When I say that, I'd like to point out that I'm questioning how the way people celebrate Christmas.
Christmas is a Christian festival, yet I pressume that the large majority of those who celebrate christmas are not Christian in this modern world where religion seems a side salad to the main course of daily life. This allows not Christmas folks to celebrate a Christian festival. But then why don't these non Christian people celebrate Hanuukkah (2-9 December), Bohdi Day (8 December), or Yule (21 December)?
The only possible answer I can find to this, is within the way people celebrate these festivals. What do you associate with Christmas?
I googled it.
I found; celebration, Santa, food, christmas trees, decorating the house, presents, music like carols etc..
So how much of this derives from the Christian celebration of Christmas.
Hello google.
I found; the birth of Jesus, social gatherings, carol singing, church congregations, charity etc..
Is it not evident that from this the only reason that the non Christian believers of the modern world only celebrate Christmas for its face value, when did the mince pies, baubles and obese drunks in red suits arrive and why?
Looking closer, it is promoted by mass advertising that it is a time for the disposal of cheap gifts, the eating of over-sized meals, watching of constant television, brimmed with advertising and the exuse for drinking large quantities of alcohol.
Then again, the winter months are very miserable, and so looking on the other side of the argument perhaps it is a good thing, for those few days perhaps a week, to indulge in all things we tell ourselves not to indulge in.
But surely this means that Christmas is just an exuse for all these things and the modern world has changed the image of Christmas to suit their greedy needs.
I hope you have enjoyed your break and consider the real meaning of Christmas.
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