"The whole purpose of Christian festivals is for people to enjoy themselves"

However, when the origin of this festival is investigated we realise that its purpose is to remember Jesus’ sacrifice and resurrection for us. Although the festival is designed for people to enjoy them, they must also take into account and remember the event that the festival is celebrating.

Others argue that the value of Christian festivals is decreasing and few people know the reasons for the festival. Therefore Christian festivals are just another chance for a holiday or to spend time with their families. This seems to be the case with Christmas. Christmas is really supposed to mark the birth of Jesus Christ. However, this has been forgotten and instead replaced with myths like Santa Claus and reindeers. Christmas parties are held and presents are distributed. Unfortunately, in all the celebrations very rarely do people give thought to the true meaning of Christmas.

On the other hand there are certain festivals that are celebrated for the true meaning and not the enjoyment. One such festival is communion. Communion remembers the last supper Jesus had with his disciples. People who do this will remember the event simply by how it is celebrated. All who take part have to drink wine (the symbol of Jesus’ blood) and eat bread (to symbolise Jesus’ flesh). Such a festival contradicts the statement “The whole purpose of Christian festivals is for people to enjoy themselves”.

In conclusion, I think that the above statement only applies to individuals who have no intent on enforcing the true meaning of Christian festivals, and are only looking for fun. We therefore have the choice of whether we celebrate festivals just for the enjoyment or for the true meaning.