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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Christmas and Valentines Day are secular now, Guys.  Enjoy! [/quote]

Well so are Rosh Hahahah and Yom Kippur --- just join Machar, the Jewish secular synagogue, to see that they are secular!

So if that is part of your heritage or not, you can enjoy!  Not that I see why non-Jews every embracing our most important holidays.

But, please don't tell us Jews that because Christmas, which celebrates the birth of a person who other worship as a god, has become secular, Jews should embrace it.  It's commendable for Jews to keep their unique culture and not assimilate with the majority Christian culture.  I personally admire Jews who show that Christmas is not an "American" holiday any more than Hanukkah is -- American means diverse religions so no religious holiday is an "American" one.[/quote]

Do you and your husband exchange Valentines Day gifts?  Do you go to December 31st New Year’s Eve parties or wish others a happy new year on January 1st?

Both of those are Christian holidays.

And yes, Christmas and New Year’s Day are both national holidays (banks, federal offices, post office etc are closed in observance).

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Yes, banks etc are closed on Christmas because most people in the nation are Christian and, notwithstanding separation of church and state, the calendar is based Christian traditions.  To the extent you consider it a "national" holiday, this designation doesn't negate its Christian background (that people can celebrate in more religious or secular ways) and it is certainly understandable that many people from other religious backgrounds, Jewish or otherwise, would not celebrate and would not consider it "their" holiday.[/quote]

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