{"id":72316,"date":"2026-01-16T14:25:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=72316"},"modified":"2026-01-16T14:25:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:25:49","slug":"millions-of-christians-must-secretly-celebrate-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/millions-of-christians-must-secretly-celebrate-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Milioni di cristiani devono celebrare il Natale in segreto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ogni anno, i seguaci di Cristo in tutto il mondo attendono con ansia il Natale, ricordando e celebrando come il loro Salvatore sia entrato nel mondo. La storia dell'arrivo di Ges\u00f9 viene letta dalle Scritture e meditata; si accendono le luci e i fedeli cantano canzoni che commemorano la nascita pi\u00f9 preziosa che abbia mai avuto luogo.<\/p>\n<p>Mentre ci\u00f2 accade, un gran numero dei nostri fratelli nella fede deve affrontare il giorno con cautela e tenere per s\u00e9 la propria gioia natalizia.<\/p>\n<p>I cristiani che vivono in Brunei, Cina, Iran, Corea del Nord e Somalia devono celebrare la nascita di Ges\u00f9 in segreto, altrimenti rischiano conseguenze legali, inclusa la prigionia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brunei<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Brunei, le manifestazioni pubbliche del Natale sono vietate. Sebbene ai cristiani sia consentito riconoscere la festivit\u00e0 all'interno delle proprie case o chiese, non possono tenere alcuna celebrazione natalizia pubblica. La nazione ha ufficialmente vietato le esposizioni natalizie pubbliche nel 2014, temendo che potessero allontanare i musulmani dall'Islam.<\/p>\n<p>I musulmani sorpresi a violare il divieto, indossando cappelli di Babbo Natale o partecipando in qualche modo a festivit\u00e0 natalizie vietate, potrebbero rischiare fino a cinque anni di <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2015-12-23\/christmas-ban-to-be-strictly-enforced-this-year-in-brunei\/7051680\">prison<\/a>. Inoltre, ai cristiani \u00e8 proibito diffondere il Vangelo ai musulmani.<\/p>\n<p><strong>China<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La Cina consente a gruppi approvati di tenere <a href=\"https:\/\/chinaaid.org\/news\/several-schools-and-businesses-in-china-called-for-a-boycott-of-christmas\/\">restricted<\/a> celebrazioni natalizie, che variano a seconda della regione. Alle persone di et\u00e0 inferiore ai 18 anni \u00e8 vietato partecipare alle celebrazioni natalizie in chiesa e le autorit\u00e0 continuano la loro campagna per costringere le chiese a iniettare il comunismo nel culto cristiano.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Iran<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Iran, i raduni natalizi sono consentiti nelle chiese registrate e nei distretti approvati. Le piccole chiese domestiche non registrate, in particolare quelle dei convertiti musulmani al cristianesimo, vengono spesso fatte oggetto di incursioni da parte delle autorit\u00e0. Nel novembre 2025, due persone convertitesi al cristianesimo dall'Islam hanno iniziato a scontare una pena detentiva di due anni per accuse legate alla loro partecipazione a una chiesa domestica cristiana.<\/p>\n<p>Secondo Barnabas Aid, i loro \u201carresti sono stati il risultato di un <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnabasaid.org\/us\/news\/iranian-christians-convicted-on-national-security-charges-start-prison-s\/\">raid<\/a> da parte di 30 agenti dell'intelligence durante un raduno in una chiesa domestica a Shahriar... nel dicembre 2023, quando circa 25 fedeli si erano riuniti per pregare e pianificare la loro celebrazione natalizia\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Inoltre, \u00e8 vietato condurre tutte le funzioni religiose in farsi, la lingua madre dell'Iran. Invece, vengono solitamente utilizzate lingue straniere, come l'armeno o l'assiro, per frenare la diffusione del cristianesimo tra i musulmani iraniani nativi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>North Korea<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Il culto e le esposizioni natalizie sono vietati in Corea del Nord. Il governo comunista vede il cristianesimo come una minaccia alla sua leadership e il Natale come una minaccia per la societ\u00e0. La libert\u00e0 di religione \u00e8 inesistente nella nazione e possedere una Bibbia o celebrare la nascita di Cristo \u00e8 un reato grave. Nel 2016, il dittatore della nazione, Kim Jong-Un, ha annunciato un decreto che impone ai nordcoreani di venerare sua nonna, Kim Jong-suk, nata il 24 dicembre 1919, per prevenire qualsiasi attenzione su Cristo e la sua nascita.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Somalia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Le celebrazioni natalizie pubbliche sono vietate in Somalia, una nazione a maggioranza musulmana. I funzionari hanno messo fuori legge l'osservanza del Natale nel paese nel 2015. Nello stesso anno, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/world\/somali-government-bans-christmas-celebrations-idUSKBN0U61NT\/\">Reuters<\/a> ha riferito che il ministero della religione somalo \u201cha inviato lettere alla polizia, all'intelligence per la sicurezza nazionale e ai funzionari nella capitale Mogadiscio istruendoli a \u2018impedire le celebrazioni natalizie\u2019\u201d. Il divieto \u00e8 ancora in vigore.<\/p>\n<p>Sebbene molti cristiani abbiano poco o nessun accesso alla libert\u00e0 religiosa, la stragrande maggioranza di loro continua a seguire Cristo nel proprio cuore e a celebrare il Natale in momenti tranquilli e significativi. L'aspetto esteriore di tali celebrazioni appare invece nei loro cuori.