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But why don't Jehovah's Witnesses celebrate St. Valentine's Day? Because Jehovah's Witnesses take their worship very seriously and insist upon keeping their worship of God undefiled (James 1:27), there are two main reasons why Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate St. Valentine's Day: 1.) Pagan ceremonies honoring pagan gods are mixed in with St Yes. The Bible teaches people to love and respect all family members, regardless of their faith. (1 Peter 3: 1, 2, 7) Of course, when one of Jehovah’s Witnesses stops sharing in certain celebrations, some of his or her relatives may feel upset, hurt, or even betrayed. Therefore, many of Jehovah’s Witnesses take the initiative to reassure their relatives of their For conscientious reasons, Jehovah’s Witnesses do not take part in holiday activities [Picture on page 17] Early Christians did not celebrate their birthdays [Picture on page 19] “This is not mere child’s play, but the vestige of a fertility rite, the eggs and the rabbit both symbolizing fertility” Valentine Day is also another excuse for commercial exploitation of an often uninformed public. —2 Corinthians 6:14-18. If, after reading this magazine, you have any Bible questions, please feel free to contact Jehovah’s Witnesses at a Kingdom Hall in your area, or write to the publishers of this magazine. (See page 5.) A coworker who's a Jehovah's Witness brought her seven-year-old daughter to work on Valentine's Day. I didn't want to ask her why her daughter wasn't in school, but I'm wondering if it had There are 2 main reasons why Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate St. Valentine's Day: first Pagan ceremonies honoring pagan gods are mixed in with St. Valentine's Day's origins. second The Bible This is because Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that many holidays have pagan origins or encourage materialism and excess. Jehovah’s Witnesses Do Not Celebrate Most Holidays. Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate most mainstream holidays that people are familiar with. Here are some of the major holidays that Jehovah’s Witnesses abstain from: In review, Jehovah’s Witnesses avoid celebrating holidays and birthdays because they believe: 1) God condemns false religious practices, 2) The Bible does not authorize celebrations like Christmas and Easter, 3) These celebrations have pagan roots and promote materialism and 4) True Christians should avoid any practices not based on Scripture. Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate Valentine's Day due to its religious and pagan origins, as well as excessive commercialism that goes against their beliefs. Therefore, the main reason why Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate St. Valentine's Day is because pagan ceremonies honoring pagan gods are mixed in with St. Valentine's Day's origins. St. Valentine's Day - It's Pagan Associations Notice what the publication How It Started had to say about St. Valentine's Day on pages 46-47: The holy days for Jehovah's Witnesses are the day for memorization of Jesus Christ's Death and during Wedding Anniversaries. Jehovah's witnesses don't celebrate Easter because they believe Jehovah's Witnesses only celebrate the one event that Jesus commanded his followers. The memorial of his death (1 Cor. 11:23-26). They also celebrate other events which are referred to favorably in the Scriptures such as marriages, anniversaries, the birth of a baby, graduations and many other happy occasions. "Olympia doesn't celebrate birthdays," Williams said. "We're Jehovah's Witnesses, so we don't do that." And it's clear from her Instagram that Williams finds many ways to have fun with her daughter all the time. Former Jehovah's Witnesses, such as actor Luke Evans, have expressed discomfort with the whole birthday issue, even after leaving the At my school, we are only allowed to "celebrate" two holidays a year: Valentine's Day and our Fall Festival (even though it isn't a holiday, it is held on Halloween). During those 2 times during the year, my JW student has not participated/will not participate in our celebrations. Do Jehovah Witness celebrate anniversaries? As many people know, Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t celebrate Christmas, New Year’s, Easter, Halloween, Valentine’s Day, or any national holiday (Independence Day, Thanksgiving), and they don’t celebrate birthdays. Jehovah’s Witnesses can celebrate wedding anniversaries, Why don’t Jehovah Some of the Christian religions that do not celebrate Christmas include Jehovah’s Witnesses, Christadelphians, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While they may have different reasons for their decision, all three believe that there is no biblical justification to commemorate December 25 as the birthdate of Jesus. Hmm, I have no idea why the JWs don't celebrate Valentine's Day, but I'm sure that they have some snooty answer for that question, just like they do for everything else that you might want to ask them. I think they just like being weird and looking down on everyone else for having special occasions and celebrations. Jehoah's Witnesses chose not to participate or celebrate any nationalistic or pagan holidays such as Christmas, birthdays, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Valentines Day, Thanksgiving, New Year's Eve or A writer of the second century noted: “We [Christians] are accused of a lower sacrilege, because we do not celebrate along with you the holidays of the Cæsars in a manner forbidden alike by modesty, decency, and purity.” *** ijwfq article 59 par. 11 Why Don’t Jehovah’s Witnesses Celebrate Certain Holidays? *** Thanksgiving.
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