Most holidays apart from annual leave have some sort of religious or political background and Witnesses try not to partake of what they perceive to be the world of false religion and the political system which they believe to be under the control of Satan the Devil.
Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate holidays because they can be linked to pagan traditions. Christmas is an old pagan holiday that was converted by the early christians to represent the birth of Christ and so forth. Never understood the ban on Thanksgiving- but apparently you are suppose to thank God everyday- not just once a year. St Patricks and St Valentines are days to honor saints and in the JW religion there is only one being that deserves worship- Jehova. Who knows what the problem is with Mother and Fathers Day but its probably similar to the reasoning behind Thanksgiving. Well Halloween worships the dead and Satan so that's a no brainer and since they don't believe in souls- well that's out of the question. And the 4th of July is all about patriotism (and a birthday) and that's wrong because this is God's planet- not man's.
And birthdays- only one birthday is mentioned in the bible and that was when John the Baptist was beheaded so obviously birthday celebrations are demonic.
Jehova's Witnesses do not celebrate holidays because they can be linked to pagan traditions. Christmas is an old pagan holiday that was converted by the early christians to represent the birth of Christ and so forth. Never understood the ban on Thanksgiving- but apparently you are suppose to thank God everyday- not just once a year. St Patricks and St Valentines are days to honor saints and in the JW religion there is only one being that deserves worship- Jehova. Who knows what the problem is with Mother and Fathers Day but its probably similar to the reasoning behind Thanksgiving. Well Halloween worships the dead and Satan so that's a no brainer and since they don't believe in souls- well that's out of the question. And the 4th of July is all about patriotism (and a birthday) and that's wrong because this is God's planet- not man's.
And birthdays- only one birthday is mentioned in the bible and that was when John the Baptist was beheaded so obviously birthday celebrations are demonic.
The reason we do not celebrate certain holidays will be because we feel that participating violates Bible principles. Each holiday will have it's own specific circumstances. It may be because of it's origin, or there may be some Bible law that we believe it violates. For example, in the case of Christmas, it is well-known throughout by scholars and historians that Jesus was not likely born on December 25th. The Bible evidence of the circumstances surrounding his birth virtually eliminates the possiblity that he was born anytime in the winter. The fact is, we do not know when he was born, the Bible does not say. But the reason we don't celebrate Christmas is not really because of this. It is because of the origin of Christmas, where it comes from. Some Christmas customs do not originate in Christianity. The holiday actually seems to have originated in the pagan celebration of the Saturnalia festival, a week long celebration climaxing on December 25th by the pagans to honor the sun god. According to the Encyclopedia Americana, "the day was chosen to correspond to pagan festivals that took place around the time of the winter solstice, when the days begin to lengthen, to celebrate the 'rebirth of the sun.' . . . The Roman Saturnalia (a festival dedicated to Saturn, the god of agriculture, and to the renewed power of the sun), also took place at this time, and some Christmas customs are thought to be rooted in this ancient pagan celebration."-(1977), Vol. 6, p. 666." In other words, the Catholic Church, about 300 or so years after Jesus death, took pagan festivals and customs, changed the name to "Christ's Mass," and declared it "holy." We do not feel that this would be acceptable to God. The Bible at 2 Corinthians 6:14,15 says,"Do not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers. For what fellowship do righteousness and lawlessness have? Or what sharing does light have with darkness? Further, what harmony is there between Christ and Be´li·al? Or what portion does a faithful person have with an unbeliever?" The scripture asks "What harmony is there between Christ and Belial"(a false god)? "What sharing does light have with darkness?" Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe there is any sharing between the two. It is our belief that any mixing of pagan religion into "Christian" celebrations does not honor God. That is why we do not celebrate Christmas. Other holidays have similar reasons.
Jehovah's Witnesses object to holidays that have pagan orgins or that are associated with religious celebrations they deem to be unbiblical.
Yes; Jehovah's Witnesses have nothing against gift giving or receiving. They do not celebrate pagan holidays.
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Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate holidays such as Christmas, Easter, and birthdays because they believe these celebrations have pagan origins and are not supported by the Bible. They focus on commemorating events such as the Memorial of Christ's death instead.
Jehovah's Witnesses have no objection to receiving gifts; they don't celebrate holidays that have pagan origins.
Jehovah's Witnesses only have one religious celebration, that of the Lord's evening meal (or last supper). On a personal level they celebrate any joyous occassion that is not connected with false worship. Jehovah's Witnesses thus celebrate marriages, births, graduations and any other number of occassions.
Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate holidays that they believe do not fit true Christianity. These include Christmas, Easter, and even birthdays. The Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Christ did not command his birth - or any birth - to be celebrated; he just wanted his death to be remembered.
Nowhere. Jehovah's Witnesses follow both explicit bible law AND implicit scriptural principle. The selection of holiday parpicipation is principally the latter.
Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate Presidents day.
Jehovah's Witnesses can not celebrate the 4th of July because they only celebrate weddings, anniversaries, and religiously-bound holidays (ex.- Christmas). The Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate Christmas. The only holidays they celebrate are what we non-JWs call the Lord's Supper. Jehovah's Witnesses view themselves as "no part of the world", as Jesus did when he was on the earth. (John 17:14) While they are citizens of current governments, and loyally obey the laws of the land when they do not conflict with God's Word the Bible, they do not believe that our salvation will come at the hands of governments of men. Therefore, why celebrate a tradition who's purpose is to promote a government instituted by men? What is more, the 4th of July celebration itself is a tradition celebrating America's "liberation". The holiday is therefore celebrating America as our salvation, whereas Jehovah's Witnesses look to Jesus as their savior.No
There are no requirments about leaving town during the holidays. If you know one of Jehovah's Witnesses who leaves town during the holidays, it is their own preference.
Well, Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate holidays because of the pagan origins behind Christmas. Christmas is actually on the date that the Romans celebrated the sun god. So the answer is NO.
Jehovah's Witnesses do not participate in any religious, political or nationalistic holidays, events or traditions, so as to keep 'free from the world'' as Jesus Christ commanded. See James 4:4 in the Holy Bible.