Well, folks, it's just about that time of year again!
When spreading holiday cheer which is your preferred saying? Is "happy holidays" taking the place of "merry Christmas" all over the place -- or just when addressing someone who's beliefs you're unsure of?
also - in your opinion is it appropriate for a non-Jew to say "happy Chanukah" to a Jewish person?
2007-11-19 07:02:54 · 5 answers · asked by Jenny 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
If you know a person's religion or preferences, don't you think it's a courtesy to honor them? Why shouldn't a non-Jew wish a Jew a Happy Hannukah?
As a Jew, I wish my non-Jewish friends and neighbors Merry Christmas, and I get wished a Merry Christmas, all the time. After all, people mean well, whatever the words they use. It irritates me only when I know that the person who is wishing me Merry Christmas *knows* that I'm Jewish and that I don't celebrate Christmas. To me that's a sign of lack of consideration.
Apparently "Happy Holidays" offends some devout Christians who resent the secularization of their religious holiday. But if you really are unsure of a person's beliefs, Happy Holidays seems safest. After all, all of us have holidays.
Perhaps we should all listen for the intention of the greeting, and focus less on the wording?
2007-11-19 18:16:36 · answer #1 · answered by SheyneinNH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well: yes according to American Holidays we will just
say Merry Christmas during December 25th ! and that
would be Seasons Greetings also the very best Approprate
word ever known "
2007-11-19 08:09:23 · answer #2 · answered by toddk57@sbcglobal.net 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i prefer to spread holiday cheer with merry christmas. people should not be offended or anything if you say merry christmas even when they are jewish or a different religion. i celebrate christmas but if someone told me happy hanukkah, i would take as i would any holiday greeting, i would say "thank you" or "you too!" :]
2007-11-19 07:09:00 · answer #3 · answered by dcgirl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Merry Christmas! And I don't see anything wrong with a non-Jew saying Happy Hannukah.
2007-11-19 07:12:21 · answer #4 · answered by Starla C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Happy birthday, Jesus!
Merry Christmas has become too secular!
2007-11-19 07:06:32 · answer #5 · answered by arklatexrat 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