I am told that it is no longer politically correct to say Christmas Tree and now you have to refer to it as a holiday tree. Since when?
2006-09-29 13:42:24 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Says who? It has been, is, and will be a Christmas Tree.
2006-09-29 13:46:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
A melodramatic group of people who put their nose where it doesn't belong got upset about it and decided that it was wrong to say 'Christmas' when it wasn't hurting anyone to begin with.
If you want to call it a Christmas tree, then do so. I'm certainly not going to start calling it a 'holiday tree' because when you think about it, Christmas and Yule are the only winter holidays that feature a tree of any kind so the entire argument in favor of "holiday" is ludacrous. Seriously, what are they going to do?
2006-09-29 23:27:24 · answer #2 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I never say holiday tree, I don't care if it is politically correct, or not. I am living my life the way I was brought up, and I am not going to say holiday tree, just because some "kooks" think it is the correct way. You know what you can do with politically correctness!!!! ohhhhhh by the way..Merry Christmas..
2006-09-30 09:40:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since people began trying to take Christ out of Christmas. It's sad. For me, it will always be a Christmas tree and I will continue to say Merry Christmas not Happy Holidays.
2006-09-30 08:33:08 · answer #4 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We don't. Those who think it is proper for ordinary people to call the Christmas tree a 'holiday tree' are incorrect in their reasoning. It is rooted in the need for city governments to spend money for holiday decorations without calling them Christmas decorations. Cities are multicultural now and some people don't want city money spend on any religious paraphernalia. So, all city decorations have to be non religious. But cities can have seasonal decorations including trees, lights, ribbons and bows, flags and buntings. But they can't have particular identities when there are competitive identities. The city can not put up Republican flags or Democrat flags. It can put up colorful flags, city flags, State and American flags.
The governments in the United States can have holidays, but they can't support one religion over another. It is called separation of church and state.
But this does not apply to the citizens. There is nothing wrong with calling a decoration a 'Christmas' decoration or a 'Hanukkah' decoration or a 'Ramadan' decoration, or any other wording you wish.
;-D Free Speech Lives!
2006-09-30 01:01:17 · answer #5 · answered by China Jon 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Since people do not and do not want to regonize the name Christ in Christmas. Since doing research online about the year 2005 people started saying that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry_Christmas
My relative works for a State office and they have to say Happy Holidays, but because of the Freedom of Speech rule you still have the right to say Merry Christmas. No One can stop you from saying Merry Christmas.
2006-09-30 23:27:36 · answer #6 · answered by jrealitytv 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who says? Forget about that. The "holiday tree" exists because of Christmas. People can like it or not, but that's what it is. I'm sure not gonna be callin it a "holiday tree." =P
2006-09-29 20:50:00 · answer #7 · answered by Holly 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No one is making you call it a holiday tree. That is entirely up to you. Some of us have stood up and joined forces with the AFA (American Family Association) and in doing so Lowes and K-Mart no longer calls theirs holiday trees but they call them Christmas Trees once again. Together we can put Christ back into Christmas!
2006-09-29 23:31:58 · answer #8 · answered by Lady Biker 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hmmm... Maybe for the same reason that on the greeting cards you read "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas", Easter break is now Spring break and when I was decorating for the Easter at the store I work for I was PROHIBITED to put up anything with relation to God, so I had to use bunnies and chicks? Sorry, but Easter is NOT about bunnies! Sorry, but Christmas is NOT just A holiday - it is a CHRISTIAN holiday and in Christianity it is called CHRISTMAS and the tree is CHRISTMAS tree, no other. You don't want to celebrate their holiday? DON'T!!! But don't prohibit them to do so, if they believe in it!!!
Now... Why "their"? Why "they"? Why "them"? Ah, sorry, my dear representatives of those who are against the things I talked about above. I am NOT a Christian. I AM an atheist, but I DO believe in the FREEDOM of religion, and that means Christians too... ;-) I am Russian and was not born in the USA, but not in Russia either. I was born in Kazakhstan and we had a lot of nationalities - Russians, Kazakhs, Germans, Jews, Koreans and a whole bunch more AND... A Russian is welcome in yurta (Kazakh felt house) for Nauryz (their New Year). During Orthodox Easter EVERYONE bakes and dyes eggs and has fun. Jews come up to you and congratulate you with their holidays. Koreans bring to work their national food on their New Year.
Now... Cannot we all just get along? :-)
2006-09-29 21:11:15 · answer #9 · answered by almatinka 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Christmas tree to me
2006-09-29 23:58:31 · answer #10 · answered by tcarrw 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