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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm Hindu, we celebrate Christmas, and we also have no problem saying "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays".

Why we celebrate it - that has already been answered in this thread. It's a part of American culture, and we are Hindu-Americans. It's a fun winter holiday. It's a fun family holiday. It's a season to be jolly.[/quote]

Same here. In fact the non Christians who don't celebrate baffle me  :lol: [/quote]

I am Jewish and do not celebrate Christmas (unless you call a movie and Chinese food celebrating Christmas, and we don't even always do that).

What do I need to explain?  I also don't celebrate diwali or ramadan. I assume you do not celebrate purim or sukkos.  [/quote]

If you lived in India, you'd probably celebrate diwali as it is more secular. Purim and sukkos are more religious. I attend Passover at my Jewish friend's homes.

I'm not sure why the two big Christian holiday are so secular, but they are. Easter bunny and Santa are commercialized and very secular. They have nothing to do with Jesus's birth or resurrection. Good Friday is religious but not secular (unlike the others) and it's only celebrated by Christians. [/quote]

I do not know what I would do if I lived in India, as I do not.

Purim and Sukkos have huge 'secular' components. In Israel lots of non believing Jews celebrate them.  You may think of them as religious because in America secular Jews ignore them - that is not because Purim or Sukkos are any more inherently religious than Christmas, but because those secular Jews (unlike their Israeli counterparts) are culturally assimilated.

Christmas is secular (Easter is not nearly as secular as you think, and even Christmas is not THAT secular)  because it began by appropriating the pagan Saturnalia, and because in America it was further commercialized.   With all due respect, it being a Roman pagan holiday does not make it more attractive to me, nor does it being a celebration of consumerism do so.

Now I am tolerant, and want my Christian and other gentile neighbors who celebrate to enjoy it.  I can also admire my neighbors' decorations, christmas trees, etc. I don't need to do any of that myself though.   Similarly I am interested in hearing about and seeing Diwali, but do not think I need to celebrate it as my own holiday, as it is not.

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