Do Jehovah's Witnesses celebrate any holidays?

Answer 1

Jehovah's Witnesses do not make a big deal about the words 'celebrate'; neither the word 'holidays'. If you will, we consider every day as a 'celebration' of life and of praising Jehovah God. To us, every day is a 'holy' day, I guess. Therefore we could answer both 'yes' and 'no' to the question.

In the days of the ancient Israelites, Jehovah designated some days as 'holy'. Jehovah designated how they were to be observed, right down to the details. Nothing came from anything pagan. Nothing was set up to honor 'humans' or anything else 'patriotic' from a human standpoint. Nothing was to honor Satan (like Halloween). Nothing was based on lies, as most of the things pertaining to Christmas & Easter (Santa; the date; the bunny laying eggs; the 3 'wise' men; the tree; the gift exchanging, etc).

Jehovah's Witness have 'fun' (celebrate) all the time. We give gifts, given un-'expected' (very different from the 'expected' gifts of birthdays & Christmas). We have parties; we have good times. And none of it has to be called a 'holiday' for us. We are very content and fulfilled. In fact, we're so content that simply the question's implication, offends us. But we are very pleased to provide an answer.

Since the days of ancient Israel, Christ Jesus has come, and gave his life in behalf of mankind. This is worth celebrating every day. We celebrate by preaching in the streets, and from one house to the next house; over & over again. Why can't others celebrate with us when we try to read from The Bible with them, we wonder; instead of trying to celebrate every other thing under the sun.

Answer 2

Jehovah's Witnesses do not make a big deal about the words 'celebrate'; neither the word 'holidays'. If you will, we consider every day as a 'celebration' of life and of praising Jehovah God. To us, every day is a 'holy' day, I guess. Therefore we could answer both 'yes' and 'no' to the question.

In the days of the ancient Israelites, Jehovah designated some days as 'holy'. Jehovah designated how they were to be observed, right down to the details. Nothing came from anything pagan. Nothing was set up to honor 'humans' or anything else 'patriotic' from a human standpoint. Nothing was to honor Satan (like Halloween). Nothing was based on lies, as most of the things pertaining to Christmas & Easter (Santa; the date; the bunny laying eggs; the 3 'wise' men; the tree; the gift exchanging, etc).

Jehovah's Witness have 'fun' (celebrate) all the time. We give gifts, given un-'expected' (very different from the 'expected' gifts of birthdays & Christmas). We have parties; we have good times. And none of it has to be called a 'holiday' for us. We are very content and fulfilled. In fact, we're so content that simply the question's implication, offends us. But we are very pleased to provide an answer.

Since the days of ancient Israel, Christ Jesus has come, and gave his life in behalf of mankind. This is worth celebrating every day. We celebrate by preaching in the streets, and from one house to the next house; over & over again. Why can't others celebrate with us when we try to read from the Bible with them, we wonder; instead of trying to celebrate every other thing under the sun.

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