Christmas Explained By Jews

[@MagicNeinStudios]

Shout-out to all the Jewish kids that didn't ruin Christmas by telling us that Santa isn't real, you're all great.

[@natedaviz9178]

You're welcome

[@leahmetelits7716]

oh.....i was that kid. sry 4 ruining ur childhood. :(

[@Tran-ll2it]

What about the non Jew kids? I was a non Jew/Christian kid. I was buddhist. When I was four I didn't even believe In santa. But I didn't say anything. So when a kid told me that a fat man climbs down our chiming and gives us presents I was like, sure......

[@Tran-ll2it]

I mean chimney

[@amok00]

true that, some jewish kid told my friend that santa wasnt real in Grade 4 and he punched him in the face and broke his nose

[@rholanddelamerced]

the real question is, why is Sara wearing a Christmas light? don't mind it, she's still cute

[@sm4llh4nds4]

+RHOLAND because FABULOUS

[@vbeis0]

+Panda Man Is that even an answer ? XD

[@sm4llh4nds4]

Magic And Cardistry yes because FABULOUS

[@Katzykeens]

+RHOLAND It glows like her perfect twinkly personality o3o that is why.

[@theunicornisbehindyou8533]

+Jonathan Larimore you cant say that

[@degiguess]

you know whats weird. how Atheists celebrate Christmas. like I'm an Atheist and so is my family and stuff and we have always celebrated Christmas even though it's a Christian holiday. and like you never see Atheists celebrating Hanukkah. Kwanzaa. or Yule. it's always Christmas. like is that just the default holiday? or what?

[@LtPeeWeeHerman]

Skel etor Because America is mostly christian so it's become tradition for americans

[@laurakelly686]

Pill Cosby I'm an atheist and we celebrate christmas at my house not really because it's american tradition (but yes I live in america) but because its like you don't really have to make it about religion, ya know what i mean? like even though we aren't religious we can still enjoy doing christmasy stuff with family like decorating, putting up the tree, giving gifts, christmas dinner, etc and I feel like in other holidays there aren't that many activities to do so people that aren't part of that religion would have no interest in participating in that stuff...maybe I'm wrong those are just my thoughts

[@TheTadpoie]

Skel etor A lot of Christmas traditions were bastardized from Pagan and other holidays, so celebrate all you want. :D And being Christian living in a Christian household for the majority of my life, being an actual Christian hasn't been apart of Christmas pretty much ever. Now that I'm Agnostic I haven't actually changed anything of how I celebrate.

[@dancegurl5501]

Yeah my whole family are atheists, but we celebrate Christmas too. Probably because most of the U.S. celebrates Christmas

[@mikonei]

XD Yes. I grew up in a Protestant family so it makes sense that I grew up celebrating. I still do, but it's more of a huge family dinner where the date is permanently set and we don't have to worry about who might be working or otherwise busy.

[@namjoontds5345]

I'm muslim and I gotta say this is exactly how we see christmas too.

[@foodlover4462]

Lol

[@MegaFatimab]

me too

[@babyjoon2887]

true

[@melancholia8645]

I'm a (former) Christian and I see it like that too

[@thelet3878]

because they are from america if they were from israel they wouldnt see it like that

[@dasaunmcclinton68]

This is a public service announcement. Don't eat mistletoe! It is very poisonous! That is all

[@KrafieCool]

+Dasaun McClinton Please don't tell me you ate mistletoe

[@dasaunmcclinton68]

KrafieCool No, I almost always heeded the warnings of my parents. I've never burned myself, cut myself, or broken anything. I have gotten a few scrapes though

[@KrafieCool]

+Dasaun McClinton That's a good boy lol

[@CeltaVerde363]

Im not sure about American mistletoe, but in europe, only the berries are poisonous. The leaves and stems are made in to a tea and its been used as a cancer treatment for a very long time. My family drink it all year long, especially in winter and it has a kind of sweet/spicy flavour like ginger.

[@dasaunmcclinton68]

Saor Beatha Well, in America, we use it only for decorative purposes, but if someone were to eat something off of the mistletoe, it would be the berries. I didn't know the leaves could be used for tea though. I'll have to try that.

[@faithdarling6036]

What I'm learning from all of these Jewish/Christmas videos is how many of the people who work at Buzzfeed are Jewish.

[@judgejudyslover]

Should be called BuzzGreed then ;)

[@scarlettwolf3903]

+SabrinaSpellman Not funny.

[@scarlettwolf3903]

Blink Witzer What on earth are you on about? I didn't say Jewsfeed wasn't funny it was BuzzGreed that I was against because Jews aren't greedy its just a stereotype.

[@jaworskij]

+SabrinaSpellman , they also own "Kids React To"

[@tryme5477]

+Scarlett Wolf Nah i think it was funny :)

[@ResurrectionRefuge]

Rolling into hour 3 of my buzzfeed binge...

[@ResurrectionRefuge]

Johann Diaz Lol!

[@fawkes9718]

Bill Cosby What's funny is that you think they are joking.......

[@twitchisastar]

fell asleep around hour 5.. woke up and now into hour 7..

[@thatslitdog6781]

Fawkes They were serious?

[@christianheron6637]

I don't want to change like number

[@homunculii]

christians explains hanukkah no1 bats an eye. Jewish people explain christmas and everyone loses their minds. ._.

[@homunculii]

Khaled Hossam Yeah!

[@homunculii]

Khaled Hossam nop xD

[@TheTonyahawk]

But did the Christians make a joke out of Hanukkah?! No!! While it is true that we all have our own views on religion, why stir the pot?

[@homunculii]

TheTonyahawk Stop saying shit, dont try to start a discussion in my comment when you didnt even payed attention in the previous video. Please, rewatch the other video (WITH ATTENTION) and then comment...

[@marakessler2314]

So true, it really saddens me to see this. Yes, us Jews have done some pretty horrible stuff, but so has EVERY religion. There is no best or superior religion, because they all have faults.

[@ts_mythicality1048]

Why are people so offended that we don't know a lot about Christmas? We don't celebrate it so we only see the commercialized parts of it so we don't know about the original Christmas.

[@sarahhudock4720]

Yeah and I don't know crap about Hanukkah. But basically the whole thing is about the birth of Jesus

[@craftuar2439]

Its possible in the USA a problem ? Cause they make a big comercial story around christmas ;) In other Countrys they dont make a such big story about ur knowledge about Christmas. Here in Europe we make meanwhileno big storys about religion celebrations,cause the people here has other big problems( in real life and at work). And i am glad what i nn to go to church or synagogue/shul every week ;) Cause me is only partly Jew(only from ethnic position)but i am christian,and i dont wanna dance on two or more partys ;)

[@annanbjhfbjdhfmxnbfvj8447]

is anyone actually offended tho? I'm Christian and I can't see that being a logical train of thought in anyway shape or form

[@TrueFreedom4kindness]

I am not Jewish or Christian I am a Baha'i and I know about Christmas

[@TrueFreedom4kindness]

This doesn't offend me

[@reyvennicole9516]

"Jesus was born on December 25th. And then time started" pretty much.

