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[quote=Anonymous]Muslim here, and nonimmigrant. I grew up in the Midwest and had Christmas traditions forced upon me in public school. We had to sing songs about Mary being holy, the virgin birth of Jesus. Mind you, these actually align with our beliefs as well but it made me uncomfortable. We also had to write letters to Santa. Once we had to sing a song in French about Jesus being born divine, which is considered a big sin for us. I didn’t know any better. Now as an adult, I choose not to celebrate Christmas at home, but help celebrate it with friends. We exchange gifts with neighbors, attend “holiday parties” etc. I just don’t see the need to have a tree and gifts for the kids with Santa because those are not my beliefs. My dearest friend is Catholic and she wishes me Eid Mubarak but it would be weird if she fasted for 30 days. I don’t feel like I need to celebrate Christmas to fit in, but that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy watching others celebrate. [/quote]
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