Why don't Jehovah's Witnesses celebrate Valentines day?

Answer 1

Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate holidays with pagan origins or holidays associated with what they view as unbiblical religious rites. According to Wikipedia:

"Though popular modern sources link unspecified Greco-Roman February holidays alleged to be devoted to fertility and love to St Valentine's Day [...] Earlier links as described above were focused on sacrifice rather than romantic love.

In the ancient Athenian calendar the period between mid-January and mid-February was the month of Gamelion, dedicated to the sacred marriage of Zeus and Hera. in ancient Rome, Lupercalia, observed February13 through 15, was an archaic rite connected to fertility. Lupercalia was a festival local to the city of Rome. The more general Festival of Juno Februa, meaning "Juno the purifier "or "the chaste Juno," was celebrated on February 13-14." -- Wikipedia (Valentine's Day > Attested Traditions)
No, we don't celebrate any holidays. No birthdays, no Christmas, you get the idea. No

According to Wikipedia:

"Though popular modern sources link unspecified Greco-Roman February holidays alleged to be devoted to fertility and love to St Valentine's Day [...] Earlier links as described above were focused on sacrifice rather than romantic love.

In the ancient Athenian calendar the period between mid-January and mid-February was the month of Gamelion, dedicated to the sacred marriage of Zeus and Hera. in Ancient Rome, Lupercalia, observed February13 through 15, was an archaic rite connected to fertility. Lupercalia was a festival local to the city of Rome. The more general Festival of Juno Februa, meaning "Juno the purifier "or "the chaste Juno," was celebrated on February 13-14." -- Wikipedia (Valentine's Day > Attested Traditions)

Answer 2

Jehovah's Witnesses believe that at its origins, Valentines day is linked to pagan beliefs and celebrations. According to Wikipedia:

"Though popular modern sources link unspecified Greco-Roman February holidays alleged to be devoted to fertility and love to St Valentine's Day [...] Earlier links as described above were focused on sacrifice rather than romantic love.

In the ancient Athenian calendar the period between mid-January and mid-February was the month of Gamelion, dedicated to the sacred marriage of Zeus and Hera. in Ancient Rome, Lupercalia, observed February13 through 15, was an archaic rite connected to fertility. Lupercalia was a festival local to the city of Rome. The more general Festival of Juno Februa, meaning "Juno the purifier "or "the chaste Juno," was celebrated on February 13-14." -- Wikipedia (Valentine's Day > Attested Traditions)

Answer 3

The origins of Mother's Day: On the origin of such observance, the Encyclopædia Britannica (1959 edition) states:

"A festival derived from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Formal mother worship, with ceremonies to Cybele, or Rhea, the Great Mother of the Gods, were performed on the Ides of March throughout Asia Minor."

Regarding the adoption of Mother's Day in the United States, the New York Times of May 10, 1953, reported: "In spite of the popularity of Cybele, . . . and sporadic occasions honoring mothers during the Middle Ages, it was not until 1914 that the proper combination of sentimentality, idealistic promotion and hard business sense impelled the United States Congress to designate the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day."

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We clearly see that Mother's Day originates from pagan customs as stated in the Encyclopædia.

Jehovah's Witnesses strive to avoid all holidays with pagan origins. Keep in mind, too, that the origin of religious celebrations has a bearing on whether they please God or not.

Do origins really matter? If you saw a piece of candy lying in the gutter, would you eat it? Of course not. It is dirty. Most holidays may seem sweet, but like that nasty candy, are unclean with pagan origins. "Touch nothing unclean" -(Isaiah 52:11; Revelation 18:4)

We always want to make sure our worship is "acceptable" to God. -(Eph. 5:10)

Jehovah exacts exclusive devotion, "I Jehovah your God am a God exacting exclusive devotion."-(Ex. 20:5)

However, holidays that exalt humans or human organizations are not acceptable to Jehovah. (Jeremiah 17:5-7; Acts 10:25, 26)

Answer 4

Because it is a pagan holiday. The World Book Encyclopedia informs us: "Valentine's Day comes on the feast day of two different Christian martyrs named Valentine. But the customs connected with the day . . . probably come from an ancient Roman festival called Lupercalia which took place every February 15. The festival honored Juno, the Roman goddess of women and marriage, and Pan, the god of nature."---(1973), Vol. 20, p. 204.

Jehovah's witnesses don't celebrate valentines day because Jehovah's Witnesses take their worship very seriously and insist upon keeping their worship of God undefiled based on (James 1:27). There are 2 main reasons why Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate St. Valentine's Day: first Pagan ceremonies honoring pagan gods are mixed in with St. Valentine's Day's origins. second The Bible makes it clear that there is to be no veneration or adoration of Saints as intercessors with God. Our approach to the Father can only be through Jesus based on (John 14:6, 14; 1 Tim. 2:5)

Answer 5

Jehovah's witnesses dont celebrate valentines day because such holidays have pagan backgrounds or histories. Jehovah's witnesses avoid celebrating events with pagan origins, only worshiping Jehovah.

Answer 6

Because it is a celebration that they feel offends God for two reasons.

1) It started out as a celebration of Saint Valentinus which makes it a Catholic holiday.

The Bible is very specific about venerating or praying to anyone other than Almighty God.

Jesus said: "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through me." (John 14:6)

So Jehovah's Witnesses do not accept the designation of Saints as established by the Catholic Church and so do not participate or celebrate any of the Catholic holidays.

2) Over time, it blended with the Roman Festival Lupercalia. This was a festival honoring the pagan god lupercus. It was very common for the early Catholic Church to absorb some of these pagan festivals into their teachings so that they could gain more members.

This goes against the Bible's warning about mixing false religion with true religion (a problems the ancient Israelites often had)

The Apostle Paul said at 2 Corinthians 6:15 "Further, what harmony is there between Christ and Be′li·al? Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever?"

He was warning the Corinthians that if they regularly mixed with non-believers, their faith would be affected.

Answer 7

jw belive that these days are not needed to say thanx to ur mum or dad but can be done on any days.