why do public school districts insist on calling 'christmas break' 'winter break' and 'easter break' 'spring break' when they are truly made so people can celebrate christmas and easter? they say to not say 'merry christmas' but to say 'happy holidays' because 'merry christmas' may be offensive to non-believers, but 'happy holidays' may be offensive to some very picky christians?! I am christian, but i respect the beliefs of others even if they are not the same. people should be allowed to call holidays what they were origionally meant to be called. No one gets mad if you say 'happy hannukah' (did i spell that right?)
2006-07-22 09:57:19 · 13 answers · asked by egg548plant 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is a lot of people with nothing to do but protest. and it is funny Protestants are the ones who complain about this the most. Like you. I don't give a care. what day any one respects God said" every day is Holy with the Lord."
2006-07-22 10:02:06 · answer #1 · answered by kritikos43 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why Christmas break/Easter break is called Winter/Spring break?
Winter Break - happens at the beginning of Winter
Spring Break - happens at the beginning of Spring
We don't have any issues at our public school regarding saying Merry Christmas or Happy Easter or Happy Holidays or Season's Greetings. We say all these and even talk about other religions' holy days. We don't make a big deal about it and it seems to work out fine. We are all learning about other cultures. It's really quite nice.
2006-07-24 11:44:57 · answer #2 · answered by Christmas Fan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So, it isn't better to say "Happy Holidays" which might offend narrow-minded Christians than to say "Merry Christmas" which could offend everybody else? Where is the logic in that?
Besides, if you hadn't noticed, Christians aren't the only ones celebrating holidays in the spring and winter (as an atheist, I celebrate the Winter Solstice). You seem to be working under a "majority rules" mentality, which generally causes oppression of the minority.
2006-07-22 17:07:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, at least you *get* a break for your holiday! Lol! I agree that baning "Merry Christmas" is rediculous and a total waste of time and thought. I say Merry Christmas andHappy Hanukka and I'm Muslim!
What I find so disturbing lately is that some Atheists are in a constant battle to, as they say, prevent religion from being pushed on them, while at the same time, they're pulling religion away from everyone else. Prayers have been removed from school instead of simply setting aside space and time for those who want to pray and leave the others be, you can't say "Merry Christmas" anymore cuz that's just offensive, a staple to the foundation of our government and law (the 10 Commandments) have been removed from all government locations. About that last one, I wonder to myself what exactly is so offensive about them? Is it the forbidding of murder? Adultery? The idea of being kind to parents?
I swear, some have gone so far it's just plain silly and hypocritical. I say live and let live, be and leave be. If someone wants to practice their religion without any restrictions, then as long as no one is harmed, so be it! If someone wants to *not* practice religion without any restrictions, then as long as no one is harmed, so be it!
2006-07-22 18:55:55 · answer #4 · answered by hayaa_bi_taqwa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. there are many holidays happening during "winter break"
Christmas wasn't even celebrated until the 7th century and it was only done to compete with other religions.
Spring break doesn't always happen around Easter here. It is a good spot to break up the year.
Picky Christians can go to private schools if they want. Christians are the minority if you compare their numbers to everyone else.
2006-07-22 17:00:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Christmas isn't the only holiday in December, and Easter isn't the only holiday in the Spring.
If you want to call holidays what they were originally meant to be called, feel free to go back to Yule and Ostara for the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox, since they were co-opted into Christianity in the first place.
2006-07-22 17:09:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Due to legal wrangling, there is nowadays increasing importance placed on keeping religion out of the public schools, and vice versa. There is nothing wrong with using the term "Christmas break" in informal conversation. But a bulletin sent home from public schools to parents should avoid religious context.
As for the spelling of hanukah, there isn't just one accepted way of doing it in English, since the original word is not spelled in Latin characters. "Chanukah" is a commonly used alternative.
2006-07-22 17:06:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wholeheartedly agree!!!
I understand the reasoning behind their decisions (so as to be sensitive to other people's beliefs), but I can't understand why we can't celebrate Christmas as well as other holidays at or around the same time.
People have become so sensitive that they feel that anything stated to be a traditional U.S thing will somehow offend everyone else and they should just stop it.
Love as always,
Sebastian
2006-07-22 17:03:56 · answer #8 · answered by octo_boi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because our forefathers created the seperation of church and state, puplic schools can't side with religous holidays. Christianty is a very wide scale religon that is world wide, it's for the minority of the group that we call it winter and spring break. We were all created equal.
2006-07-22 17:03:20 · answer #9 · answered by NASCAR_girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since I am not religious, everyday is a religious holiday for me... in that I'm always taking a holiday from religion. It's so refreshing.
2006-07-22 17:05:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