How to avoid Christmas - ways to escape the Xmas madness

One way is to become a Jehovah's Witness. This fundamentalist Christian sect don't believe in Christmas at all and don't celebrate it. In their way of looking at life, the universe and everything, it would actually be a bad thing to do to celebrate a festival that has nothing to do with the birth of Jesus according to their beliefs.

Jehovah's Witnesses adhere strictly to every sentence and word in their versions of the Holy Bible. If it isn't in there then it is not something we need to know about and certainly not something to get involved in when it comes to our spiritual lives and duties. In fact it might well be sinful behaviour and more pleasing to Satan than to Jehovah God.

The Jehovah's Witnesses believe that everything in the Bible is the truth and is the word of God. Nowhere does it command that we should celebrate Xmas or state that Jesus was born on 25 December. It has all been made up and tagged onto the pagan Winter Solstice festival.

Of course there was a very good reason for people to celebrate the Winter Solstice because they knew that the shortest day and the longest hours of darkness had been reached, and now the Sun would be returning. The days would be getting longer again, spring would be on its way. Yes, indeed, a good cause for celebrations! Celebrating the birth each day of the Sun and not that of the Son of God.

Of course if you follow my suggestion and become a Jehovah's Witness there will be no more Christmases for you. But then you could simply tell everyone you know that you are afraid Christmas is against your religion, and it would be true.

Your friends and relations may not like it at first but they´ll get used to it and in the years ahead you will no longer need to bother about it. You will have to follow your new religion but think of how relived you will feel that never again will you face the pre-Christmas stresses and strains. And think of how much you will save too!