Holidays and Celebrations - JW. ORG Holidays and Celebrations The fact that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not participate in most holiday observances and other celebrations can be somewhat perplexing to a teacher We hope the following helps you to understand why we take the matter so seriously Perhaps to a greater extent than you may have realized, many holidays and the customs associated with them have a non-Christian religious
Holidays - JW. ORG Is Christmas a celebration based on the Bible? Date of the celebration M’Clintock and Strong’s Cyclopædia says: “The observance of Christmas is not of divine appointment, nor is it of N [ew] T [estament] origin The day of Christ’s birth cannot be ascertained from the N [ew] T [estament], or, indeed, from any other source ”— (New York, 1871), Vol II, p 276 Luke 2:8-11 shows
When Was Jesus Born? | Bible Questions - JW. ORG The Bible’s answer The Bible does not give a specific date for the birth of Jesus Christ, as these reference works show: “The true birth date of Christ is unknown ”— New Catholic Encyclopedia “The exact date of Christ’s birth is not known ”— Encyclopedia of Early Christianity While the Bible does not directly answer the question, ‘When was Jesus born?’ it does describe
Why Don’t Jehovah’s Witnesses Celebrate Certain Holidays? Holidays that are based on the idea that the soul is immortal The Bible clearly states that the soul can die (Ezekiel 18:4) Therefore, Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate the holidays listed below, which promote belief in the immortality of the soul: All Souls’ Day (Day of the Dead) This is a day for “commemorating all the faithful departed,” according to the New Catholic
When Was Jesus’ Birth? Was Jesus Born on December 25? - JW. ORG The Encyclopedia Americana informs us: “The reason for establishing December 25 as Christmas is somewhat obscure, but it is usually held that 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 ’