Why do Japanese folks love Christmas so much? They're not even Christians

Why do Japanese folks love Christmas so much? They're not even Christians.
Also, what KFC has to do with Christmas?

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>Christmas
>Christian Holiday

Because if there was no christmas, there would be no christmas cakes. And that would be a terrible thing indeed.

Not anime.

Its actually Kikemas

Christmas is not even christian in origin, and it's not the most important event either for christians either

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Christmas is the main Christian holiday, I heard it on radio today.

radio eh? then it must be true

The Japan + Christmas + KFC thing is kinda interesting:

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Holiday, maybe, but as religious significance, it is Easter, since it is the rebirth of Jesus.
Was it an evangelist radio ?

Man she's ugly. I see her everywhere and she's hideous.

It's not. Easter is.

Christmas is originally a Norse/Germanic thing which was only later adapted to Christian beliefs.

Isn't it Jesus birthday?

wrong. memes. same goes for pagan gods/goddesses turned into "saints"

>inb4 educate me

you can't be educated.

Historically? No.

>In the 3rd century, the date of birth of Jesus was the subject of both great interest and great uncertainty.
>In other writing of this time, May 20, April 18 or 19, March 25, January 2, November 17, and November 20 are all suggested.[8][51] Various factors contributed to the selection of December 25 as a date of celebration: it was the date of the winter solstice on the Roman calendar; it was about nine months after March 25, the date of the vernal equinox and a date linked to the conception of Jesus.

Nope.

*spits into you're mouth*

It's the winter solstice and the symbolic rebirth of the sun.

>destroy pagan temples
>rebuilt your Church at that same place
>add 'Saint' in front of some pagan gods
>profit

People are really stupid to get that easily manipulated, Religion is a fucking joke.

KFC is fairly expensive and because of that is considered better or fancier then other options.

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But it's not wrong. People originally celebrated the birth of Christ in January.

Only through the adaptation of the Germanic Yule it turned into the Christmas that is celebrated today.

>KFC is fairly expensive
Really?

you need to try harder for fedora tips user. consider this a pity (you) as a consolation prize.

Well, people still practice pagan rituals on "Christ"mas and the other "Christian" holidays, so I guess the manipulation didn't quite succeed.

compared to other fast food options it is much more expensive

Same for their 'white dress' weddings, it's fun and has a romantic image. Christmas is only an occasion to have fun and get presents, like many other special days in the Christian calendar are. One day I was shopping in a japanese supermarket, and there was a narrator explaining what Easter and all these chocolate eggs stuff was about. Everything religion-related was ignored. The Japanese probably have no idea of the real meaning, and they don't care. Well, I don't see why they should.

>But it's not wrong

it is.

>Only through the adaptation of the Germanic Yule it turned into the Christmas that is celebrated today.

100% wrong. not even a religious matter. modern Christmas only arose in the 1800s as a marketing campaign. It doesn't resemble Yule in any meaningful way.

not going to argue this point any more. Just know you are falling for memes with all this atheist propaganda. I'm not even christian btw not that it would discredit me.

I don't get it. They have Japanese New Year anyway.

>In Eastern Christianity the birth of Jesus was already celebrated in connection with the Epiphany on January 6.[81][82] Epiphany emphasized celebration of the baptism of Jesus.[83] December 25 celebration was imported into the East later: in Antioch by John Chrysostom towards the end of the fourth century,[82] probably in 388, and in Alexandria only in the following century.[84] Even in the West, January 6 celebration of the nativity of Jesus seems to have continued until after 380.[85]

>In the East, early Christians celebrated the birth of Christ as part of Epiphany (January 6), although Christmas was promoted in the Christian East as part of the revival of Nicene Christianity following the death of the pro-Arian Emperor Valens at the Battle of Adrianople in 378. The feast was introduced at Constantinople in 379, and at Antioch in about 380. The feast disappeared after Gregory of Nazianzus resigned as bishop in 381, although it was reintroduced by John Chrysostom in about 400.[8]

>Why do Japanese folks love Christmas so much?
its a great holiday, good style, gft giving, all about togetherness, family, giving n shit
The japanese are very close to white people so it makes sense they would adapt our dankest holiday

not reading your post

>very close to white people

lol.

