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Originally posted by kddani
Well I just had lunch with one of friends, who used to work with someone who was a Jehovah's Witness. Apparantly the woman had 2 separate baby showers (and had had a wedding shower), and she was fairly strict... so it's confusing!
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JWs don't celebrate birthdays because of bad things that happened during the two birthdays mentioned in the Bible. Wedding anniversaries can be celebrated, especially if both partners were JWs before they married.
Most holidays (Thanksgiving included) are not celebrated but JWs are allowed to eat leftovers from the meal as they aren't directly associated with the celebration.
For a baby shower, you are "celebrating" with the mother who is already a JW. You are not celebrating the baby who is not. Gifts would surely be welcomed as they would help the mother prepare.
My ex-fiance's family is JW.