Do Jehovah Witnesses have any special days?

Jehovah’s Witness Holidays These include Christmas, Easter, and even birthdays. They believe that Christmas and Easter worship are the customs of pagans, and true Christians would not celebrate such things.

What do Jehovah Witnesses celebrate instead of 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.

Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses celebrate the Memorial?

Jehovah’s Witnesses commemorate Christ’s death as a ransom or “propitiatory sacrifice” by observing the Lord’s Evening Meal, or Memorial. They celebrate it once per year, noting that it was instituted on the Passover, an annual festival. They observe it on Nisan 14 according to the ancient Jewish lunisolar calendar.

What holidays dont Jehovah Witnesses celebrate?

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.

Do Jehovah Witnesses celebrate Christmas and birthdays?

What religions do not celebrate holidays?

Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate birthdays nor any holidays. The first century Christians would not celebrate birthdays because they were pagan traditions like all the holidays people celebrate. Early Christians even died before they would celebrate such a pagan festival.

Do Jehovah’s Witnesses have any traditions or celebrations?

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.

Can you say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to a Jehovah Witness?

No, it is not rude to wish a Jehovah’s Witness happy birthday. We just do not celebrate our day of birth because of biblical reasons. Thus, your kind gesture of wishing her a happy birthday is not frowned upon.

What are some Jehovah Witness traditions?

Jehovah’s Witnesses use their own Bible, the New World Translation of the Scriptures. Communion – Jehovah’s Witnesses (also known as the Watchtower Society ) observe the “Lord’s Evening Meal” as a memorial to Jehovah’s love and to Christ’s redemptive sacrifice.