Christmas vs. Easter

Earlier this week I reflected on a certain question about Christmas and Easter, and I found it to be an interesting topic to reflect on; therefore, I decided to write a blog post about it. The question that I was asked to reflect on was: "Why do you think that Christmas is celebrated as a bigger holiday than Easter although Easter is a more important day in the Church." In short, my answer to this is that people in society are more selfish and would rather receive gifts instead of give them up. Most people don't look at the meaning behind the celebration and the holiday. On Christmas, we are celebrating Christ's birth in the manger, and on Easter, we are celebrating Christ Resurrection. Both are very important days for the Church and without the birth of Christ then we would not have been saved through his paschal mystery, but the resurrection is when Christ defeats death and begins to teach the Apostles and prepare them to preach the Gospel message to the world. Most people don't think about these things and they are just worried about receiving gifts. We need to remember when we are celebrating certain holidays what the meaning of the holiday is and why we have it. We must not forget that those things are important too.

Easter vs. Christmas