Do Seventh Day Adventists celebrate Christmas?
Officially the Seventh-day Adventist church does not observe Christmas as a religious event. This is mostly because of the Pagan and commercial influences on the holiday. Individual churches however may have Christmas themed sermons around this time. After all it does celebrate the birth of Christ which Adventists are fine with. Certainly most will do the presents thing and wish people happy Christmas like most other protestant churches do. Adventists will put more effort into the family and community fellowship aspect over of the drunken partying that usually goes on at this time of the year. Feel free to send your supplier christmas cards and gifts as you like. Do remember though that Adventists generally follow a healthy non-alcoholic and vegetarian lifestyle. So make sure any bottles of drink are alcohol free (quality sparkling grape juice is the best alternative here). Avoid sending Christmas hams or turkeys as this could offend. Chocolates shouldn’t be a problem (note: some Adven
