Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:03 pm
I celebrate the winter solstice and the new year, but my family celebrates Xmas, so I'll get my presents on the 25th.
Fri Dec 16, 2005 2:54 pm
I celebrate Chanukah, but even though my family's reform, we do it the proper way - no presents or anything. It's not a huge deal.
Despite not celebrating Christmas, I really do love this time of year, though - there's the chilly air, the happy music, the pretty lights, the easily-annoyed people who jump down your throat if you dare to insult them with "Happy holidays!"...
I guess I sort of do celebrate Christmas - take-out food and movie night! Or sometimes, I'll manage to drag my Jewish friends along to an amusement park (this also works on Easter) - it's great, because there's no one there.
Despite not celebrating Christmas, I really do love this time of year, though - there's the chilly air, the happy music, the pretty lights, the easily-annoyed people who jump down your throat if you dare to insult them with "Happy holidays!"...
I guess I sort of do celebrate Christmas - take-out food and movie night! Or sometimes, I'll manage to drag my Jewish friends along to an amusement park (this also works on Easter) - it's great, because there's no one there.
Sat Dec 17, 2005 5:55 pm
Bangel wrote:DM was on fire! wrote:I am NOT proud of the fact my church isn't having Christmas services though. <__<
Your sure that's a church and not a Walmart?
Christmas is a holy day of obligation if you're a Christian, no church should not have services.
holy day of obligation? maybe that church realized that xmas has no biblical basis and decided to stop the charade. quite progressive.
Sat Dec 17, 2005 10:57 pm
Wind wrote:I celebrate the winter solstice and the new year, but my family celebrates Xmas, so I'll get my presents on the 25th.
Heh, same here. I petitioned for gifts on Solstice, but....it didn't go over very well XD
Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:28 pm
skizzy the wonder lizard wrote:Bangel wrote:DM was on fire! wrote:I am NOT proud of the fact my church isn't having Christmas services though. <__<
Your sure that's a church and not a Walmart?
Christmas is a holy day of obligation if you're a Christian, no church should not have services.
holy day of obligation? maybe that church realized that xmas has no biblical basis and decided to stop the charade. quite progressive.
Just because Christmas has no "biblical basis" doesn't mean they can't celebrate it.
Thinking, maybe that particular Church can't do services due to a number of reasons which have nothing to do with their beliefs. The building which the Church uses for it's services may be going under restoration work. Just because they aren't holding services doesn't mean they aren't celebrating it. Just not to the full extent.
Sun Dec 18, 2005 12:23 am
Why Generic Winter Holiday of course!
Merry Generic Winter Holiday to all!
Merry Generic Winter Holiday to all!
Sun Dec 18, 2005 1:52 am
I celebrate Christmas. I'm also spending Hanukkah with some Jewish friends this year.
Oh, and Festivus. See you at the feats of strength!
Oh, and Festivus. See you at the feats of strength!
Sun Dec 18, 2005 12:02 pm
If you could call it celebrating then Christmas and New Years. My family doesn't really celebrate the religious Christmas but rather we use it as a opportunity to spend plenty of time together.
Sun Dec 18, 2005 1:07 pm
Interesting article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-p ... 539180.stm Rebeling Santas raid convienence stores, grafitti on walls, urinate on cars and generally cause havoc to protest against the Commercialisation of Christmas.
Sun Dec 18, 2005 1:26 pm
End of year happy festival 
Happy End of year Happy Festival!
Happy End of year Happy Festival!
Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:22 pm
Paul wrote:skizzy the wonder lizard wrote:Bangel wrote:DM was on fire! wrote:I am NOT proud of the fact my church isn't having Christmas services though. <__<
Your sure that's a church and not a Walmart?
Christmas is a holy day of obligation if you're a Christian, no church should not have services.
holy day of obligation? maybe that church realized that xmas has no biblical basis and decided to stop the charade. quite progressive.
Just because Christmas has no "biblical basis" doesn't mean they can't celebrate it.
of course they can! but they certainly aren't obligated to.
Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:12 pm
wildkitten wrote:I celebrate present-giving, with a hint of family-togetherness and joy.
I don't think that commercialised Christmas should be called something else - everyone knows about the origins of the religious Christmas. Christmas, like Easter, has evolved and become something for everyone. It's good to know how the holiday came about and why it's called that, and good that it's something for everyone rather than having seperate things for seperate (non)religious groups. Better to have everyone together celebrating different things on the same day than people having to be seperate and celebrate things seperately.
Great point! I totally agree!
I celebrate Christmas the non religiouse way and I'm very proud of it.
Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:24 pm
PuddingofEvil wrote:
Oh, and Festivus. See you at the feats of strength!
-laughs hysterically!-
I suppose I better set up my pole
Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:09 pm
Forest_Majesty wrote:PuddingofEvil wrote:
Oh, and Festivus. See you at the feats of strength!
-laughs hysterically!-
I suppose I better set up my pole
You don't have your pole up yet? But it's nearly time for the airing of grievances!
It's a Festivus for the rest of us!
Mon Dec 19, 2005 12:01 am
skizzy the wonder lizard wrote:Paul wrote:skizzy the wonder lizard wrote:Bangel wrote:DM was on fire! wrote:I am NOT proud of the fact my church isn't having Christmas services though. <__<
Your sure that's a church and not a Walmart?
Christmas is a holy day of obligation if you're a Christian, no church should not have services.
holy day of obligation? maybe that church realized that xmas has no biblical basis and decided to stop the charade. quite progressive.
Just because Christmas has no "biblical basis" doesn't mean they can't celebrate it.
of course they can! but they certainly aren't obligated to.
Actually, celebrating, what is in the eyes of the Church, Christ's Birthday, it generally is necessary. I believe so, anyway.