why can't jehovah witness celebrate birthdays
Jehovah's Witnesses believe that celebrating anyone's birthday is a pagan custom based on false religious practices and superstition. Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe in superstition or good luck.Isaiah 65:11,12. They say that the only birthdays mentioned in the Bible were celebrated by two rulers who didn't worship Jehovah. Genesis 40:20 and Mark 6:21.According to the Witnesses, birthdays were celebrated in honor of pagan Gods. They say that on May 24 the Romans celebrated the birthday of Diana, a pagan Goddess.On May 25 they celebrated the birth of Apollo, their sun god. The Watchtower Nov 15, 2003, Questions From Readers re: birthstones says, 'Jehovahâs Witnesses do not celebrate birthdays.ehovah's Witnesses do not believe in superstition or good luck. Isaiah 65:11,12. They say that the only birthdays mentioned in the Bible were celebrated by two rulers who didn't worship Jehovah. Genesis 40:20 and Mark 6:21.