Christmas

I celebrate Christmas. I don't celebrate the season. I don't celebrate the Solstice. I don't celebrate Yule. I celebrate Christmas.

My daughter was born on 4th December, but we're not having her birthday party until 5th January. Is the fact that she was born in December a reason not to celebrate in January? We've even had a bday party for her in August! Who really cares? The point is we're celebrating her birth. I know that Jesus wasn't born on December 25th. He probably wasn't even born in Winter at all. I don't really care when He was born, but I and lots of other Christians take this day to celebrate His birth.

"We Christians" didn't decide to take this day & move it closer to a Pagan holiday to try to "Christianise" it. Some other Christians who are dead by now, did. I don't know who they were, or if they were even real Christians. I think they were Catholics, but I'm not entirely sure. Catholics are a lot different from other Christians.

If you don't celebrate Christmas, then don't. I really don't want to hear your arguments for why I shouldn't celebrate Christmas. I don't tell you why you should.

I would love to see stores wishing everyone a happy holiday season, and not with a general "happy holidays" sign in the window. How about "Happy Hannukah" next to "Merry Christmas" and "Blessed Solstice"?

Look for another post like this one around Easter time...