#Christian holidays

[crazycatsiren]

As a Catholic who celebrates Christmas: Christmas is and has always been a Christian holiday. It is a religious holiday. It is not and will never be a secular holiday. So non Christians and non religious people have every right to not celebrate Christmas, and you cannot make them. There is no war on Christmas. Freedom of religion is in the Constitution. Y'all need to get over yourselves. Spend your time on having fun with it rather than worry about what others are doing or not doing. Joy to the world and angels we have heard on high.

[david-goldrock]

Questions for christians:

What is Halloween about? What is Hallowmass about?

[wikipediapictures]

Christmas Eve

[itsbansheebitch]

What to Bring up at this Holiday Dinner

If life begins at conception, then all men are transgender. Happy coming out, ya'll!

[inkfireflies]

Omg today it is really his day

[wolfyaphroowo]

Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates!! I got sum kewl stuff for dis year (AKA, Dream merch owo) I really like dis drawing and I hope you like it too!! God Bless! Don't dey look so cute?

[starsinoursystem]

Please reblog and tag with your answer and what country you live in/grew up in! Would be greatly appreciated :)

Also I know I could have included more holidays but this is something I just thought of off the top of my head while writing about Halloween and Día de los Muertos and I feel like the origins of Halloween are forgotten by a lot of people, so I wanted to make a poll about it.

Tho I do feel like Tumblr is exactly the crowd that would know, I'm a curious person lol-

[spacedustmantis]

i think i've figured out why i feel bad! i haven't had something proper to eat in almost two days! shame that the store's closed.....

[mcx7demonbros]

The Ascension, Pietro Perugino, 1510

[dogstardigitalindex]

Title: Did Christmas Copy the Sun God's Birthday? Channel: ReligionForBreakfast (Dr. Andrew Henry) Length: 51:10

Brief summary of the Sol Invictus origin theory for the date of Christmas, followed by an overview of Sol Invictus and the way he is depicted in art. Our information on Sol is lacking, but what we have suggests that he was a fairly minor deity for much of history. December 25th was not a long standing nor an especially important official feast day of Sol Invictus.

The earliest possible date for a Sol Invictus festival in December is 274 AD, and the earliest definite date is 354 AD. Evidence for Christians trying to calculate the date of Jesus' birth and deciding upon December 25th predates evidence for widespread celebration of Sol Invictus. The 25th was when Rome celebrated the Solstice, and while the importance of that date likely influenced the calculations for Christmas, it is more a matter of the objective symbolism of a solstice and not a direct attempt to coopt a pagan celebration.

[dynamicity-keysmash]

'Tis the season to unpack some stuff about Christmas from a minority perspective:

Christmas is a Christian holiday. The fact that many celebrate it in an irreligious way (which is valid!) does not change its origins, connotations, symbolism, nor what it has historically meant for religious minorities.

The idea that Christmas is "secular" (read: neutral) is a product of Christian hegemony and the blindness of many in Christian countries to the permeation of Christianity as "default" culture.

When someone says they don't celebrate Christmas since it's a Christian holiday, it is not actually reassuring or helpful to say something along the lines of "oh well it's just a secular day of family & presents for everyone! So you can celebrate it too!"

Though the above statement is usually well-intentioned, it is often distressing to hear because it is untrue and is erasing our lived experiences. The reflexive effort to make Christmas universal is a cultural reverberation of the millennia-old evangelizing effort to make Christianity universal, and as such, can be very uncomfortable for religious minorities.

[crazycatsiren]

Blessed Palm Sunday and happy Holy Week to my Catholic followers!

[david-goldrock]

מריה הידעת?

I translated this song differently than most, I tried to preserve the rhyme and rhythem to make it singable, and so I changed a few words

מריה הידעת כי בנך הקט יום אחד ילך על מי כינרת? מריה הידעת כי בנך הקט יציל לנו השושלת? הידעת כי בנך הקט בא לחדש אותך? הילד ששלחת מחלצייך בקרוב ישלח אותך

מריה הידעת כי בנך הקט ייתן ראי לאיש עוור? מריה הידעת כי בנך הקט ירגיע בידו יום סוער? הידעת? כי בנך הקט הלך במקום פסיעת מלאכים? בנשקך בנך הקטן את מנשקת את פני אלוהים

מריה הידעת?

העוורים יראו החרשים ישמעו ממוות, מתים יעלה הצולעים ידלגו האילמים יאמרו את שבחי הטלה

מריה הידעת שבנך הקט הוא אדון כל יצר? מריה הידעת שבנך הקט למלכי גוים יחליף נצר? הידעת שבנך הקט הוא הטלה המושלם של מעלה? הילד הישן שאת מחזיקה הוא "אנכי ה'" רב המעלה

הו מרי, הידעת?

