Hello Jayhawk,
I've never been a jw, however my sister was in the borg for 25 yrs. Whilee we were growing up we celebrated each and every holiday...didnt matter which...we celebrated. She was involved with a family in her teens who were jw's so she took on that religion...cuz my mom didnt push religion on us bcuz of her exp with religion as a child I suppose. During her jw days she didnt celebrate but it was a struggle for her, she wld become so depressed.
She is no longer a jw, but gets upset bcuz her children dont buy her mom day or xmas gifts, but honor their father with gifts. This rekigion has her so confuse abt the holidays (pagan). This past Thanx'g she said I hate this day...I replied "This is the day that The Lord has made!!"..so she goes to the store and buy turkey and the fixins for the day...Christmas she came down to help me serve the homeless xmas dinner. She has a very giving heart, wld give her life to help anyone, nothing like what I have seen in the jw org whith just the few that I know, always looking for a handout. The jw's in Las Vegas wld call her the flamboyant witness cuz she is a really nice dresser....bottomline is she too is tormented with the jw belief on holidays, but learning to rejoice in them!!!