Perhaps the most ridiculous concern of those who howl about the mythological “war on Christmas” is the claim that the greeting “Happy Holidays” undermines the religious origins of the season.
Swing and a miss.
Webster’s Dictionary refers to the origin of the word “holiday” as “holy day.” Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hAligdæg, from hAlig holy + dæg day. Info.com offers this definition “. a religious feast day” or “holy day.”
Thus the greeting “Happy Holidays” is the equivalent to “Happy Holy Days.”
Because there is ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT WHATSOEVER that the etymology of the phrase “Happy Holidays” has theological origins, one could accurately conclude that those who find the greeting unacceptable don’t reject it on its lack of religious affiliation, but rather because it does not EXCLUSIVELY accommodate their particular religious affiliation.
That, my friends, can only be regarded as an example of intolerance.
So "Happy Holidays" to one and all!
2006-12-14
23:12:32
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