I am not Christian. Yes, I celebrate Christmas. But to me it is not a religious holiday, it is a family holiday.
biZAKly.
I'm a midwestern American, and growing up this had nothing to do with religion. Happily it still doesn't for me, and happily for those who are religious it is -- excellent! We're in a free country where you *can* do whatever you want!
I am one of the people who politely replies "Thank you anyway, but I'm not Christian." when a store clerk tells me "Merry Christmas" because even though it's become a secular holiday to many people, it's still a holiday because of the Christian Church.
I don't mind that many non-Christians celebrate it. It's tough to get around it, I know.
If I had my druthers, I wouldn't celebrate it at all and when it all comes down, I don't actually have much choice in the matter.
My family does do the secular holiday thing because it's a day off and everything's closed. Why do we *have to* celebrate on someone else's religious holiday? What are we celebrating? I probably wouldn't take the day off work, I'd take an extra one some other time of the year.
I agree. I am not particularly Christian (I'm not particularly anything actually) but I celebrate Christmas and it IS all about family.
I have a Christmas tree because I love to decorate them and I love ornaments. :)
We do have a star on the top of ours, but just because it's nostalgic. We had one when I was little. We've also had angels at various points which make me chuckle as I one saw a comic about an angel being shoved onto the tree and it was obscenely hysterical/.
Is it just me, or do any of you remember years ago when certain groups were trying to get Christmas OUT of the ad's and the sayings at the shops. They did not like that christ was being used as a sales gimick and they wanted stores to change to a more generic 'holiday' ad campaign. They thought that the consumerism was ruining the 'spirit' of christmas.
NOW they are changing there minds, and wanting to bring the christmas back into the holidays. You know that in 2 or 3 years, it will be christmas this and christmas that, and then the people from 10 or 15 years ago will complain and boycot saying that all the stuff is ruining the true meaning of christmas, and make it 'holidays' again...then the christmas people will get ticked, and it will start again.
7 year cycle, that is what I am thinking it will be.
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biZAKly.
I'm a midwestern American, and growing up this had nothing to do with religion. Happily it still doesn't for me, and happily for those who are religious it is -- excellent! We're in a free country where you *can* do whatever you want!
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I am one of the people who politely replies "Thank you anyway, but I'm not Christian." when a store clerk tells me "Merry Christmas" because even though it's become a secular holiday to many people, it's still a holiday because of the Christian Church.
I don't mind that many non-Christians celebrate it. It's tough to get around it, I know.
If I had my druthers, I wouldn't celebrate it at all and when it all comes down, I don't actually have much choice in the matter.
My family does do the secular holiday thing because it's a day off and everything's closed. Why do we *have to* celebrate on someone else's religious holiday? What are we celebrating? I probably wouldn't take the day off work, I'd take an extra one some other time of the year.
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I have a Christmas tree because I love to decorate them and I love ornaments. :)
We do have a star on the top of ours, but just because it's nostalgic. We had one when I was little. We've also had angels at various points which make me chuckle as I one saw a comic about an angel being shoved onto the tree and it was obscenely hysterical/.
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NOW they are changing there minds, and wanting to bring the christmas back into the holidays. You know that in 2 or 3 years, it will be christmas this and christmas that, and then the people from 10 or 15 years ago will complain and boycot saying that all the stuff is ruining the true meaning of christmas, and make it 'holidays' again...then the christmas people will get ticked, and it will start again.
7 year cycle, that is what I am thinking it will be.
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