[@mlggandoolf418]

Reyven Nicole wow,mind blow

[@tomriddle1142]

Reyven Nicole That always confuses me.. Like, time starts when Jesus when born and Jesus was born in year 1. How did they know Jesus was going to be born in that year? It doesn't make any sense.

[@reyvennicole9516]

Tom Riddle I think they might've been like "I don't care if it's year 45 yesterday. It is year 1 now because Jesus was born."

[@njackson8314]

...

[@PewHide]

Reyven Nicole He was born 24th

[@ConcreteAngelx3]

there are a lot of Jewish people working at Buzz Feed

[@ConcreteAngelx3]

David Schne I didn't read it anywhere. It's just something I've noticed. I don't know any Jewish people in real life (except a few from Elementary school but I moved 15 years ago) but at this one company they have all these Jewish people.. it's not proportional to the general American population.

[@ConcreteAngelx3]

David Schne oh lol..well this video they right out said they are Jewish and in some others they will say it in passing or make jokes and stuff

[@ConcreteAngelx3]

David Schne uhh what? You don't have to be worried about keeping her safe from Jewish people

[@charlotterotenberg1858]

ConcreteAngelx3 there are a lot of Christians at buzzfeed

[@charlotterotenberg1858]

@ there is nothing wrong with Jewish people, the fact that your so worried and we take up less than 1% of the world population is sad. We are just another culture trying to get along. Besides you guys have the Torah in the Bible and Jesus was Jewish.

[@SabrinaUmstead]

"If you get coal in your stockings you're not a bad person but your parents are sociopaths" I'm dying XD

[@HariSeldon913]

There's a company that makes chocolates shaped and wrapped to look like pieces of coal and they come in a little stocking.

[@TheMemzie99]

is this really what non-Jewish Americans do for Christmas? I thought it was a time for family not an annual celebration of capitalism fuelled by spoiled kids and the weird (but amazing) concept of egg nog

[@BoHista23]

Christmas is an Christian holiday, please read the title of the video again

[@TheMemzie99]

Sven Hista I get that, I spent most Christmases with family and the odd one as a youth in church, but i understand that its what Jewish-Americans believe Christmas to be

[@TheMemzie99]

GT lol calm yourself if you can't take the critique then get off the youtube comments section

[@brawler6216]

Sven Hista Christmas was originally a non-religious Pagan festival and that Jesus was actually born on June 13-19 but the church chose the 25 of December because it was close to said festival and gave the church a new celebration for Christianity.

[@jhayveonnewalker1916]

Sven Hista Christmas was originally a Pagan holiday, but migrated to a religious holiday. Christians weren't as good as they are now, that's all I got to say about that subject :P

[@arlenisluvv4848]

0:26 “everyone’s wearing matching pajamas” Shows 4 different patterns

[@EveryDayALittleDeath]

Love this! I'm Jewish, but my dad and his family are all Christian, so I'm quite familiar with Christmas. I definitely think Hannukah is the better winter holiday of gift-giving, mostly because the insanity of opening presents is spread out so you don't go insane, and there is none of that getting up at the crack of dawn crap. I will admit, though, that Hannukah could use some more songs.

[@brunobucciarati3251]

+Raye J Lol, on Christmas I wake up at like, 10 AM. My parents would be pissed if I got them up at 6 or something.

[@triattackgaming6147]

+Raye J OH CHANUKAH OH HANUKAH xD

[@Kevin15047]

+Raye J How many times can you hear "Dradle Dradle Dradle" until you want to slit your wrist? Sorry if I misspelled dradle. X-Christian atheist.

[@kinseyreid7744]

Christmas is better especially if you're Russian Christian orthodox then u might get two Christmases.

[@evyatararbell7317]

+Kevin15047 most Jews don't sing dradle dradle and i say that because im jewish from israel so i don't know how it is in the us

[@snowcake911]

Christmas wasn't originally Christian. Most of the Christmas traditions people use are actually from the Dutch holiday "Sinter Klaas" which is where the name "Santa Claus" came from. Christians adopted the traditions to celebrate the birth of Jesus, even though back then it was accepted that the date of Jesus' birth was in April. Just a little bit of Christmas knowledge for ya 😉

[@georgia-louisecampbell5754]

Actually it was PAGEN festival adopted by the Christians... The Dutch part you are referring to is when a Dutch (rich) man felt bad for all the poor children who didn't have anything to open in Christmas Day so he bought gifts and put them down the children's chimney! Good try though..xx

[@georgia-louisecampbell5754]

Another thing is that no one knows 'jesus'' birthday but often speculated to be around the summer time you are referring to Easter! Abit of Easter and Christmas knowledge :) x

[@MrMarks101]

Not true. Get your facts right.

[@boobookiddyphuk9635]

Well you forgot that the tree has German roots (no pin intended) and gift giving is from the Roman Saturnalia holiday....basically Christmas is a clusterfuck of many winter holidays.

[@soren633]

Yeah well the Dutch are Christian, so checkmate smartass.

[@cindylove3446]

Is it just me that thinks this is total bullshit? So you're telling me a couple 30 something year olds have NEVER had their friends explain what happens during Christmas and what the meaning is behind it all? All they know is what they see on TV and movies? It's not all about gifts. The Christians explained Hanukkah in a nice way, WITHOUT being stereotypical and douchy. This was offensive, I felt like they were mocking Christmas.

[@holyanjoliemonteiro]

That's exactly what I said!

[@TheTonyahawk]

I totally agree!! It seemed that the Hanukkah version tried to explain it from a compassionate point of view, but they totally dropped the ball here!! This was offensive!!! I understand that the Jews don't believe in Jesus but this was just plain irresponsible!!

[@laurenhh101]

I'm jewish and Tbh I don't really know the actual story of Christmas, so I think they were just saying what they knew

[@Myssamanda]

Omg I was thinking the same thing! Lol. Seriously tho

[@CutieMoli]

You can never fully explian something until you've celebrate it. Try to explain how to celebrate Sint Nicolas like we do in Belgium. Belgian will look at you like "WTF, you don't know that?"

[@HerosofOlympusRox]

She called them himes..... Hymns. They're called hymns.

[@MsLalaLovable]

I noticed that too😭😂

[@markbollinger1343]

+Clare Jacobsen I was curious about this too.

[@CantonDem13]

+Clare Jacobsen She made it sort of rhyme with "L'Chaim." Maybe that... makes some sort of sense? But yeah, that threw me for a minute, too. XD

[@MonicaDiDeo]

i literally peed my pants

[@jaworskij]

+Monica Hill , I can do that too. Feels good, eh?

[@PhoenixFires]

Ah Christmas... A charade made that first celebrated the birth of Jesus of Nazareth that turned into a clusterfuck of commercialization.

[@PhoenixFires]

The charade was the commercializing part. The Jesus part was when it was slightly legit.

[@hamajangz]

+PhoenixFires Well aren't you a ray of sunshine.

[@foreverdead1248]

+PhoenixFires Actually: Christmas, a celebration taken by the Christians from the pagans that celebrated the Winter Solstice and Yule, appropriating much of the customs of the pagans, and then labeling it as the birth of Jesus even though Jesus was born around Easter, and snow in Israel almost never happens.

