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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a Jewish person, I wouldn't be super happy about a wreath decorating contest. HOWEVER... as a competitive person, I'd make damn sure my wreath won.  :lol: [/quote]

Me too but I'd make it my Hanukkah wreath or do something really bizarre to annoy everyone. [/quote]

I’m Jewish and have seasonal wreaths up year-round. Right now I have a gorgeous custom-made faux greenery wreath with blue, silver, and gold tones. It doesn’t overtly “say” anything but winter. You guys are thinking way too much about this. [/quote]

Your the only Jewish person I know who does it.[/quote]

Likewise. Jew here and even my Jewish family and friends who married Christians don't put up wreaths. (They are all raising the kids Jewish.)

It does sound like a beautiful wreath though! I am all for people decorating however they want. But it still doesn't erase the association, just like if a Christian put up a menorah, it would still be a Hanukkah symbol. [/quote]

I guess I am weird then. I definitely don’t associate all wreaths with Christianity. In fact, it literally never occurred to me. I see my current wreath as a Hanukkah decoration! I find it very strange that you guys don’t know any Jews who put up non Christmas-y wreaths.

I will admit that I am not super religious and don’t go to services besides on holidays. Maybe that has something to do with it.[/quote]

Maybe. Could also be geography. I forget if it was this thread or another, but someone said year-round wreaths are more common in the South or in certain Jewish communities. I grew up in Philly and DH on Long Island, and neither of us knew any Jews who put up wreaths. I'm sure there were some, we just didn't know them, and our families shunned all things Christmas -- except Chinese food. I've told this story before but we have a very non-Jewish last name, and one time we went to get Chinese takeout on Christmas eve. The place was packed and the pickup line was out the door. It was a roll call of Jewish names - "Goldstein. Silver. Silverman. Cohen. Cohen. Green." etc. Then they get to us and yell "Smith!" and there was a palpable hush. It felt like the stereotypical scene in movies where the whole place goes silent and everyone turns to stare. We were like "uh, yeah, that's us, yeah, we're Jewish too, thanks, bye."[/quote]

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