>KFC has to do with Christmas?
EH?!

>all about togetherness, family

it's not though

>Many popular customs associated with Christmas developed independently of the commemoration of Jesus' birth, with certain elements having origins in pre-Christian festivals that were celebrated around the winter solstice by pagan populations who were later converted to Christianity. These elements, including the Yule log from Yule and gift giving from Saturnalia,[86] became syncretized into Christmas over the centuries. The prevailing atmosphere of Christmas has also continually evolved since the holiday's inception, ranging from a sometimes raucous, drunken, carnival-like state in the Middle Ages,[87] to a tamer family-oriented and children-centered theme introduced in a 19th-century transformation.[88][89] Additionally, the celebration of Christmas was banned on more than one occasion within certain Protestant groups, such as the Puritans, due to concerns that it was too pagan or unbiblical.[48][90] Jehovah's Witnesses also reject the celebration of Christmas.

Japs eat KFC on Christmas.

Preorders it months in advance. Always sold out come december.

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feel free to keep copy pasting propaganda.

>why do people like a holiday where you get presents
a better question is why they think it's a holiday for couples like valentine's day

>There are people who think chistmas is christian, let alone Jesus's birthdate.
(((Christianity))) literally cucked Europe out of it's holidays.

>Why do Japanese folks love Christmas so much? They're not even Christians.

No, but they love their holidays, and they also love vaguely European imports that have been heavily adapted for local tastes. Their version of Christmas is more like our Valentine's Day than either the religious or secular versions of Christmas found in America. Oh, and their version of Valentine's Day is even more different.

>Also, what KFC has to do with Christmas?

In Japan, KFC is fancy take-out food from a place that stays open on holidays. It became a meme, and then it became a tradition, and now Santa Suited Sanders is iconic.

>The japanese are very close to white people so it makes sense they would adapt our dankest holiday
I'd say it's quite the opposite. It's the season where everyone puts up a facade and tries to outdo each other by appearing generous and humble. It aligns perfectly with Japanese culture now that I think about it.

>very close to white people
WE WUZ SHOGUNS N SAMURAI N SHEEIT

>why do gaijin always get chinese take out on january 1st?

Yeah, Christmas certainly has pagan elements to it but those elements were also Christianized. Most of the angst is from autists who want to reconcile their atheism with celebrating a Christian holiday.

Fuck off with your Zeitgeistbullshit. Christmas is on the 25th and not on the 21st, you retarded yule fag. Winter solstice is the 21st. It is popular science bullshit to believe that it was an empire wide holiday prior.

>they're not even christians
holiday festivities, not hard to see why capitalist societies would promote the season.

Japanese Christmas is essentially about couples, cakes and KFC. Their holiday about family and gift-giving is New Years. Fuck off from Sup Forums you useless shits, this isn't a place for you to jerk off about how redpilled you are, like this is your facebook page or something.

>all this muslims getting mad in the thread

Who could possibly hate Christmas?

>>Christians
What are you talking about? Christmas originated as a pagan holiday

because theyre jews

Literally who cares. Holidays are fun and fun transcends religion.

Why have one excuse to party when you can have two?

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ,[7][8] observed most commonly on December 25[4][9][10]

L A D S

Years of corporate brain washing on Japan made KFC as important as Christmas Cakes as a holiday meal/tradition.

You could say for diamonds and western culture, bucko.

>no caga tio in Spain
Fake map.

>They're not even Christians.
Neither are Americans. It's a celebration of gluttony and an opportunity to get together with people you hate and don't want together with anyway, and that's why I hate it.
>Muh parents tho bix nood
If you're not visiting your parents on other dates, why make an exception for Christmas?
>Muh presents tho muhfugga
Gluttony AND Greed then.

Fuck you any chance I get at either a paid day off or holiday pay is fucking gold in my book. Grow up.

Spent 500$ on gifts and don't expect anything in return. Not even that guy you replied to but it's a season of giving and family. I can't want to see their faces when they open their presents.

>Easter is
My family and most of my friends are Christians and we don't even care about Easter. More Christians care about Christmas than Easter.

But that's Catalonia.
Caga tio makes no sense anyway
>feed tangerines to a log
>put a blanket over it
>beat the log to death
>take off the blanket, the log has shat presents
What the fuck.