<\/p>\n<p>Per quelli di noi benedetti con la libert\u00e0 di celebrare il Natale pubblicamente, ricordiamo e sosteniamo i nostri fratelli e sorelle in Cristo che si aggrappano a Lui, indipendentemente dal costo.<\/p>\n<p>Articolo di Lynn Arias<\/p>\n<p><strong>Per leggere altre notizie, visita la\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.org\/news\/\"><strong>Sala Stampa dell'ICC<\/strong><\/a><strong>. Per interviste, inviare un'email a<\/strong><strong>\u202f<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:press@persecution.org\"><strong>press@persecution.org.<\/strong><\/a><strong> Per sostenere il lavoro dell'ICC in tutto il mondo, si prega di donare al nostro <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.qgiv.com\/for\/internationalchristianconcern?_gl=1*39c47j*_gcl_au*OTYxMTk5MTE2LjE3NTAwODQ5MzA.*_ga*MzI3MDk1MTMzLjE3MTA5NTYxMTQ.*_ga_0FDDQ3PH5L*czE3NTMyODYzNjAkbzEyMTkkZzEkdDE3NTMyODYzNjgkajUyJGwwJGgw\"><strong>Fondo per le necessit\u00e0 pi\u00f9 urgenti<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Il post <a href=\"https:\/\/persecution.org\/2025\/12\/19\/millions-of-christians-must-secretly-celebrate-christmas\/\">Milioni di cristiani devono celebrare il Natale in segreto<\/a> \u00e8 apparso per la prima volta su <a href=\"https:\/\/persecution.org\">International Christian Concern<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/persecution.org\/2025\/12\/19\/millions-of-christians-must-secretly-celebrate-christmas\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/persecution.org\/2025\/12\/19\/millions-of-christians-must-secretly-celebrate-christmas\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ogni anno, i seguaci di Cristo in tutto il mondo attendono con ansia il Natale, ricordando e celebrando come il loro Salvatore sia venuto al mondo. La storia dell'arrivo di Ges\u00f9 viene letta dalle Scritture e meditata; si appendono luci e i fedeli cantano canti che commemorano la nascita pi\u00f9 preziosa che sia mai avvenuta. Mentre ci\u00f2 accade, un gran numero dei nostri compagni di fede [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":72314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-72316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ICC-Favicon-80px-16.png?fit=80%2C80&quality=69&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20913,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/christmas-december-25th-origin\/","url_meta":{"origin":72316,"position":0},"title":"Christian History: Why is Christmas Celebrated on December 25th?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Novembre 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Explore the history of Christmas on December 25th, influenced by theological, cultural, and political factors from the 3rd century onward.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian History&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian History","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-history\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/christian-history-why-is-christmas-celebrated-on-december-25th.webp?fit=1200%2C675&quality=75&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/christian-history-why-is-christmas-celebrated-on-december-25th.webp?fit=1200%2C675&quality=75&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/christian-history-why-is-christmas-celebrated-on-december-25th.webp?fit=1200%2C675&quality=75&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/christian-history-why-is-christmas-celebrated-on-december-25th.webp?fit=1200%2C675&quality=75&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/christian-history-why-is-christmas-celebrated-on-december-25th.webp?fit=1200%2C675&quality=75&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20943,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/bible-christmas-celebration\/","url_meta":{"origin":72316,"position":1},"title":"Biblical Debates: Is It a Sin to Celebrate Christmas?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Novembre 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Explore the Bible's perspective on Christmas celebrations, focusing on worship, gratitude, and love while reflecting on Jesus' birth.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Biblical Debates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Biblical Debates","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/biblical-debates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/biblical-debates-is-it-a-sin-to-celebrate-christmas.webp?fit=1200%2C675&quality=75&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/biblical-debates-is-it-a-sin-to-celebrate-christmas.webp?fit=1200%2C675&quality=75&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/biblical-debates-is-it-a-sin-to-celebrate-christmas.webp?fit=1200%2C675&quality=75&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/biblical-debates-is-it-a-sin-to-celebrate-christmas.webp?fit=1200%2C675&quality=75&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/biblical-debates-is-it-a-sin-to-celebrate-christmas.webp?fit=1200%2C675&quality=75&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20917,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/christmas-in-the-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":72316,"position":2},"title":"Biblical Debates: Is Christmas Biblical? 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