[@ellenskipper7888]

+PhoenixFires Funny tidbit... The Christmas tree is actually a Pagan tradition... Doesn't stop my Christian family, though. Yay self-contradiction! ;-)

[@ellenskipper7888]

+PhoenixFires Funny tidbit... The Christmas tree is actually a Pagan tradition... Doesn't stop my Christian family, though. Yay self-contradiction! ;-)

[@ohitsa2000]

"I think people listen to 'himes'?" I can't breathe.

[@Domo-ei4dj]

I am still waiting for the Christmas that we have ham, pineapple slices and a briscuit for dinner

[@Domo-ei4dj]

And yams, and cherries

[@clarainggrid9192]

AND CHOCOLATE PUDDING

[@littlewitchParker3]

and cheeries

[@d0ink]

Thank god Christmas isn't religious anymore, no I can worship satan, and give presents to the needy.

[@brooksiebd7029]

Haha, yes

[@mlgplatypus8799]

Satan don't take no Noah ark genocide and sexist homophobe bullshit

[@GoddessFourWinds]

Satanism is a religion... /sigh

[@whateverwhatever7210]

Why not just do that all year around?

[@crabort]

***** that wasn't what he meant. He meant he can worship anything and still have Christmas. Like i do as an atheist

[@Federico84]

wow a lot of jews are in buzzfeed, i've never even met one jew in italy

[@ironmantis25]

Tecnovlog Buzzfeed is located in New York. There are a A LOT of jews in new york.

[@Federico84]

ironmantis25 oh ok, i thought that they were in los angeles

[@NewJayqwe2]

Tecnovlog There are Buzzfeed offices around in the world, there is an office in New York but the office that is in charge of these channels; blue, pop, yellow, video and violet is located in LA at BuzzfeedVideo motion pictures I think

[@Federico84]

showshi there are jews in italy, but like 20'000 on a population of over 60 millions

[@ronaldjakowski1132]

Tecnovlog There is only 14 million of us Jews. Do you mean60 million is population of Italy.

[@Pikachuwhereareyou]

I love christmas season. I love the lights,The frigid weather & the warm cocoa, The aroma of fresh dirt & pinecones & baking cookies. The early early mornings,When the moon is still out & the world is silent,But these tiny fairy lights twinkle in the trees. It's sweater weather! & a time when people are more obliging to step out of their bubbles,& go onto the streets. To see those lost little kids faces light up with resplendence,& everything just seems more hopeful. It's this final enclose to the year,To let go of the ugliness we clutch onto within ourselves,& just strive to do better & be better. Christmas season is always the refreshment I need. You choose how you want to spend the days,One does not have to get sucked into the vortex of propaganda.

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

+kelllsey12000 Where are you finding fresh dirt? I've only ever seen dirt that's 4.5 billion years old.

[@weep782]

+KEEP CALM and PLAY SOCCER IN YOUR PAJAMAS actually, part of dirt is humus, which is decayed organic matter that is definitely not billions of years old

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

+Gabe McGarvey Thanks for telling me about that. I've always wondered what that stuff was and now I know not to eat it.

[@berrymilk8932]

wow good job of making me think i was fat after last years christmas dinner i gained A GRAM WTF

[@PocketAndother]

I would enjoy you explaining the term "propaganda"

[@izthemovie]

This was adorable. I'm not religious, but still celebrate Christmas for the family and friends. Also, Reform Jews have a much more liberal mindset about others around them as well as their own culture. I'm not Jewish, but I always support Reform Jews who make up most of the USA's Jewish population. They are open to the LGBT community, and allow women and men to all sit together as equals. They also have women Rabbis! Reform Jews need more love and respect. They are in my opinion, one of the most caring and open minded of religious faiths. Whether you believe in religion or not.

[@pottergoose]

BIGGGGG heads up, it's not only the reform! Conservatives are the exact same way, except most of us are kosher and have longer services than reform. We all sit together, women are counted, rabbis and cantors are both male and female, and we're very accepting of the LGBT community. I recommend you do some more research. That is all

[@izthemovie]

Jodie Fox I really appreciate the info! I had no idea. I've done so much research on the Jewish faith, but I suppose I have much more to do.

[@hannahlevitan3653]

Btw I'm orthadox and the only difference between us is that we follow the Torah in different ways.

[@missjewishzionist5458]

I am orthodox, but I am open to the LGBT community. I don't think being more observant has much to do with accepting the LGBT community. I think it is more of a personal choice if you accept it or not...(in my opinion, we all should be open to them :D)

[@missjewishzionist5458]

Alexander Popovich Congratulations on being the worst "comedian" in history...

[@loganinkosovo]

I was stationed in Bosnia for 5 years and everyone there celebrated Christmas...even the Muslim families (Austro-Hungarian Empire influence). The Muslims had the tree, the presents and santa claus....they just bypassed the whole Jesus thing. So if the Jewish people want a tree with ornaments and presents I say go for it. It's a pagan ritual to begin with anyhow. Early Christians were very good at co-opting other practices into their own. :)

[@clarasousa1836]

Christmas is not about Santa or gifts or even family. Christmas is about the birth of the Saviour.

[@Patman0074]

+David Ruhman and you're an... atheist? or muslim? or liberal???

[@carlosparra8976]

+Miner Doods ...maybe he is a human

[@Patman0074]

Carlos Parra humans shouldn't criticize other humans if they can't take the heat, don't talk your not who I was talking to.

[@carlosparra8976]

Miner Doods come on miner take a joke...is almost christmas!

[@Patman0074]

Carlos Parra merry Christmas

[@bethanynurzia3386]

Haha, I'm Christian and I'm laughing so hard omg! Everyone thinks it's all about the presents. Lol this was a good video.

[@elizabethepstein9906]

It kinda is

[@anangelsstar]

it is all about presents. otherwise christmas has nothing to do with jesud

[@giggermont5413]

@@anangelsstar who do you think made it about presents? Subverting the birth of Christ for some sheckles.

[@laurenv20]

"You're like asking me to name the backup dancers on Beyonce's tour, can't do it." LOL

[@0puppies2cute0]

Christmas at my house- NO HAM OR MEAT!! Only fish (cause I'm polish)

[@askmangmangmango1544]

But fish is a meat.... Lol

[@wiktoria6752]

Same ^^ Christmas fish are the best :D

[@whizzerwins3957]

+Jaclyn McGreevy sorry if i offend you but i dont really understand why is eating ham or pork bad? like i just ate a piece right now

[@Lizzy-cg5du]

+Jaclyn McGreevy LOL I am Russian and my mom is like, '' You don't have to do post, only if you want. '' LUCKY ME!!

[@Lizzy-cg5du]

+KawaiiPopcorn It isn't bad but 40 days before Christmas we can't eat meat because of post (or in English, lent)

[@Hannah-in9tz]

My family were Jewish but I celebrate Christmas it's my favourite time of year ❤️❤️❤️

[@theletteryisquaking4477]

why is Santa's sack so big.... he only comes once a year

[@SuperLotus]

But how does he fit down the chimney with such a big bag? And who even has chimneys? What were we talking about again?

