What religions do not celebrate holidays?

Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate most holidays or events that honour people who aren’t Jesus. That includes birthdays, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day and Hallowe’en. They also don’t celebrate religious holidays such as Christmas and Easter in the belief that these customs have pagan origins.

Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses not celebrate Christmas?

Witnesses do not celebrate Christmas or Easter because they believe that these festivals are based on (or massively contaminated by) pagan customs and religions. They point out that Jesus did not ask his followers to mark his birthday.

What is the importance of the feasts?

We celebrate the feast days of saints, events that mark salvation history, and the dedication of churches all to commemorate the ways the Lord has been and continues to be at work in the world. This rhythm of feasting reminds us of our duty to put God at the heart of everything we do.

Which religions do not celebrate Christmas?

Millions of Christians do not observe Christmas. Among them are Quakers, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and members of the Churches of Christ. Some of the half-dozen Christian faiths that do no celebrate Dec. 25 contend there is nothing in the Bible that says Christ was born on that day.

Why do Christians celebrate feast?

Feasts of Jesus Christ are specific days of the year distinguished in the liturgical calendar as being significant days for the celebration of events in the life of Jesus Christ and his veneration, for the commemoration of his relics, signs and miracles.

What is the purpose of the feast of the Tabernacle?

The sukkah is erected in honor of Sukkot, or Feast of Tabernacles, a Jewish holiday held in the fall to celebrate the gathering of the harvest as well as the Jewish exodus from Egypt. During Sukkot, observant families spend as much time as possible in the sukkah.

Is Christmas Biblical or pagan?

Though December 25 is the day Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the date itself and several of the customs we’ve come to associate with Christmas actually evolved from pagan traditions celebrating the winter solstice.

Were the feasts only for ancient Israel?

Several false conclusions are continually drawn concerning the Feast Days: The Feasts were only for ancient Israel. The Feasts are a part of an old, dead ritualistic law. The Feasts were nailed to the torture stake along with all the other laws Yahshua abolished. Let’s look at each of these allegations one at a time.

Are the Old Testament feasts no longer to be observed?

Other passages such as Colossians 2:16-17 and Romans 14:5-6 declare that the Old Testament feasts are no longer to be observed: So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ ( Col. 2:16-17 nkjv).

Why do we observe the feasts?

The Feasts fall into the category of spiritual law, just as the Ten Commandments (which also are judicial). They reveal the spiritual attributes of Yahweh and they transform us spiritually to be more like Yahshua when we observe them.

Should Gentile Christians observe the Old Testament feasts?

Baruch Maoz, an Israeli pastor of Jewish extraction, doesn’t believe it is wrong for Christians of Jewish cultural background to keep the feasts. At the same time, he explains why Gentile Christians shouldn’t observe the Old Testament feasts or other aspects of Old Testament ritual—they have been fulfilled in Jesus Christ.