Why Hindus greet each other on Chirstmas?

Question

Why Hindus greet each other on Chirstmas?

Answer 1

Actually Hindus are very much in influence from Western Culture. probably they have forgot their own culture. They don't celebrate the birth of Jesus instead they just want to enjoy without knowing the importance of the occasion.

Answer 2

very good qn....u r right....we greet each other with merry christmas but not with id mubaarak....this all shows that our culture is leaning towards western culture.....a hindu feels more happy to celebrate christmas than his own religious festivals....this all shows the impact of western culture on us....girls wanna wear western dresses but not sari or salwar kamiz....."munni badnaam hui" type songs are becoming a huge hit.....this all shows that our culture is becoming nude like westerns

Answer 3

Christians, Muslims...comes under Abrahamic religion.

So Muslims celebrate Xmas also and greet each other.

We greet our friends and known people during Ramzan ,Diwali and other festivals.

Hindus may greet each other during Xmas and other festivals.



Hindus greet each other during Ramzan in other countries

Only in India .....may be so....political reason.



Blessed are all who search for peace.

Answer 4

Indians are influenced a lot by the western culture. They don't mind following anything which is practiced widely in western countries. So I think it is more of a cultural influence than religious.



When it comes to issues related to Muslims, Hindus find it hard to give up their prejudices against them because of a variety of reasons (partition, Pakistan, riots, Ayodhya and I'm sure there are many more) . So I don't find it surprising at all that Hindus don't send greetings to one another during Eid or Ramadan. But I guess you being an Indian already know this.



Do Muslims greet each other merry Christmas?

I'm sure many do. But Islam doesn't allow that because to say that God was born on such day is blasphemy according to the teachings of Quran.



Say, "He is Allah , [who is] One,

Allah , the Eternal Refuge

He neither begets nor is born,

Nor is there to Him any equivalent."

Quran, 112:1-4



Link to download Quran

http://www.imaanstar.com/quran.php

Answer 5

Hinduism expects its followersto be broadminded.



In Sri Lanka, Hindus / Buddhists / Christians / Muslims

greet followers of other religions on their festival days,

and happily join in the celebrations of others.



Muslims in my country do receive Eid Greeting cards from folllowers of other religions,

and they also send greetings to others on their festive occasions.

Answer 6

You are right .



I believe in greeting every one on their festival but i greet only those who are celebrating the festival .



I dont feel like wishing those people who do not celebrate Christmas or Id mubarak or Diwali.

Answer 7

Because saying "merry Christmas" doesn't imply celebrating it. It's a national holiday, what's wrong with saying have a happy [national holiday]? If someone wished me a happy Canada Day even if I'm not a Canadian, would I be "offended"?

Answer 8

Namaste

Answer 9

Christmas is in the calendar of all countries, pretty much. As I commented on another question, I lived in Malaysia for a while, which is a very Muslim country, but at Christmas their shopping malls are all decorated and carols on the p.a.



Jesus is actually mentioned and revered in many other religions, but as a prophet (e.g. the Koran) or healer, or some such. And so it is not unusual for people to acknowledge Christmas in some form.

Answer 10

Sending Christmas Greeting is not very common in Hindus. Only in certain places this practice is followed, that too after the advent of email, sms etc. Else, they would wish a Christian neighbor 'Merry Christmas'. Very few Hindus wish each other merry Christmas, that i guess is due to ignorance about significance of Christmas. Since its a public holiday, most of them see it as a festival for all people.



The Hindu-Muslim conflict in India is centuries old and has left irremovable scars and bad memories for people of both the religion. So during Id, a Hindu may wish his Muslim neighbor and during Diwali, a Muslim may wish a Hindu neighbor, but a Hindu will never wish another Hindu on Id and same case with the Muslims. This is because there is more hatred between Hindus and Muslim and less between Hindus and Christians. Due to this hatred it is very difficult for either community to accept each others customs and beliefs.



Added to this the religious status of the society we live in also plays an important role. For instance if you send a group SMS to all your Hindu friends on the occasion of Id, it will be interpreted differently by different people. It may not go down very well with some of your close friends.



Such differences and hatred between the 2 religion is unhealthy and not appreciated at all, but unfortunately that is the case after all these years. Thanks

Answer 11

Last year I went to a Holi festival, a Canadian Thanksgiving party, and a Guy Fawkes Day party.



I think it can be fun to celebrate holidays that aren't your own. If I were a Hindu, I'd probably think as much of sending a Merry Christmas note to a friend as I did attending the Holi festival as an atheist. That it was fun and different and gave me an excuse to learn something about a culture other than my own.

Answer 12

It doesn't matter. Here in Singapore, most of us aren't christians but we party AND drink our nights away on Christmas eve and wish each other "MERRY CHRISTMAS"!



Christmas can be celebrated as a non-religious festival!