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[quote=Muslima][quote=Anonymous][quote=Muslima]We are on the other end of the spectrum. We don't celebrate xmas (Muslim family) . I have a DD in K and she's aware of it, though it makes her very sad. She  came home a few weeks ago excited about xmas and I reminded her once again that we do not celebrate it  and I could tell she was disappointed.  I don't want her to feel left out but I also don't want to compromise her faith so it's a tough one.  I don't want her to be the bratty kid that tells all the five-year-olds in the neighborhood that Santa isn't real but I can't tell her he's real either. At first,  I didn’t know how to explain to DD that we don’t celebrate Christmas. I didn’t want to say the wrong thing and scar her forever or make her feel like a leper. I don't want her to feel different from her classmates even though she is. I think though,  at the end of the day,  raising children in such a multi cultural society is educational in itself and children should be made aware that it's ok for people to believe in different things.. 
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PP, we don't celebrate Christmas. I said, "Christmas is a Christian religious holiday, and we are not Christian." I also said, "Santa isn't real. People dress up as Santa and the presents come from the parents." I also said, "You are NOT EVER allowed to say ONE WORD to children about Santa because I don't want to hear from somebody's mother or father that you told them that Santa isn't real." -- and as far as I know, they never did.

As for what we said when we were out in public and happened to see a Santa (or an Easter Bunny, or whatever)? I don't remember. If we talked about it, we talked about it in a conversational tone of voice, neither yelling nor whispering.[/quote]

That's what i told her too. I told her we don't celebrate Xmas, we celebrate Eid and I reminded her of all the cool things and gifts she got for Eid. However I didn't tell her she wasn't allowed to talk about Santa not being real to other kids, that never came up. I think her dad told her when she was 3 that Santa wasn't real but i don't think she remembers or talks about Santa a lot. We will see if she mentions it now that she is in K and a lot of kids will probably start talking about Santa and Xmas lists very soon.[/quote]

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