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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You aren't a Christian but you want to celebrate Christmas.  Sorry that makes no sense.

Anyway, people have different beliefs on how Christmas should be celebrated.  Just celebrate it your way at your home. [/quote]

You are apparently very ignorant as to the origins of Christmas.  My family does NOT celebrate Christmas because the ARE strict Christians.  They know that Christmas, Christmas trees, etc. are really a Pagan celebration that Christians ursuped.  Same thing with Easter, Easter eggs, etc.

Sheeple.[/quote]

I am well aware of those pagan traiditions.  However Christmas has always been used to celebrate the birth of Christ.

What you are referring to was called the Winter Solstice.  Which is not a holiday in the U.S. the last time I checked.  [/quote]

NP here (well kind of).  Christ was actually born in September.  It wasn't until the 4th century that the Christians started celebrating it on December 25th (to 'replace' the Pagan Winter Solstice and the birth of the Sun God) It starts on December 25th because that was when days started getting longer.  Many of the typical traditions (evergreen tree, Yule log, Poinsettia, wreaths, colors- red, green, white, gold) were all 'borrowed' from the Pagans.  Heck, even Egg Nog is Pagan.  Christmas means different things to different people- it can be a celebration of family.  Just because people don't happen to agree with YOUR meaning (celebration of the birth of Christ- who as I mentioned earlier was actually born in September) doesn't mean it is wrong for them.  My husband celebrates Christmas and he is not Christian.  Open your mind.

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