Празднуют ли Свидетели Иеговы Рождество? Нет, и вот почему

No. Jehovah’s Witnesses, who see themselves as Christians, do not celebrate Christmas. Their own website gives the reasons in a few lines: 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 Jesus died, when he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, “saying,…