[@theletteryisquaking4477]

SuperLotus I KNOW its 2016 who has a f*ckin chimney

[@SuperLotus]

TheDoNothingDarkling _ We actually have a chimney, but it doesn't go anywhere. We also had a fireplace that didn't have a chimney (although I think it had asbestos -_-)

[@theletteryisquaking4477]

SuperLotus .....

[@calebsmaccasmeal4920]

spectical speckle I do but it doesn't have the thing sticking out the top and it's automatic so there's no wood collecting

[@robertlazy1243]

This video makes me happy happy happy! There's something incredibly really heart warming when Jews talk about Christmas. My eyes were in a trance!

[@spottyfawn]

Jesus actually wasn't born December 25th :)

[@somebody5667]

Kindred Heart very true

[@samsplace7469]

How are we supposed to know that?

[@deebooraa]

4 ever what’s the meaning of date lol. The important one is we know why we celebrate it

[@Daniel_bitew]

He born as bastred not from virgin

[@lostwarrior77]

I have some questions for anyone who is jewish and reading this. I'm not trying to offend anyone I'm honestly just curious. 1) do you ever watch Christmas movies just because there are SO many on in December? 2) when you were little did you ever feel left out or confused when kids talked about getting presents from Santa? 3) when you were little what did you know about santa? Did you know he was fake and keep your mouth shut to others or what? Thanks!!

[@hannahlevitan3653]

Hy I'm an orthadox Jew so here are my answers. 1. A little but not the real ones only the norm tv shows that make an Xmas movie 2. I go to an all Jewish school so I didn't feel left out but we get Chanukah presents so I sometimes got jealous 3. I knew about Santa but didnt really have anyone to not tell he is fake. Hope this helped :)

[@lostwarrior77]

Hannah Levitan Thanks a lot! I really don't know anyone in my school who I could ask because most of the jewish people in my school are half christian so they celebrate christmas anyway :/

[@noahweinstein2469]

I'm Jewish. 1. no, to be perfectly honest i think they are terrible. 2. not really i understood they get their day for presents i get my eight so it's pretty balanced. ;) 3. I knew Santa was made up but i also knew that kids got really exited about Santa and really liked him so i kept my mouth shut, I also knew quite a bit about Santa because of my older brother he would go on about history and religion all day long he would never run out of things to tell us about so i know that Santa is saint nick and why you get presents. Also Happy Chanukkah!

[@isadoradf2686]

1. I actually love Christmas movies! They are pretty well made and they are on for like evry channel so I live with it. 2. I celebrate Christmas so I get presents and stuff. My family just likes how festive it is and we just ignoe the whole religious part of it. We just couldn't get a tree which is sad. 3. I believed in him for a while because of my festive family. But I realized it sooner or later. I. My brother started recording it and saw my mom and dad putting presents by our fireplace. They even threw this glittery stuff everywhere for special effects. I wasn't dissapointed at all. I assumed a very obese man, has a flying sled, gives kids stuff, and travels the world on one night was a myth. I found it out when I was serching how much he had to pay for all those brand toys... Thanks for being super respectful!!! I really appreciate it! :) Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, and Joyus Kwanza to all!!!!

[@bobbyjohnson6530]

Paige Regit 1. nope 2. At least we don't have to lie to our children and then crush their dreams (no offense meant)

[@zalmanbukher8956]

I am Jewish and never did Christmas. How I explain Christmas is a old man who has been living for centuries comes down your chimney and puts presents under a tree. You drink eggs mixed with alcohol open presents and eat alot. How I explain Hannukah. You can watch movies when ever you want you always spend time with the family and its a warm feeling. The food is on point , you get money and presents and play Dreidel with your family for Hanukkah Gelt. I am so proud to be Jewish lol

[@jareddavies1699]

Wait, Americans go to church on Christmas Day?! And they don't eat Turkey on Christmas either?! W.O.W.

[@GunnarPL2]

In Poland you don't even eat any meat on Cristmas Day xD Only fish and other non-meat things but they're pretty good.

[@GoddessFourWinds]

Catholics make up 1/2 of the Christian population and attend a special Mass held on Christmas Day (if they're active in their religion). And in the US, most of us just had turkey on Thanksgiving Day on the 3rd Thursday in November, so we like to switch it up by having ham for xmas (although many people do have turkey or both and other meats...which goes for Thanksgiving, too).

[@jareddavies1699]

***** Makes sense I suppose, didn't think about Thanksgiving. Personally, I would still have Turkey as we only tend to have it on Xmas, so once a year. Can I ask, on Xmas, do you eat your food with vegetables such as sprouts, carrots, peas, along with potatoes etc. or, like Thanksgiving, Pumpkin Pie etc.?

[@GoddessFourWinds]

Jared Davies It's basically like Thanksgiving all over, again. With stuffing (cornbread or rice, generally, depending upon where you live), mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, candied yams, a variety of pies (pumpkin, pecan and apple are favorites)...and whatever other dishes that are traditional within your family. The foods I named seem to be what everyone starts with, adding whatever else to the menu (like peas or carrots or a green salad, if someone wants that or enchiladas, if you want to go more ethnic). I've lived in a few places in the US, and that's been my experience, anyway. :)

[@jareddavies1699]

***** Sounds like a mix of British Xmas dinner and a buffet lol, not that it's a bad thing of course

[@Ikajo]

Um... with all the Christmas themed movies that comes out every year (and re-runs every year), how can you not know about Christmas Celebration? It would be one thing if they had to describe Christmas in Scandinavia or Japan. I'm from Scandinavia myself and we don't celebrate anywhere close as the Americans and I still know a lot about it. Btw, you should have them try doing a Lucia celebration. That would be funny.

[@Leticia-zs3ej]

I'm and atheist from a Jewish family, and I love Christmas. I celebrate it as a time to thank those who have been good to be all yeasr and make others happy by giving them gifts!

[@muneeraaxo]

Why is everyone in the top comments so rude? A person's religion shouldn't matter. Right now I feel like the girl from mean girls who didn't even go to their school but wants peace and love, haha.

[@brooksiebd7029]

Lol ikr

[@pottergoose]

SHE DOESNT EVEN GO THERE Sorry had to do it. That said, I completely agree :)

[@yourbootyholeisyourbeautyhole]

because my religion is apparently the most controversial thing in the world or something. it's really unfortunate that you can't even talk about jewish things without a huge chunk of people claiming we talk too much/control the world. hell, it's unfortunate that you have to even make such a comment questioning everyone's lack of human decency. you shouldn't have to.

