This is not a celebration to buy and consume... this is a time for peace, love and GIVE (not material stuff necessarily) It is celebration of a, why not, " A probable miracle of love that might had occurred 2007 years ago...(Even I am not sure of what the catholic church want us to believe) But it was created and called "Christmas". It sounds an hipocresy to called it just: Holidays.. if you do not like it.. why do you celebrate? It is now just an excuse for big shopping centers??
2006-12-23 04:41:39 · 9 answers · asked by El mundo es ancho y ajeno 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
mybootyisthatbig79 ... you called me crazy girl... well, I supposed you do not have to much vocabulary to explain facts without insulting... Well, it is christmas.. and I forgive you. ; )
2006-12-23 04:53:40 · update #1
It is not the 25th the day that everyone receives gifts....mmmm.. well, that day my friends IS Christmas.
2006-12-23 04:59:50 · update #2
ok "mybootyisthatbig79" you got a point. -thank you... : )
2006-12-23 05:42:15 · update #3
You can call it Christmas. If someone is offended, that's to bad. I am offended when someone says "Happy Holidays".
I am sick and tired of political correctness, which is just an attempt to intimidate you into not making any reference to God, or anything else that offends liberals.
Merry Christmas is no more offensive to Jews than Happy Hanukkah is to Christians. As long as you are not saying anything that is offensive, and Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah or Happy Ramadan, are not, just say it.
2006-12-23 05:00:35 · answer #1 · answered by iraqisax 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A better question is why can't we call it "Holidays"? Long before this popular argument started, we were saying Happy Holidays. We were saying it because the joy of the season allowed us acknowledge that more than one faith was celebrating something in this season. So what if some businesses have made the decision to say Happy Holidays for economic reasons? This is no infringement on your generosity--you can still acknowledge others with a Happy Holidays. Or you can choose Merry Christmas, a greeting from the culture of your faith. It doesn't matter. What is important is that the expression comes from your heart, whatever words they may be, and not from some political correction thinktank full of people you've never even met.
2006-12-23 12:50:50 · answer #2 · answered by swylie2000 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As a Christan, I love to hear Merry Christmas! But I also think about how Thanks giving, Christmas, New Year, and others cultures and religions have hoildays that are celebrated at that time; so saying Happy Holidays may be all inclusive of all the holidays at that time! In the whole picture, not that big of a deal!
2006-12-23 12:50:46 · answer #3 · answered by abaker410 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The way our government is becoming leads the nation in a general "shove" towards being "politically correct". I am not a basher of any religion, but I am a Christian and I will defend what I know. If the nation feels they have to respect everyone's beliefs, aren't they disregarding Christians by changing the name of their religious holiday? It IS Christmas; not "winter break" or "winter holidays". Oh, and by the way, America was founded as a Christian nation. No other nation in the world changes their own principles for other people. So, if people come to America, they have the right to their own beliefs, but they DO NOT have the right to complain about someone else's and try to take them out of the country by making it incorrect to say "Merry Christmas" and replacing it with the "less offensive : Happy Holidays"
2006-12-23 12:48:13 · answer #4 · answered by sugar_muffin2 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you read "Holidays or Holy Days", I think you will be amazed that Christmas actually has nothing to do with Christ. I feel that it is okay to celebrate as a Christian Holiday just out of pure tradition and bringing family and friends together. Forget the gifts.........the stock market pushes that stuff down our throat every year.
2006-12-23 12:47:22 · answer #5 · answered by john c 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you can call this time of year Christmas, but i won't,
the reason to celebrate is because there was only enough oil to last one day but instead it lasted seven, the reason to celebrate is because it's time to harvest, the reason to celebrate is because it's the winter solstice, the reason to celebrate is friends and family and Love.
2006-12-23 12:46:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I DO CALL IT CHRISTMAS AND ALWAYS WILL.
It's MY right and I get to shove it down everyone throat just like they are trying to do by not wanting to hear it.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh life is good !!
2006-12-23 13:29:31 · answer #7 · answered by Kitty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there is no deeper meaning to it, it's just capitalism too exess
2006-12-23 12:49:36 · answer #8 · answered by . 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. becuase if you are christian or catholic they tell u dat its the day jesus christ was born.
2006-12-23 12:44:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