You know that the only thing even close to a "Jesus approved ritual" mentioned in the Bible would be the catholic/orthodox eucharist with the bread and wine, eaten and drinked in His memory, right ? My opinion, you're getting a bit too extreme on this, but if you really don't want to celebrate these traditions, go to church's service and join in for some volunteer work for veterans or the poor, or donate to charity.
Then again, it's not a ritual or tradition, unless you take the eastern orthodox and catholics into the account.Although its been proven to be helpful in its own way
You know that the only thing even close to a "Jesus approved ritual" mentioned in the Bible would be the catholic/orthodox eucharist with the bread and wine, eaten and drinked in His memory, right ? My opinion, you're getting a bit too extreme on this, but if you really don't want to celebrate these traditions, go to church's service and join in for some volunteer work for veterans or the poor, or donate to charity.
Jesus said to fast, which I don't believe is a common practice amongst westerners generally, let alone just Christians.
Then again, it's not a ritual or tradition, unless you take the eastern orthodox and catholics into the account.Although its been proven to be helpful in its own way