Here's a literal translation if that's what you seek, which is my usual style:

מריה הידעת כי בנך התינוק יום אחד ילך על מים? מריה הידעת כי בנך התינוק יציל את בנינו ובנותינו? הידעת כי בנך התינוק בא לחדש אותך? הילד אשר ילדת בקרוב ישלח אותך

מריה הידעת כי בנך התינוק ייתן ראי לאיש עוור? מריה הידעת כי בנך התינוק ירגיע את הסופה עם ידו? הידעת? כי בנך התינוק הלך במקום בו מלאכים פסעו? כשאת מנשקת את בנך הקטן את מנשקת את פני אלוהים

מריה הידעת?

העוורים יראו החרשים ישמעו המתים יחיו שוב הצולעים ידלגו האילמים יאמרו את שבחי הטלה

מריה הידעת כי בנך התינוק הוא אדון כל הבריאה? מריה הידעת כי בנך התינוק י��ם אחד ישלוט בגויים? הידעת כי בנך התינוק הוא הטלה המושלם של גן העדן הילד הישן שאת מחזיקה הוא ה"אנכי" האדיר (במקור, אהיה אשר אהיה, ניסיתי עם אנכי מ אנכי ה' אלוהיך כדי לשמור משמעות)

הו מריה הידעת?

[juniperandmoonlight]

Absolutely insane that all of the articles online about what stores are open or closed on Easter (important information if you happen to be Jewish or any other form of non-Christian) start off with like a full paragraph introduction to Easter. These are American news sources. Do they...do they think maybe I'm unaware of what Easter is and need the information?? It's ok to just give me a list of stores that are open. That is literally what I am looking for.

from USA Today : "The holiday is an important one for millions of people around the world who follow the Christian faith, as it celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ after a 40-day period known as Lent."

From CNN : "On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. It is also the end of the 40-day penance period, Lent. Good Friday marks the day Jesus died on the cross, and is celebrated the Friday before Easter."

AP News : "Easter is a Christian holiday, and also an occasion for dyed eggs and chocolate bunnies left by an illusive rabbit."

[dgspeaks]

Good Friday: Ancient Spiritual Roots & Goddess Connections

As people around the world observe Good Friday, a significant day in the Christian calendar marking the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, it’s essential to delve into its historical origins and connections to ancient spiritual beliefs and practices. Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, holds deep significance not only in Christianity but also in various ancient traditions and mythologies, where it…

[koshercosplay]

alrighty folks buckle up for the fifth year of menorabilia ratings! I've scoured the internet (and my eyeballs) so get ready for the best and worst chanukah merchandise of the year

okay first I just need to get these fuckin gnomes out of the way. ideally permanently. this guy's hat has so much going on I don't know where to begin. the menorah? not kosher. also wrong. the dreidels? certainly have,,, something written on them. everyone knows reindeer love chanukah, the lighting fires holiday. 5/10 at least it's got SOMEWHAT of a cuteness factor

turning old CDs into fake sufganiyot is certainly creative bc that's the only explanation for those monstrosities that I'll accept. please don't spin your spontaneous combustion menorahs on top of your dreidels. it won't bring the next season any faster. 4/10 I'll put up with a lot if you're offering to pay for my netflix account

they are Setting That Torah On Fire. is that why there's an oil jug next to a candle menorah. 6/10 the פ instead of a ש‎ on the dreidel is because the miracle is just the torah not bursting into flames

this really puts the messy in messianic. it's got the wrong amount of branches. why is the shamash just two stacked cups. the cross looks like an airplane. oh god it also has the jesus fish. -76162802492/10 never knew a single image could contain so much No.

some of these menorahs are kosher and some are not which really spices things up. what a fun little game of I spy for me. I enjoy the addition of various happy animals celebrating chanukah but were the santa hats really necessary? 7/10 that bottom dreidel has two נ‎s. none dreidel with left coins.

I can acknowledge that it's an attempt to jewish-ize a christmas thing but tinsel is, unfortunately, occasionally, pretty. weird choice to have all the menorahs have נ‎s but sure. what's that? those are dreidels? wrong. take a look at the helpful next image of this item.

do you see it yet? here let me help.

clearly those are menorahs. we light them on fire and spin them as fast as we can. first one to die loses. 5/10 google is your friend

move over fiddler on the roof chassidim with bottle balancing skills, here come some cats with impressive candle dexterity. this may not be a kosher menorah but their TAILS are the BRANCHES. 7/10 I am easily won over by the presence of cats okay

canon jewish representation, a spinning dreidel, a kosher menorah, some chocolate gelt, and they're eating fresh latkes. I needed these yesterday. 10/10 rugrats my beloved never lets me down

(previous years 1, 2, 3, 4)