Vieren Jehovah’s Getuigen Kerstmis? Nee, en dit is waarom

No. Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate Christmas, though they believe in Jesus and call themselves Christians. Their own website gives the reasons plainly: Jesus told his followers to remember his death, not his birth; the Bible never gives the date he was born; and they believe the feast grew out of pagan customs that God does not approve. Their answer begins at a supper table. On the night before he died, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, “saying,…