Stitch #46

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Another day, another crisis. I hope everyo

There seems to be an abundance of confusion regarding Christmas, or the "traditional" read "commercial" Yultide holidays that my world and many within the city are familiar with, leading me to be tempted to post a brief explanation about it. If only to eliminate the incessant redundant queries on the

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[sisknowsbest]

By brief do you mean a textbook on the subject?

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I mean a paragraph, roughly four to five sentences.

[sisknowsbest]

Well...I still don't really understand this holiday, I wouldn't mind an explanation.

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I cannot speak for other worlds, but the terms "yule" and "christmas" do exist in mine. There are other holidays celebrated in this season, but in recent years Western commercialism has made "Christmas" popular outside of even the Western hemisphere. Of course, given that the holiday has become very commercial, some want to call it "X-Mas

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[thunderwitch]

[Up on your couch, staring sullenly at your network.]

... Keep that thing away from me.

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[Not even looking at you, oh yeah~ but sounding rather bored as he says:]

It can smell your fear.

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[thunderwitch]

[Irritable, still, jerking up into a stiff sit on the sofa, hands clenched on her thighs.]

Not funny!

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[He has, at this point, become pretty talented at ignoring all of her sudden movements]

I thought so.

[belongtoraito]

Ishida should do it~! Lots of people will be grateful for it.

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Ah, Amane-san thinks so? It might be a good idea ...

[belongtoraito]

It's sad that people don't know about Christmas, it's a wonderful holiday~

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It has its merits. We can't blame them for being from different worlds.

[theenviousone]

Christmas just seems like a lot of fuss about nothing.

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According to some, that's an accurate view.

[theenviousone]

What about according to you?

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I could care less.

[onetruejustice]

I never found a need to celebrate it back in Japan.

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No, nor did I.

However, there's little doubt that of all the holidays celebrated during this "season", Christmas is receiving the most focus within the city, even as so many are unaware of what it is.