BLOGMAS: SECULARIZATION OF CHRISTMAS, ARE YOU BOTHERED?

 Secularization refers to the historical process in which religion loses social and cultural significance. 

Hello, lovelies!

So it’s the early hours of Christmas day and while I'm thinking of the Chicken and orisirisi that I’m hopefully going to be having today, a topic popped up in my mind. It’s Christmas season and a majority of individuals have put in and are still putting in a lot of preparations towards the celebration. Now the question is what kind of celebrations are we looking forward to? Are the celebrations still in line with the entire purpose of Christmas?

The secularization of this holiday actually bothers me. Most people, Christians included, do not understand the true meaning of Christmas hence the method of celebration that goes with it. The true essence has been lost to merely the expectancy of gifts and basically just making merry. Surely giving and receiving gifts are important parts of it seeing as Jesus Christ our greatest gift was given to us. Then again, we are drifting apart slowly from the actual essence.

 I hear of Christmas parties thrown in the most secular way. I am definitely not judging for partying and having fun in the way they like but clipping this under Christmas is an issue. Back home, there are masquerade displays under the “Christmas celebration” tag. None of these portray anything “Christmas-y” yet they bear the tag. Fetish displays in the most fetish regalia are surely not significances of the birth of Christ. Some of them even come up to you to extort money from you in the name of “do Christmas for me”. Some business owners have seen this as an opportunity to make the final money before the year runs out. Prices are hiked ridiculously all in the bid to make final sales. This here is almost the entire opposite of the season. It’s the season of love but are you really showing love by doing that?

Personally, I feel this issue of secularization has become so widespread that it is really not seen as one anymore. There’s a deeper meaning to Christmas celebration but we definitely won’t go about shoving it down people’s throats just because we know it. Jesus is the reason for the season and if that’s not the reason for your celebration then what is? 

Tell me in the comment section, what do you think?

Merry Christmas guys! Be sure to show love to people around you this season and of course, always. 

Nazam ️✌️