December 24th or 25th except a customary trip to the local Chinese restaurant. (Again all of these are counter to Jewish religious teachings.) No Jew recognizes the Christian claims about the alleged miraculous events that took place roughly 2000 years ago concerning Jesus, nor celebrates those at Christmas-time.

Answer 4

Generally, No.

Religious Jews ignore Easter and Christmas; they are simply not something of any importance to them in much the same way that Christians ignore Hanukkah, Eid al-Adha, or Diwali (which are Jewish, Islamic, and Hindu holidays) because they are not relevant to their tradition.

Liberal Jews in Western countries (especially the US) ignore Easter, but may celebrate certain aspects of Christmas, contrary to Jewish religious teachings. Some of these aspects may include getting a conifer tree, but labeling it a Hanukkah Bush instead of a Christmas Tree, claiming that Santa will visit homes on Hanukkah to provide presents, saying Merry Christmas instead of "Season's Greetings" or some other religion-neutral expression, etc. However, no Jewish family of which I am aware celebrates anything on December 24th or 25th except a customary trip to the local Chinese restaurant. (Again all of these are counter to Jewish religious teachings.) No Jew recognizes the Christian claims about the alleged miraculous events that took place roughly 2000 years ago concerning Jesus, nor celebrates those at Christmas-time.

Answer 5

No, it is not. Easter is Christian in origin.

Answer 6

No. Those are Christian occasions, not Jewish ones.

Answer 7

Neither. Those Christian milestones are total non-events in Judaism.