There is no requirement to celebrate them. But many countries have made the birthdays of their heros national holidays. In the US, Presidents' Day and Martin Luther King, Jr.s birthdays are celebrated.
birth and death
Seems like celebrating their birth and commemorating their death seems more appropriate?
its something for a birth celebrating
for me, filipino people celebrate the birth of bonifacio than of rizal because Filipinos are so blessed when their hero, bonifacio was born. bonifacio have his fight. in the other hand, Filipinos celebrate the death of rizal, because the death of rizal, brings freedom, and ignited the fire in the hearts of the Filipinos.
its called funeral
i don't know where they celebrate it,much less why they even celebrate it.
Buddhist people celebrate special days such as Vesak, which commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha, as well as Kathina, when new robes are offered to monks after the end of the monastic retreat. Other important days include Parinirvana Day, celebrating the Buddha's death, and Uposatha days, which are observed with increased focus on meditation, precepts, and Dhamma study.
Am I nuts I swear I read this same thing in the bible years ago and I can't find it anywhere on the net.
The birth rate is the rate of people that have be born and the death rate is the rate of the people who have died.
supposed to represent the death and resurrection of Jesus
Mexicans do not celebrate death on the day someone dies. Instead, they celebrate death on the Day of the Dead.
Jehovah's Witnesses do not have doubts that Jesus was born. In fact, they are just as thankful he was born as the next person. They dont celebrate his birth, because his death holds more signifigance. Luke chapter 22 verses 19 through 20 gives clear meaning that Jesus was saying to celebrate his death, not his birth. His blood really saved man, not his birth. This question was no doubt asked on the bases that Jehovah's Witnesses do no celebrate Christmas. Contact local witnesses for more information about why they dont celebrate christmas or Jesus' birth.