[@HercadosP]

Sorry but I cant bring myself to respect someone for believing in such a bloody and cruel religion. May The God Of War give you more peace than the catholic/christian/jew God. May Dante be with you

[@marykhalid9234]

"و قالت اليهود ليست النصارى على شيئ و قالت النصارى ليست اليهود على شيئ"

[@o0hotoko0o]

lol Christmas isn't even a true Christian holiday. Many aspects of it are of pagan origin or are just accepted long-standing myths. The list of evidence for that is really really long, but some pointers: (1) It never says in the Bible that the birth of Christ was on Dec. 25th. What is does say in the Bible however (Jesus speaking about the fall of Jerusalem): "But pray that your flight be NOT in winter, neither on the Sabbathday.--Matt 24:20". So it couldn't have been in the month of December. (2) There is no mention made in the Bible of anyone ever celebrating it-- in fact the Bible advises AGAINST the holiday: "Hear the word which Yahweh speaks to you, O house of Israel. Thus says Yahweh: "Do not learn the way of the heathen; Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven, For the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the peoples are futile; For one cuts a tree from the forest, The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax. They decorate it with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers so that it will not topple. --Jeremiah 10:1-4" (3) The day that Christmas is celebrated actually from the celebration of the god of saturn--a terrible Roman week-long holiday in which innocents were used for pleasure and then slaughtered. In an attempt to get rid of the holiday or lessen the amount of celebration, Christian leaders made the birth of Christ set to the 25th [the year of Christ's birth was later set by Dionysius Exiguus]. It only discouraged Romans and other celebrators minimally so they later added customs from other religions to further their goal of stopping Saturnalia. (4) All practices observed on Christmas today came later as a result of many pagan beliefs: a) the tree: worshippers of Asheira were convinced to join the new observance of the 25th by the Church who sanctioned “Christmas Trees” to appeal to their tree/forrest worship. b) mistletoe: a result of Druid beliefs being incorporated to encourage them to also join in on the 25th. c) presents: An old Roman observance that would later hitch a ride on the holiday via the Church through Saint Nicholas. d) santa: started from Saint Nicholas, spread all over the world, commercialized and refined by cooperations into what he is today.

[@Tatianaesimpson]

Preach to the people who actually read that. #LazyAsFuck

[@oneworldcommunity117]

Nadine Zee i read it all. it makes sense

[@elihauser1840]

The entire Christian religion is nock-off Paganism and Judaism with more Jesus and God.

[@Tatianaesimpson]

DopeZebra Awesome. Im still lazy though so i'll read it in a few hours probably

[@alexia8469]

Christians celebrate it for Jesus birthday but all they "Christmas" traditions are pagan

[@blahajthefriendlyshark556]

Alison's hair looks so pretty in this ❤️❤️❤️

[@Blorp_]

Ham? Jesus, we eat turkey or chicken in Britain. Also, 'hime'? Sorry to be a dick but it's pronounced 'him' No Hate, Great Bate

[@mlgplatypus8799]

m8 u forgot the 8 in the b8 m8

[@tonylyko8914]

Ya it's hymn but is pronounced him!

[@pinkdiamondlatte]

In my house we eat turkey too ☺

[@crystalgryphon]

We eat mostly the same things as we do on thanksgiving (turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, etc), just with a boatload of Christmas cookies.

[@xskugga]

Turkey is eaten on Thanksgiving in our culture, but some do eat turkey. Chicken is too common to have on a holiday, but some families will even have duck.

[@sydneybudner1342]

“Your like asking me to name the back up dancers on Beyoncé’s tour can’t do it” ahahahhahha

[@miriamanderson260]

Christians actually don't go to church to "distract themselves". For Catholics it's a holy day of obligation to celebrate together the real meaning of Christmas because to Catholics, it's not just about presents, it's about celebrating Christ's birth.

[@gardenofrivers]

why am i watching this... i don't believe in anything. i like cats. pancakes are cool. save me

[@jadarobinson9555]

same

[@gaysatan5064]

relatable

[@d73w80]

Same, except WAFFLES ARE WAY BETTER. And I think we had the exact same video watching spree

[@riyahbandss]

FINALLY A PErSON LIKES WAFFLES BETTER THEN PANCAKES!!!!

[@AbbyCat99926]

Sofia parr I like cats too

[@JMBen]

As a Jew, I'm surprised this isn't a bunch of people complaining about how their offended by Christmas.

[@shreksouffle8844]

Same. I'm Jewish myself, and when I was in elementary school, other Jews would be like "Santa isn't real, it's a lie!" and I'm just sitting here thinking lol why you gotta spoil the fun.

[@MichaelAllen-po4eo]

Shrek Souffle No. Santa's real. He just hates you guys cause he's still pissed about the whole killing of Jesus thing. He won't bring you coal either, because he knows you'll turn it into a profitable business. "Oh Gowad!! Free inventory!!! The moychandise has no expense!! ...But who's gonna pay to clean up the coal dust!??"

[@kayper54]

I find it a wee bit difficult to believe that American Jews don't know that we basically eat a 2nd Thanksgiving meal on Christmas day. Yes, manymanymany families serve ham at both meals, but most of us just do the turkey/dressing/gravy menu a 2nd time.

[@cameronbeattie3087]

Ham for Christmas? What about turkey?

[@v___v3773]

Isn't that for thanksgiving

[@cameronbeattie3087]

KCNS Girlz idk America is the only country in the entire world to celebrate it. I don't even know when it is aside from November! In the UK,turkey is the traditional thing to eat for Christmas dinner. You can also have goose or gammon (like ham) as they are the most popular alternatives. So what else to Americans have fro Christmas dinner? We have things like Brussels sprouts,sometimes haggis (I'm Scottish), pigs in blankets and stuff like that traditionally.

[@nictheperson6709]

+Cameron Beattie Nope. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving too. I think it has something to do with the colonisers or something.

[@alienillusi0n]

In sweden we have ham instead of turkey

[@BlackStrawberry79]

Like cameron said, in england we eat turkey mostly. Sometimes goose or nut roast. We have brussel sprouts. Pigs in blankets (sausages wrapped in bacon) cranberry sauce and vegetable

[@MrBklein31]

This was actually pretty funny! Christmas takes many forms. Christians celebrate it as the birth of Jesus because they believe He was God's only son sent down to Earth to free us from our sins. The commercial version is about giving gifts to the ones you love and celebrate being a part of a family. Even if you are not really related by blood, you still celebrate with others the season of giving. There are many stories that come from how different countries celebrate, but the general US holiday consists of a Christmas tree decorated with lights and ornaments and the gifts you get for the ones important to you piled under them.

[@edmundocornejo3238]

Thank lord Jesus i found another intelligent being, YOUS IS RAIT BRUH

[@rouhinbiswas7958]

Christmas is not about religion its about love and family, I am a hindu and from India and even we celebrate chrismas like it a festival of our own ,we pray to any of our gods cause we have many ,we go to charch for praying and that was beautiful cause its define world unity ,we it cake and decorate the living room with artificial tree , we do lots of fun in chrismas

[@Needsmoreflash]

On Dasher, on Dancer on Comet and Vixen, On Cupid, on Prancer on Donner and Blitzen!!!

[@kelseylubliner2969]

I'm jewish

[@scarlettwolf3903]

Same!

[@Scywio]

Well you could have ended up far worse like black for example.

