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[quote=Anonymous]My office does holiday themed things through December. It's fun and festive and most people like it. If you don't participate, no big deal. So we had door decorating contest. Not one was "Christian", but a couple Santa themed ones - like the "SElfie Booth" and Santa's workshop. The door my team did was a snowman. Then there's gingerbread houses that we are building this week (I am not joking). I will not be helping with that one.
We have a holiday party at a bowling alley this week. Followed by a potluck during lunch next week.
In January we have "Souper Bowl Sundae" with soup, sandwiches, and sundaes.
Two months ago we were in a big project and literally the leadership team (which I'm part of) brought in lunch weekly for the teams for over a month. Bowls of snacks filled up daily.  Ice cream sundaes served every couple weeks. 
Three months ago that it was the huge center picnic and awards ceremony (including a volleyball tournament).
A month before that is was the smaller office picnic.
There's wheelchair basketball to raise money for charities. There's the office volleyball team.  There's some outing or another at least once a month. I do not go or participate in most of it. But I do think office bonding helps with team morale.
Yes, the reason for holiday celebrations in December is  predominantly because of Christmas.  But it's also for morale. If there wasn't a religious holiday, I think my office would still do "something" because my office is always doing "something." And to give people some light in the dead of winter when we go into work when its dark and leave work when its dark. Winter is pretty depressing for a lot of people.
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