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christmas plans anyone?

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Christmas plans in TB forum! :lol:

Some might have New Year 2015 plans! :decision:

BTW, one guy had New Year 2014 plan to leave India and to get married! :plane: . . . :hug:

Howzzat?? :)
 
Dear Sandhya,

I hardly even celebrate Diwali/Deepavali...I have no plans for other celebrations.
 
children, stictly 14 words. MARY, no D words EXCECPT december
 
Lets go the VR way: brain storm word poems: So there were 3 maggi's and they brought gifts. Whatever happened to the gift! the child was born.
 
SANDHYAV said:
Lets go the VR way: brain storm word poems: So there were 3 maggi's and they brought gifts. Whatever happened to the gift! the child was born.
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perhaps the 3 maggis realized the child was the greatest gift!
 
We celebrate Christmas in our home. This is because everywhere it is so festive and joyous, we find it hard not to vibe in with the sentiment. Besides my 10yr old still believes Santa Claus is real. So not wanting to offend her sentiments, I bought a small 3-tree set of artificial Christmas tree, decorate it with ornaments and pass on simple gifts to each other on the Christmas day! Just a small 'thanksgiving' to the sentiment of the masses that belong to where we live, similar to celebrating 'Ganesh Chaturthi' each year although being a Vaishnava.
 

Is Vaishnavism part of Hinduism or a separate religion, since equating Ganesh Chaturthi, a popluar Hindu festival, with Christmas forces a Hindu to raise such a question?
 
CHANDRU1849 said:

Is Vaishnavism part of Hinduism or a separate religion, since equating Ganesh Chaturthi, a popluar Hindu festival, with Christmas forces a Hindu to raise such a question?
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Dear Chandru,

Good question...lets find similarities between Christmas and Ganesh Chaturti.


1)Both Ganesha and Jesus are the sons of Gods.


2)Both Christmas and Ganesh Chaturti are birthdays of these 2 sons of Gods.



Now lets go to the differences:


1)Ganesh Chaturthi does not have Santa Claus.
 
hindu attitude in india is like this
1.muslims -no goodwill bacause of partition and hostile neighbour

2. christians - neutral as they are not viewed with hatred because of their educational institutions and our love for anything western. we do not like the dubious role of

missionaries in converting our poor

3 chinese- negative due to chinese invasion in 1962 and lack of trust

we might enjoy christmas but not light up our homes.
 
renuka said:
Dear Chandru,

Good question...lets find similarities between Christmas and Ganesh Chaturti.


1)Both Ganesha and Jesus are the sons of Gods.


2)Both Christmas and Ganesh Chaturti are birthdays of these 2 sons of Gods.



Now lets go to the differences:


1)Ganesh Chaturthi does not have Santa Claus.
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Madam,

While the member has right to celebrate any festival, irrespective of religion, the reason of my raising the issue is that the member justifies her X-Mas celebration with a Hindu festival, as it directly or indirectly conveys Ganesh Chathurthi is a different religious festival.

Further, who is the father of Jesus Christ?
 
Dec 25 is the day of a festival connected with pagan Roman solar god Sol Invictus. Some say that Christianity took up the festival for itself though this is disputed. Dec 25 is also the date of winter solstice. Christianity per se has some similarity with Sun worship. Sunday a *holy day* for example. Though I dont want to open a can of worms here - just that it might interest some hindus who are in the practice of worship of the Sun.. recital of Gayatri mantra...Aditya Hridayam etc.
 
KRN said:
Dec 25 is the day of a festival connected with pagan Roman solar god Sol Invictus. Some say that Christianity took up the festival for itself though this is disputed. Dec 25 is also the date of winter solstice. Christianity per se has some similarity with Sun worship. Sunday a *holy day* for example. Though I dont want to open a can of worms here - just that it might interest some hindus who are in the practice of worship of the Sun.. recital of Gayatri mantra...Aditya Hridayam etc.
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You are 100% right! I have read this too before about Winter Solstice which is actually on Dec 22nd and Dec 25th was chosen becos of its proximity with Dec 22nd.
 
CHANDRU1849 said:
Madam,

While the member has right to celebrate any festival, irrespective of religion, the reason of my raising the issue is that the member justifies her X-Mas celebration with a Hindu festival, as it directly or indirectly conveys Ganesh Chathurthi is a different religious festival.

Further, who is the father of Jesus Christ?
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Dear Chandru ji,

As far as I know Vaishnavas only focus on Lord Vishnu.

Anyway Hinduism does not really have the word Religion..the word used is Matam meaning an opinion.

So worship of Ganesha and other forms fall under a different matam.

Likewise Jesus too would fall under a different matam.

So Ganesh Chaturti is a different matam celebration but not a different religion celebration.

Christmas is a different matam and different religion celebration.

Coming to the question "Who is the Father of Jesus?"

As far as I know He is known as the Father and He is supposed to be God.

Dont ask me who His wife is cos till today no one knows the gender of the Holy Ghost!
 
renuka said:
Dear Chandru ji,

As far as I know Vaishnavas only focus on Lord Vishnu.

Anyway Hinduism does not really have the word Religion..the word used is Matam meaning an opinion.

So worship of Ganesha and other forms fall under a different matam.

Likewise Jesus too would fall under a different matam.

So Ganesh Chaturti is a different matam celebration but not a different religion celebration.

Christmas is a different matam and different religion celebration.

Coming to the question "Who is the Father of Jesus?"

As far as I know He is known as the Father and He is supposed to be God.

Dont ask me who His wife is cos till today no one knows the gender of the Holy Ghost!
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Madam,

You only said the following:

QUOTE

Dear Chandru,

Good question...lets find similarities between Christmas and Ganesh Chaturti.


1)Both Ganesha and Jesus are the sons of Gods.

2)Both Christmas and Ganesh Chaturti are birthdays of these 2 sons of Gods.

UNQUOTE
 
renuka said:
Christmas is a different matam and different religion celebration.

Coming to the question "Who is the Father of Jesus?"

As far as I know He is known as the Father and He is supposed to be God.

Dont ask me who His wife is cos till today no one knows the gender of the Holy Ghost!
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Selling coal to Newcastle?? LOL.
 
CHANDRU1849 said:
Madam,

You only said the following:

QUOTE

Dear Chandru,

Good question...lets find similarities between Christmas and Ganesh Chaturti.


1)Both Ganesha and Jesus are the sons of Gods.

2)Both Christmas and Ganesh Chaturti are birthdays of these 2 sons of Gods.

UNQUOTE
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Yes Chandru ji...I compared both..but I only said dont ask me who is the mother of Jesus cos I only know His father is God.

Anyway I found another similarity between Ganesh and Jesus.

Both were killed and later resurrected!

If Jaykay is reading this may be he might have a better version!LOL
 
renuka said:
Dear Chandru,

Good question...lets find similarities between Christmas and Ganesh Chaturti.


1)Both Ganesha and Jesus are the sons of Gods.


2)Both Christmas and Ganesh Chaturti are birthdays of these 2 sons of Gods.



Now lets go to the differences:


1)Ganesh Chaturthi does not have Santa Claus.
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Onemore difference. No kozhukattai, appam, and vadai paysam. :)
 
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