[@ashnorvell3549]

boo on you

[@JLS24604]

Cool

[@eddieb2332]

I'm not

[@savannahmillheim2808]

My Christmas: wake up at 8:30, struggle to get out of bed, gets a few gifts, go to my room to watch buzzfeed, don't come out till dinner, eat dinner, go back to room, sleep

[@justinabrandt7465]

"You're like asking me to name all the backup dancers on Beyonce's tour" hahaha

[@sophiaaiello144]

This must be an American Christmas dinner, because at an Italian dinner we have lemon chicken,lasagna, pasta, ITALIAN meatballs(which have a different look and taste then American ones) broth,and eggplant. THIS WILL VARY DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE (northern,southern and Sicilian which is a little bit different but still generally Italian)

[@gotstrawberriesido]

My papa came from Italy, and bc of him my family and I have A LOT of pasta every year for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and all year round as well. However we also do have ham and I guess its just an American thing. (ps. I have cousins in Sicily and I really want to visit so so so bad) (: and oddly enough, we share the same name

[@sophiaaiello144]

and last name?! sorry but i don't know a lot amricans that share the same last name. and sicily is awesome you should vistaet some time. and my papa is the best! he makes pasta,and nonnou used to make the best speddine! (sorry for my awful englaish)

[@gotstrawberriesido]

Sophia Aiello my last name is Gelsomino but when my papa came to America he changed it to Jelsomeno (: I really want to go so bad, my cousin is going to Sicily soon bc she's in school for culinary and they are taking a trip to Italy

[@gotstrawberriesido]

Sophia Aiello don't worry about your English I understand what you're saying 💝

[@sophiaaiello144]

Well Italy is the best and you should totally vistat some time! I would go during the summer. It's nice and warm. You can also see other parts of Europe If u would like😊

[@frogworld7201]

Wow my christmas isn't like that at all! We sleep in our normal pyjamas, we wake up and we don't give each other presents, we have a small fake tree, but the tree is there all winter just for decoration. And we just have a normal day, and eat a normal dinner. When i was little my family got together and talked about how lucky we are to live in a house, with family and that we are happy. I always learned that christmas was not only about jesus, but also to think about what we have, and how lucky we ( speaking for me and my family) are, even though that my mother is in a wheelchair, and bad things happen to our family, we still make the best of it.

[@Marymary.moomoomoo]

Dont really understand how the Hannuka version of this video was about the traditions and the story behind it, and literally none of the questions in this video focused on the story behind the celebration

[@stiras1]

I always thought he was born 24th. I'm not a jew, I'm a protestant... well batised protestant. I think it's because in my country, which is Norway, we open our presents on Christmas eve and I didn't think of "eve" as the night before the birth of Christ. I thought the present day was the day he was born. Anyway... I actually prefer the way we do it. We don't do it in the morning... we have a big family dinner, with dessert and stuff, and people with kids often hold hands and dance around the Christmas tree (I don't do this), and then we sit down for cakes and stuff while one person reads who the gift is for and we watch that person open it. So you can't just be grabby and open all your gifts in like five minutes. You need to wait your turn. We also eat out own traditional stuff. Nothing American about that at all. LOL :D

[@stiras1]

Lee Lemon Yeah, I know. It's actually a pagan holiday the Christians made their own. It was originally a celebration of the rebirth of the sun or something.

[@leahreis1893]

Ikr I don't even live there and do that exact same thing every Christmas.its much easier

[@ginamarie1166]

BOOYYYYY Christmas is my Jam! I'm already excited for it, and it's just September!

[@potatolover228]

In sweden we celebrate christmas on the 24th

[@irisfreddiemercuryrocknrol9643]

PotatoLover22 ja

[@irisfreddiemercuryrocknrol9643]

PotatoLover22 ja

[@MichaelAllen-po4eo]

PotatoLover22 cause y'all are a bunch of high time preference having muhfuggas.

[@nizarbouaouad3975]

Try doing Ramadan/Eid explained by non-Muslims

[@BlueAngel2397]

Nizar Bouaouad they won't even do something like that, most likely most of the U.S hasn't even heard those terms. Christmas and Hannukah are well knows holidays, that everybody has heard of regardless of your religion.

[@semsemeini7905]

In Egypt I used to celebrate Ramadan when you eat at 3 AM every night with Karima who took care of us.

[@lovethisplanet3046]

I am a Hindu and would still not make fun of what other people celebrate. It is their faith, their reason, rhyme to be happy, let them be. Just do not be imposing on everybody and I am happy for learning from multiple faiths. Love more, sarcasm less and co-exist.

[@singerpianistgirl]

When I was younger I thought everyone celebrated christmas

[@jackass123491]

+Joanna Cha It's because we were taught that Santa visits everyone.

[@singerpianistgirl]

jackass123491 true

[@empressofpandas]

Great. Christmas Explained by Jews. Will there be a Christmas Explained by Muslims?

[@AndreaAlison]

Sabrina Alam what I think about Christmas is like Jews think :) A tree, ham, the santa hat, and lamps, just that :)

[@dogemudkip3974]

+Sabrina “Aizen Phantomhive” Alam oh god i hope not xD

[@idobarats2195]

No because they don't want they're set blown up...

[@askmangmangmango1544]

+Ido Barats DAS RACIST

[@empressofpandas]

Ido Barats WTF man

[@graceridge]

I have a hard time believing that they know so little about Christmas. In December its literally EVERYWHERE.

[@chloeblack9237]

Why did they all say ham? I've never heard of anyone who eats ham for Christmas...

[@chloeblack9237]

I'm Christian...

[@imafuckingmuffinx3]

It's actually common

[@chloeblack9237]

Ally Vee Maybe I'm just weird then. Thanks for responding politely and not rudely like others

[@pottergoose]

Kj Thompson Yep baking in the heat of Florida where we'll retire. That's all. Go back to your hole, idiot Meanwhile our ovens are filled with delicious brisket instead

[@RCmies]

In Finland everyone eats ham on christmas

[@emrose1025]

I'm not religious but I find this really offensive and these people seem really ignorant about how people celebrate Christmas - I think they should have and could have been A LOT more respectful.

[@_rmel]

How is it disrespectful to not know about Christmas? They're Jewish, they grew up with their own holidays and traditions. Why would someone who has never celebrated Christmas, studied Christianity (I'm assuming) or observed Christmas traditions know about it? How much do you know about Hanukkah or Kwanzaa?

[@bobbyjohnson6530]

Thank you

[@emrose1025]

Bobby Johnson Elizabeth La actually i have watched it and at least the christians didn't mock Jewish traditions

[@_rmel]

Em Rose I'm not sure that we're watching the same video. I saw Jewish people who genuinely didn't know the traditions so they made things up lol

[@emrose1025]

oh and +Bobby Johnson - I'd watch your language , no need to swear

[@xploder999]

Are these explanations strange because these people don't experience Christmas in a full on way, or do Americans celebrate it differently to the UK? Pretty much everyone I know eats turkey as the main Christmas meat and the religious people normally go to church the night before (referred to as midnight mass despite often starting hours before midnight). In Germany, people eat goose and that also used to be the tradition in the UK, but people largely switched 100+ years ago because goose is so expensive.

[@greshampitts4244]

These people are driving me insane!!! Who wears matching pj's on Christmas and when do chestnuts and bells pop out of nowhere?!

[@ndlnewbie3227]

This comment made me laughing so much!

