Is Christmas all about religion?

Do you know Christmas did originate from none Christians. It was pagans that celebrated it for their gods. The Christians just followed it.

I agreed with one response of mylotter that Christmas celebration was derived from pagan festival, if you study the beginning of Christmas you can see that christmas are mixture of pagan beliefs. Because no record mentioned in the bible of any artifact about the date of Jesus Christ birthday. Only bible mentioned during winter season. Then other said Christmas is for bonding and fellowship of family and others, other says praising God.. But the reality is you can praising God everyday, that's why other say everyday is Christmas... see you around

I am not a Christian, and for me the true meaning of Christmas is spending time with the people you love, and really appreciating the bonds between you. most religions have a midwinter festival, and I think that this is because it helps get us through the winter.

Infact, Christmas isn't religion at all. There is no proof that Christ was born on that day, never did Jesus or his followers celebrate his, or their own birthdays, so its clearly an external addition to the religion, a pagan practice. Coming to sharing love and Joy, why limit it to just a festive season or a holiday? Go surprise your loved ones every now and then, share love and joy whenever you can. That's real love and celebration.

Hi starlight, Christmas is a holiday when people remember the birth of Jesus Christ. The celebration has however gotten away from it's original meaning and today has little to do with religion. Anyone can celebrate the day whether they are Christians or not. Blessings.

Christmas is a day where Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, and thsoe that arent' Christian won't, as it is just another day to them, a day that they can celebrate with family and friends. I do think that Christmas has become very commercialized, and Jesus is all but forgot in it, and that is sad too. I know that there is nowhere in teh bible that we are to celebrate his birth, but I am glad we do, as it helps us to remember that he did come to earth as a baby. Sure, it is pagan in all actuality, but we should remember to keep Christ in it. We really don't know when Jesus was born, but since Decemeber 25, has been set aside for his birth, then we should remember Jesus on that day. Take care, and have a very good day.

Actually Christmas is the Christians way of celebrating a Pagan Holiday known as Yule. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ch/news/2000/dec08.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule So you could still celebrate a Christmas like holiday as Yule involves everything that Christmas does. As for the praising Jesus Christ thing that isn't true completely as Jews celebrate on that day as well. Also Christmas isn't just about religion it is the time of year where retailers finally are rollin in the money because everyone is buying and buying. So this is also a holiday for anyone who is in the business world as they are going to be making more than they do any other time of the year.

Nope. Christmas is not about religion. Christmas is the Christian way of commemorating the birth of the Saviour, Jesus, the Christ. But as time pass by, the Christians, by way of sharing their love towards their fellow men, had extended the meaning of Christmas to men of different faiths. That is why Christmas had become universal. It is now celebrated even in the farthest corners of the globe, wherever it is that the story of that Babe in the manger had been narrated. It had taken two milleniums to propagate the faith worldwide. The Muslims and the Buddhists, the Taoists, and many others, do not believe in our Jesus, but they do love celebrating Christmas because of that inherent human nature of sharing love, peace, and joy on Christmas day.

It should be a holiday which is mostly a religious one, but unfortunately it has become a common, a sort of a profan celebration. I see that for many of us the most important thing is to do shopping and other material stuff. Of course, it is important to make gifts for our beloved ones, but the greatest gift comes from elsewhere. This is the time when we receive the baby Jesus in our lives and souls and that should make us happy. And we should share this joy with others, especially the family, because we all know that a shared joy is a greater joy.

no christmas is a money maker the world have went even further a stray and as was mention by another post it is not Christan related anyway but most people choose to ignore that fact.