>it's a season of giving and family
Empty platitudes. What makes Christmas so different from any other given holiday or a birthday? It's still commercial nonsense and all you're doing is being a good goy. In fact, we could drop the name "Christmas" altogether and it wouldn't make any difference. A great symbol of everything wrong with the west though: we're losing track of the substance of our culture more and more, reducing it to easy to digest concepts like "buying gifts for eachother" with no cultural or moral foundation.

At least you're honest, I can appreciate that.

>we don't even care about Easter
So what you're basically saying is you're a "Christian" who can recite neither the Apostle's nor Nicene creed unironically? Yeah, and I have a bridge to sell you.

Only few are allowed to know of mikan magic.

Edgy

>Traditional values are now edgy
We've looped around. Up is down and left is right.

>Christmas goat
wtf I love christmas now

Christians stole Christmas from the pagans

>it's all just arbitrary bro
That's culture you prick.

Christmas goat doesnt love you though.

Go away Varg

If my thread about Kyoto wasn’t allowed why is this one up. This isn’t even about anime at all.

Kyoko*

Nope, can't hear you over the comfy.

>a day off
>pretext to add light and colour to the darkest month of the year

Same reason why everyone likes Christmas

forgot my goat

you better hope you havent been naughty then

It wouldn’t matter anyways because this thread is illegal.

Never thought Santa was actually Khorne incarnation all along.

WHY DO THEY WEAR ENGLISH STYLE CLOTHING THEY'RE NOT ENGLISH
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I've yet to see an anime character wear a burka though.

>Christmas is originally a Norse/Germanic
a-user

What a dumb comment. They have Christmas and New Years. The west has Christmas and New Years.
This is the equivalent of a Japanese person asking why do we celebrate New Years in the west.

Not to mention Christmas isn't even a statutory Holiday in Japan... It's on a par with Halloween.

>Christmas is the main Christian holiday,
False. It is the most widely celebrated commercial holiday. Do not confuse the activity of conspicuous commercial consumption with Christian holidays. Easter is the most important Christian holiday.

>Why do Japanese folks love Christmas so much?
Because the businesses, advertisers, and broadcast media services love any holiday that is an excuse for people to buy lots of merchandise and hire out lots of air time. But it also is a celebration of the end of the year and blends in with the New Year celebration.

KFC became one of those affordable robust (big pieces of meat) meals available for take out which can be eaten at home. In the USA, you have Thanksgiving with a turkey and everyone comes home to eat a meal together before separating to other parts of the country. Japan doesn't have Thanksgiving, but it does have Obon for family members and the end of the year celebration for couples.

I'm pretty sure the KFC thing was just a popular Christmas event KFC started that became tradition over the years

Yes it is.
>but muh pagan traditions
Cry me a river, tree worshipper

>but muh memories of going to church as a child

Cry me a river, jew-on-a-tree worshipper

Ebin reply, Varg

Varg was right

>not Easter and Pentecost
Fucking catholics leave my board right this instant

Because they don't celebrate Christmas to begin with, you retard. Going to KFC or a love hotel on December 24 is NOT celebrarían Christmas. I bet you're American; only an American could make such a stupid comment.

>implying anyone but catholics cares about Pentecost

Protestant scum trying to act all high anf mighty

Why are you posting images from a movie? Tard

He's right, retard. Christians let the pagans adapt their celebrations to Christian events as a compromise to get them to convert. Jesus wasn't ever alleged to have been born on December 25th. It was just a day that marked a pagan celebration.

Denmark has the "gnomes" too and they're called Nisser or Tomte if you're a faggot.

Nisser are the most evil little shit heads if you don't fucking worship them.

You see the little fucker next to the apple? He'll burn your fucking house down if you don't bring him porridge at least once a week. He'll kill your goats, cats, dogs, cows, chickens or whatever you have if you piss him off.

Back in 6-900AD they were small gods who helped people but still burned your shit and killed you in your sleep if you pissed them off. The last 200 years people have realized that they're actually the spawn of satan blackmailing you into giving them rice porridge.

Stay away from the small goblin looking motherfuckers that is Nisser.