[@rubij1989]

lol ham nope in my house we eat pernil and chicken giant bits what you know about that xDD Dominicans and hispanics go all out on the food :D

[@whizzerwins3957]

+Cleopatra Love YOU KNOW ITTTTTT MY FAMILY BASICALLY RICE AND CHICKEN IS WHAT MY LIFE IS ABOUT

[@rubij1989]

KawaiiPopcorn Yuuup the good stuff :)

[@whizzerwins3957]

:D

[@zulmadoble]

Yeah... I just noticed how different American Christmas are to us. Im a Puertorrican

[@jindok7549]

When I was young,It's very funny seeing other kid cry while try to prove Santa's existence by showing their present. Not all of them cry but It's still a good time.

[@GrilledSoap]

They just kind of left out Orthodox Christmas :(. You Catholics and protestants get all the love in America.

[@Lizzy-cg5du]

+GrilledSoap I am a Orthodox-Protestant and the only Orthodoxy thing I do is leave the tree up till Jan 7th, I celebrate it the 'normal' way because my mom never really celebrated Christmas when she lived in Russia

[@flamecraft10k28]

I'm orthadox to 😀

[@GrilledSoap]

Steve 1571 There is a difference between protestant and black protestant?

[@katc8430]

I think the Jews were sounding very sarcastic and upset I mean WTF did Christmas do to them I think its rude its upsetting do they just think everyone who celebrates Christmas is stupid and spoiled I think the buzz feed people in the video should make a apology video. Please you were being very offensive

[@SuperFire555]

Can't tell if your a troll, or actually being serious...

[@pottergoose]

You're kidding right? I have nothing against Christians, but have you seen Jewish history? thousands of years of persecution. That is all. Besides no one upset, so get off your high horse

[@themoviedealers]

Less upset or sarcastic than truly not having the knowledge. True, if you pay any attention to pop culture, and listen to Xmas songs, which are dang hard to avoid, you should know the fictional names of the fictional animals owned by the fictional Santa Claus. But if you have never been to Christian friends' houses during Xmas, and you don't celebrate it yourself, you'd have to take a wild guess at what goes on at peoples' homes , unless you grab your information from movies or TV shows. Hard to believe that there might be people who have limited knowledge of your culture when your culture dominates the society, but it's quite possible.

[@Deano0k]

Lol are you serious mate? A apology video for what being a little bit sarcastic. Have you been trapped in a giant bubble all your life?

[@amberb1666]

Allison trying to say hymns tho. "Himes"😂😂😂

[@BexBeautyVideos]

Under 301 views? On Buzzfeed? Is this real life, is this just fantasy?

[@50ftFrankenstein]

Caught in a landslide

[@BexBeautyVideos]

No escape from reality

[@turdferguson9452]

Open your eyes

[@aloha2302]

Open your eyes

[@twist5857]

Open your eyes

[@musicf3b]

Christmas explained by the Grinch would've been funnier

[@Mark-pf9st]

Christmas was originally a pagan holiday, but so was Halloween. And also 4/20 was originally the anniversary of the Ludlow massacre, not just a stoner holiday. French toast was originally Roman, not French.

[@alexdex97]

What's with all this religion crap. It's another holiday when you eat and get presents. I know many atheists that celebrate it just for the fun. I'm Jewish do Christmas just for the fun of it. No one can deny another person to celebrate a national holiday.

[@edmundocornejo3238]

u is also rait bru, u can celebrate watever u fuckin want and dats IT DAMMIT

[@themoviedealers]

***** Matthew 13:10 through Matthew 13:14. The Bible is not meant be taken at face value.

[@carolynewaldron3532]

But... The whole point is to celebrate Jesus's birth? If you want to have a party in December just cause then go for it, but I feel like calling it a "Christmas Celebration" is a bit wrong.

[@caratoni]

carolyne waldron we do not actually know the true birth of Jesus. If one is a believer then celebrate Him everyday. Xmas is just another commercialized holiday. However each is own

[@novemberSUN1]

Yeah Christmas is more of a cultural holiday...

[@hannahschermer3887]

They try to name the reindeer. I just can't

[@alanonimo8979]

Let's mock any and every holiday even remotely related to Jesus. Go Jews! Yeah!

[@partymanners]

Good suggestion, I'll remember to do that more often! :)

[@alanonimo8979]

Jordan Saltzman It's because of Yids like you that I'm so glad that we send so much money to Israel.

[@alanonimo8979]

Jordan Saltzman Oy vey ist mir! What from hate? You must have your yarmulke wrapped too tight. Yid is like some term of endearment already...

[@jiafeiqueen]

Al Anonimo is this supposed to be offensive because I'm Jewish I kinda take this offensive sorry but I do

[@boobookiddyphuk9635]

Not Christian but the reindeer are: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Richard and Nixon..... Hahahahaha, j/k the last 2 are Donner and Blitzen

[@brooksiebd7029]

Lol "Snowball"??? Hahaha

[@themoviedealers]

***** Matthew 13:10 to Matthew 13:14: The Bible is not meant to be taken at face value.

[@milkpond333]

I believe that one of the names is "Dunder" not Donner...

[@GoddessFourWinds]

Aurora Heuer It's Donner or sometimes Donder.

[@mastersimonsays]

The reindeers, Santa, and presents have nothing to do with Christianity

[@ropko2012]

I'm a Jew by choice. I used to by Christian. I like being Jewish much better.

[@ErikaIsMeTV]

Christmas isn't even about Christians and it was originally a pagan holiday. Christmas isn't about Jesus. Anyone can celebrate Christmas, No one in my family is religious and we still celebrate Christmas. Sorry mini rant

[@brooksiebd7029]

Me too lol it's one of the best things when ur little

[@Main5OO]

Different religions celebrate that time of season for different reasons e.g Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Christmas. For Christmas Christians celebrate it for the birth of Jesus Christ. Atheist celebrate it because they can.......

[@Main5OO]

Isaac dj Also don't give shit about Christmas not being Christian, It's got the words "Christ" and "Mas" in it. It literally means Christ Carnival.

[@swixx639]

Harrypotternerd I wish my family wasn't religious. My whole family is Christian, except for me, I'm Atheist. They expect me to say Grace. I don't even know Grace nor want to tell lies.

[@astronaut3696]

James Testa Just say what you're thankful for if you're not comfortable praying :) Even if you aren't religious, taking time out of your day and counting your blessings can really improve your life

[@laurenholly614]

Isn't it ironic that it is statistically more likely that jesus was born in June! December 25th is actually the pagan festival otherwise known as winter solstice 😂

[@DBZHGWgamer]

Yea, thats wrong... Unlike christmas, the winter solstice is usually diffrent every year.

[@MichaelAllen-po4eo]

lauren Holly he was born Sept 29th 2 B.C.

[@lanaklein130]

For all the people saying they were offended that we Jews only know about commercial Christmas: 1. That's basically the only time we learn about it 2. You didn't see us blowing up when someone mistook a dreidel for a ladle!

[@exoticbutters722]

For Christmas my family makes tamales

[@tarynsmell4811]

i'm laughing so hard, but i mean that's the media portrays christmas but its not actually like that.

[@mole62ssf]

Love it! I also just watched Christians Explain Hanukkah. Good times in both. As with the other video, the right answers were in there sort of shared among the group. Glad you did this pair of videos, Buzzfeed. One doesn't necessarily learn about traditions and celebrations outside one's home culture. I love to! Interesting, historical (love lore), entertaining, endearing. Again, than you for posting, Buzzfeed!

