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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Christmas is a celebration of the birth of [b]Christ[/b]; if you don't believe in Christ, how can you celebrate [b]Christmas[/b]?

I see that you could exchange gifts, etc. like other people at this time of the year, but I don't like to hear people say they celebrate  "Christmas" unless they believe in the whole true meaning of it.

Flame away, I don't care...

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but lots of the traditions predate Christmas. We celebrate Christmas, but in a pagany sort of way. (and everyone needs festivity and traditions in their lives.) I thought many Christians actually don't like to celebrate Christmas in the predominant way because of the pagan history behind many of the traditions (tree, wreath). We don't celebrate the birth of Christ. But Christmas is still a cultural and family tradition of ours. (and it wasn't many generations back that my family was still religious) Santa Claus certainly isn't a religious figure, is he? And elves? And trees, wreaths and mistletoe? We still love the songs, though. Even though many of them ARE religious.[/quote]

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