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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up without Santa, in Europe.  Santa is mostly American invention and totally commercial thing. I did Santa for my kids here in US, and still do, but expense and work around it is insane and ruins Christmas for people who financially can't afford it. Santa is not the problem, culture of 20 presents for Christmas is.  I got a chocolate and fruit for Christmas.  We had lovely feast and customs surrounding it, such as keeping the fire going at the hearth and blessing the house and the family, walking around the table with head of the family saying the prayer for a good future year. I am orthodox.  This is what I miss about Christmas, I couldn't care less as a kid about presents, it was about tradition. So, OP maybe you brother is right? I wish I never started this trying to fit in, so my kids feel the same as other kids here.  I am happy when my kids are happy when Santa brings them presents, but the cost is insane and it has nothing to do with Christmas. We are all tools for the retail business.[/quote]

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