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New Year’s Day: “In ancient Rome, the first day of the year was given over to honoring Janus, the god of gates and doors and of beginnings and endings. . . . New Year’s Day became a holy day in the Christian church in A.D. 487.” —The World Book Encyclopedia (1982), Volume 14, page 237.
Why Don’t Jehovah’s Witnesses Celebrate Certain Holidays?
Before deciding whether to celebrate a particular holiday, Jehovah’s Witnesses consult the Bible. Some holidays and celebrations clearly violate Bible principles. When that is the case, Jehovah’s Witnesses do not participate. Regarding other holidays, each Witness makes his or her own choice, striving “to maintain a clear conscience before God and men.” —Acts 24:16.
Is Christmas for Christians? Is Christmas Biblical? - JW.ORG
Is Christmas a celebration based on the Bible? Date of the celebration M’Clintock and Strong’s Cyclopædia says: “The observance of Christmas is not of divine appointment, nor is it of N [ew] T [estament] origin. The day of Christ’s birth cannot be ascertained from the N [ew] T [estament], or, indeed, from any other source.”— (New York, 1871), Vol. II, p. 276. Luke 2:8-11 shows ...