{"id":35853,"date":"2025-05-11T13:32:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T13:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=35853"},"modified":"2026-11-05T17:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:40:46","slug":"jehovahs-witnesses-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/jehovahs-witnesses-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"\u041f\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0443\u044e\u0442 \u043b\u0438 \u0421\u0432\u0438\u0434\u0435\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0438 \u0418\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0432\u044b \u0420\u043e\u0436\u0434\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e? \u041d\u0435\u0442, \u0438 \u0432\u043e\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0435\u043c\u0443"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>No. Jehovah&#039;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, &quot;saying,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Their reasons in their own words, and what it means for families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[531],"class_list":["post-35853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-understanding-jehovahs-witnesses"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35833,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/jehovahs-witnesses-good-friday\/","url_meta":{"origin":35853,"position":0},"title":"Why Don&#8217;t Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses Celebrate Good Friday?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"10 \u043c\u0430\u044f, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover how Jehovah's Witnesses view Good Friday and why they celebrate Jesus' sacrifice through their unique Memorial observance.","rel":"","context":"\u0412 &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Daniel in the lions' den, in the style of Salvador Dal\u00ed","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00317.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00317.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00317.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00317.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":35835,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/gift-giving-jw-friends\/","url_meta":{"origin":35853,"position":1},"title":"Can Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses Accept Gifts? 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