What do you give a Buddhist for Christmas?

[Lacessit]

I normally give my GF's relatives a modest cash gift for Christmas, although I am somewhat amused by the mixture of religions.

 

Do you  (a) give gifts (b ) reserve for a more Buddhist occasion (c) give something else than cash?

[JBChiangRai]

A Bible

[Hummin]

1 minute ago, Lacessit said:

I normally give my GF's relatives a modest cash gift for Christmas, although I am somewhat amused by the mixture of religions.

 

Do you  (a) give gifts (b ) reserve for a more Buddhist occasion (c) give something else than cash?

Nothing for Christmas! Why? 

 

I give for new year, thats it. No birthdays or any other holidays, but we buy food for other pinned days

[chickenslegs]

My wife has a sister married to a European. Our two families exchange gifts at Christmas. There are no other relatives who celebrate Christmas, it's just another day to them, so no gifts.

[spidermike007]

Gold, cash or a new car. 

[Celsius]

Stupid farangs posting.

[petermik]

Some pork scratchings......

[KhunLA]

The same as I received from them 

[KannikaP]

7 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

The same as I received from them 

Yes, I give the same as they give me for Song Kran or Loy Kratong.

[Lacessit]

1 hour ago, JBChiangRai said:

A Bible

Proselytizing for Christianity AND EV's?

[Mason45]

Absolutely nothing as I've already given mine a life

[JBChiangRai]

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

Proselytizing for Christianity AND EV's?

 

It's called EVangelism

[totsakan]

First of all, Christmas, is a concept stolen by christianity from an old Frank tradition (st nicholas, a "children day" celebrated on dec 6th in some parts of northen Europe).

I never saw santa claus in a church (but I saw violent neo nazis quite a few times like those lovely people here and pretty much everywhere nowadays spreading hate calling their muslim twin brothers "evil religion").

 

So basically, you can give gifts to kids on Thai children day as well as any other similar day from any culture you want.

To the OP... About giving money to women.... I find it very weird as a gift!

 

BTW, to all those who actually pray that  jesus bloke... I suggest you start to read the bible  like I do (it's quite interesting).

It clearly says how you should behave with those who do not strictly agree with both the words of "god" and his "son". I am not sure that they talk about gifts or kindness my readings were more about violence, blood and flames (easy to check by yourself).

 

To the OP, buddhism is not considered a religion. It's considered a "philosophy". I asked several Thai friends if they pray buddha and as quite a few of of them answered positively I asked if they actually read the teaching of the buddha... all answered that they never did (obvious as the answer to the first question shows...).

 

Make gift to those you love or like even to those in need that you don't know when you feel like not when you are told...

To each his own

[brewsterbudgen]

Always gold.  Always appreciated.

[novacova]

7 hours ago, Lacessit said:

What do you give a Buddhist for Christmas?
Do you  (a) give gifts

No, nothing. My wife is Buddhist and doesn’t celebrate Christmas.

[connda]

Nothing - Buddhist don't celebrate Christmas.  You can give them a New Years gift though.  Hell - they have three New Years here at a minimum.

[brewsterbudgen]

9 minutes ago, connda said:

Nothing - Buddhist don't celebrate Christmas.  You can give them a New Years gift though.  Hell - they have three New Years here at a minimum.

These days, anyone can celebrate Christmas!   It's the giving that's important, not the receiving.

[Lacessit]

14 minutes ago, connda said:

Nothing - Buddhist don't celebrate Christmas.  You can give them a New Years gift though.  Hell - they have three New Years here at a minimum.

I don't give anything for New Year, so I guess it evens out.

[Lacessit]

34 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Always gold.  Always appreciated.

That's for my GF's birthday.

[UWEB]

I ignore Christmas like all other similar days, just religious nonsense.

[scorecard]

8 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

My wife has a sister married to a European. Our two families exchange gifts at Christmas. There are no other relatives who celebrate Christmas, it's just another day to them, so no gifts.

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[EVENKEEL]

One of the perks of living far from her family is not caring. 

[Thingamabob]

19 hours ago, petermik said:

Some pork scratchings......

...would be fine to most, so-called, Buddhists in Thailand.

[TheFishman1]

Booze

[rwill]

nothing.  it's just a time for fun decorations.  nothing more.

[Will B Good]

Buddhists value the intention behind the gift more than the gift itself. A small, thoughtful gesture, given with kindness, will be deeply appreciated. A handwritten note or card expressing your gratitude and love can be just as meaningful as any material gift.

[Hummin]

13 hours ago, totsakan said:

First of all, Christmas, is a concept stolen by christianity from an old Frank tradition (st nicholas, a "children day" celebrated on dec 6th in some parts of northen Europe).

I never saw santa claus in a church (but I saw violent neo nazis quite a few times like those lovely people here and pretty much everywhere nowadays spreading hate calling their muslim twin brothers "evil religion").

 

So basically, you can give gifts to kids on Thai children day as well as any other similar day from any culture you want.

To the OP... About giving money to women.... I find it very weird as a gift!

 

BTW, to all those who actually pray that  jesus bloke... I suggest you start to read the bible  like I do (it's quite interesting).

It clearly says how you should behave with those who do not strictly agree with both the words of "god" and his "son". I am not sure that they talk about gifts or kindness my readings were more about violence, blood and flames (easy to check by yourself).

 

To the OP, buddhism is not considered a religion. It's considered a "philosophy". I asked several Thai friends if they pray buddha and as quite a few of of them answered positively I asked if they actually read the teaching of the buddha... all answered that they never did (obvious as the answer to the first question shows...).

 

Make gift to those you love or like even to those in need that you don't know when you feel like not when you are told...

To each his own

Christmas is the celebration of Jol, or any Solstice celebration, be it new year, fullmoon, so could any culture adopt to Jesus birthday, which is not really Jesus birthday if he existed. 

 

Mr Reneke pinpointed the planetary conjunction, which appeared in the constellation of Leo, to the exact date of June 17 in the year 2bc

 

Historic Jol was a three day festival on the first full moon after the first new moon after Solstice, and is attested to in the Prose Edda, and the christians made Jesus Birthday, to fit right in among the pagans. 

 

fact, 25th December was not even Jesus' date of birth. The early Christians appropriated what was originally a pagan holiday because it was convenient. Before that, the people of ancient Europe had celebrations of the pagan god Saturn or even Odin at the end of December to mark the shortest day of the year

[Grumpy one]

Many years ago, I told my wife, 2 reasons Santa won't be coming to her

1) We have no chimney for the fat man to enter

2) Not Christian no presents

She's still pissed off at me  

[pjmorton]

Christmas has many non-religious customs associated with it. Among them are gifts, most decorations, a shared meal, etc.

[Mark989]

Your x-mass present want list.