[@annaruth6546]

This is kind of offensive to me as a Christian. Their kind of just describing the stuff they see in commercials.

[@rachelnicole9034]

did you completely miss the fact that they're Jewish???? They don't practice Christianity, so they shouldn't have to follow Christian tradition. How much do you actually know about Judaism, other than Hanukkah?

[@lukaspasten]

+Anna Ruth Huffman ok? but does the world revolve around you and your religion?

[@MyCoolVideosIrelandX]

oh my god the comments srsly. srsly. why should you even care about others religion. their choice. omg

[@mlgplatypus8799]

because they're fucking stupid

[@davew4272]

This video reminds me of something when I was a child, the first time I knew Christmas. I am Chinese, we didn't celebrate Christmas. At that time I was only 5 years old. My father brought me a Christmas songs tape from US. A song impressed me a lot so I repeated it many times. Her name was "We wish you a merry Christmas". I thought this song was so beautiful. Then I asked my father: "Dad, what is Christmas?" "It is a holiday people give best wishes to others, say Merry Christmas, and Santa would come to your house and give present to children." "Wow! That is a great holiday! I want give best wishes and I want presents!" "Oh no, we Chinese don't celebrate Christmas, it is a holiday only for Christians." Actually I don't care his last words. In Christmas Eve I wrote a note which wrote "I want to have a toy train. Santa Claus, Merry Christmas!" with full expect then I put the note on my table. Indeed, I found nothing when I woke up. I was so disappointed and cried out but my parents smile when they know the reason. They thought I was childish, However, I thought Christmas was for all people and Merry Christmas is for people to give best wishes, loves and kind to others, just like Santa, until now. Now I am 24 but this story I never forget because my parents always repeat it. And I know many people in the world don't celebrate Christmas like us. But I always listen to Christmas songs and said "Merry Christmas" to others on Christmas Day. No matter what their color, language, religious, nationality. Frankly speaking, it is good to be a child sometimes, but it was all memory. With more tolerance and understanding, I am sure our world would become a beautiful place for us all.

[@lilypippili]

wtf is a christmas pageant?

[@fairyperry1265]

Pretty much a play to explain what happend on Christmas

[@lilypippili]

ohh

[@joycexoforvever]

You know its kinda sad how people talk more about Santa and all the gifts and stuff instead of the main purpose (celebrtae god's birthday). Wait im kinda off topic.

[@annanbjhfbjdhfmxnbfvj8447]

Santa was Saint Nicholas so he's religious he just got barrel scraped by American corporations which wanted to make money

[@dinogirl9055]

They should do a Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur one. Those holidays are funm (except for the fasting)

[@koklol2837]

This is one of the reason I hate America. Christmas is not about some imaginary grandpa, you getting gifts and eating until you pass out! Christmas is the celebration of the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, but I guess modern society cant handle a holiday that doesnt have a me,me,me mentality about it, because 90% of people are unbelievable narcissists and have to have their ego stroked at least once a year.

[@Patman0074]

dude. all christains and catholics celebrate Christmas with gifts all around the world, don't be close minded

[@cole962]

Lol America isn't the only place with Jews

[@koklol2837]

+Cole S What do you mean? I never mentioned jews

[@colettevillagecenter3477]

Christmas is what we make it and not everyone is religious. But that doesn't mean that it's not a beautiful holiday. You may hate Santa Clause but to us, believing in Santa was magic and I Love that I believed in him as a child. We may get presents but we spend time picking out the perfect gifts for our family and friends as well. Speaking of family, we use Christmas to spent quality time with our family doing fun things like putting up the Christmas tree, making gingerbread houses, and having a family dinner. I love Christmas but I'm not religious. I'm sorry it's not the traditional holiday that you want it to be but things change and I love that it did. So get over it.

[@koklol2837]

You are missing my point. I love that Christmas is a holiday meant for family. What I have problem with is people who only like and celebrate Christmas because they get gifts but dont even know the point of it. They dont even know why its called Christmas. Thats what bothers me.

[@sittadeviw]

But Jesus wasn't exactly born on December 25th

[@codsamanta]

Christmas dinner is different in every country. I think this is the most amazing part in Christmas.

[@aaronalias8374]

I'm not christian and I celebrate Christmas. Has nothing to do with christ and everything to do with spending time with family and buying presents.

[@colette4650]

Christmas existed far before Christ came along. It started out with the Roman festival of Saturnalia, which was basically a week of The Purge that culminated in human sacrifice. When the Christians came along, they managed to convert a load of pagans by promising they could still celebrate Saturnalia if they were Christian, so to add a Jesus-y spin on things, they declared that Jesus' birthday was the last day of Saturnalia (which we now know couldn't be possible, but I digress). Most (if not all) Christmas traditions came from the practices of various pagan festivals of midwinter. For example, pagans had been decorating trees for ages, so Christians were like, "Ah, yes, we decorate trees too, aren't we so inviting?" Regarding mistletoe kisses, Druidic rituals used to poison sacrificial victims with mistletoe (in the same way that god Balder was killed), and so kissing under mistletoe combines the sexual freedom of Saturnalia with the significance of the mistletoe. TL;DR: Most every European denomination had some sort of festival around the winter solstice, so Christians, in an effort to appear more inviting to encourage conversion, appropriated various customs from them, and declared that it was all in the name of Jesus' birth.

[@colette4650]

***** It doesn't matter what race they were, my friend, because we're discussing religion here. My point is as follows: you're telling this dude he's bad for only celebrating some parts of Christmas. I'm telling you that's hypocritical because Christmas was created by people who only celebrated some parts of the holidays of other religions. That's all.

[@annanbjhfbjdhfmxnbfvj8447]

it has everything to do with Jesus obviously it's a Christian celebration. you go to church and everything it's a lot to do jesus

[@SuperLotus]

I'm Jewish, but my friends growing up were Christian and I had fun doing Christmas and Easter stuff with them. It is weird when people say Merry Christmas to me when I'm paying for stuff at a store. I usually just say "thanks" or something because it's strange for me to say "merry Christmas"

[@bradleybraibish]

Aaron Alias I agree. I celebrate it, and am Christian, but I still fully believe that people should celebrate whatever makes them happy.

[@emmaloren1328]

this is so disrespectful and rude! they need to chill with all of their condescending attitudes!

[@kevinfox298]

How is it condescending? Christmas just isn't a part of their culture, so they don't happen to know what it's about. December doesn't revolve around Christmas for everyone.

[@zeke1220]

What if I told you that people who believe things without evidence are generally considered to be mentally ill and that there is no evidence for the existence of any deity?

[@kevinfox298]

zeke1220 Can I ask, do you come to videos like this specifically to tell religious people that they're mentally ill (and so do your part to perpetuate the mental illness stigma) or what?

[@zeke1220]

Roman Zdenek No, I just happen to like these kinds of videos and can't help but feel sorry for my peers when I see the stupid in the comments sections.

[@kevinfox298]

zeke1220 That's fair, but taking time out of your day to call religious people 'mentally ill'? Come on, if you're going to be Atheist, don't be the 'Self-Righteous' Atheist'. Respect works both ways.