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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Um, wow, "OP is a loser"?  What is that about?

OP (and anyone else who isn't into their extended family's holiday traditions), I think you should work on making your own holiday traditions.  Assuming that geographic distance isn't an issue, you could do something like waking up at your own house Christmas morning and opening gifts, enjoying a big breakfast together, etc before joining with the inlaws f[/quote]

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Anyway you could join up with the extended family later in the day for their celebration.

I'm not sure why people insist that you shouldn't celebrate Christmas if you aren't Christian, although I know my mom (who is probably less religious than I am) has this attitude.  Christmas in the US has become a huge celebration of Santa, magic, commercialism, a day off of work, etc all rolled into one.  Many people still celebrate the incarnation of Jesus as the main purpose, but many don't.  I think the only people I know who don't celebrate Christmas are some of my Jewish friends.  Otherwise, agnostic, atheist, Hindu, Muslim, all seem to celebrate it (among my acquaintances.  I know this is not universal).  I don't see how we are serving Christ by being grinches about who is "allowed" to celebrate Christmas.  [/quote]

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