Do Atheists celebrate Christmas?

I do, because everybody I know does, and I like to celebrate it because I always have, and I'd look like a weirdo if I didn't.

FIRST of all I'm a Pantheist. I celebrate the Winter Solstice aka "Christmas". The reason Christians celebrate "Christmas" is because of the Winter Solstice. The Winter Solstice has been a very big deal for tens of thousands of years. Christs birth on December 25th is a story about the Sun. During the Winter Solstice, the sun actually stops moving Southward for 3 days seeming to be "dead". On the third day a new Sun is born giving lighter days "the savior" If you look into most religions of today you will find a similar story with different characters.

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In today's society Christmas is celebrated more than one way. For christians it is a day of celebrating Christ's birth. For others as well as christians it is a holiday in which gifts are exchanged, you get together with family, eat lots of great food etc.

Christmas has been secularized and this is not necessarily a bad thing. Most people become more generous during Christmas time.

So I think it's a good thing when people celebrate Christmas regardless of the reason.

I do. The solstice is the reason for the season.

Seriously...Jesus wasn't born then. Based on the shepherd's placement it was spring. They just stole the day from the Pagan's.

If you leave the religious stuff out you won't even notice the difference. Doesn't it strike you that a movie like A Christmas Story is loved by almost everyone, but there isn't a single mention of Jesus anywhere in it?

The birth of Christ isn't the only reason people celebrate Christmas.

Christmas today has become more of a commercial holiday promoting cheap sales, giving presents, family gathering, and winter fun.

For many it has lost much of its more spiritual meaning and value (ex: celebrating the birth of Christ) and today you see more elves and snowmen depicting Christmas than Mary or Christ.

Santas, reindeer, pretty trees, good food, and gifts?

Why wouldn't Atheists celebrate Christmas?

I am an atheist and I do celebrate Christmas or any other religious or non-religious festival just for the reason that some good food is drink is available on those days.

yes, most do, as its a public social, secular, tradition and celebration, not a religious one, it is religious, presumably for the religious, but not for the non religious, of which society is made up of a too

and, its rooted in a pagan celebration, so many people can and do celebrate ther changing of the seasons

to me, its like, auld langs syne is a scottish hogmany song, that origionated with scots who celebrated the new years eve but, the whole world now sings it at new years on the bells, why is that

cos its now a public social secular tradition

thats the way of society

merry xmas and happy winter solstice/yule to you too ;-)

Everybody celebrates wal-mart day dear. You can call it whatever you like. Oh and by the way, every body knows that Jesus was not born in winter dear...

I don't, but many do, and I won't speak as to their reasons for doing so.

Nevertheless, I do wish that your holiday is a happy one.

Sure, in case you haven't noticed Christmas is a holiday to celebrate materialism in today's times.