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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]How the heck do I know what everybody celebrates?[/b] If it's Christmas now, why would I wish someone a Happy 4th of July?

Now, if a person is uptight enough to say she celebrates something else, I'll wish her that too. Inclusiveness goes both ways, and your insistence on not hearing about my holidays does not sound very inclusive to me ;-)[/quote]

Exactly. You don't know, and since Christmas is actually only one day, and we don't say Happy 4th of July all of July, why not just skip it?  Say Merry Christmas to any and all on Dec 25, and happy holidays every other day to cover the entire secular and non secular holiday season from November to January--there are LOTS of holidays and observations in that time. 
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We don't say Happy 4th of July all July, but we certainly start saying it before the actual day :-)

I grew up with the New Year's Eve being the main state holiday. When I was a child, Christmas was somewhat marginalized and celebrated quietly. My family didn't bother. Now I live in a country based on Christian tradition, so I get with the program and have myself a merry little Christmas. Frankly, it does not make much of a difference to me, because the paraphernalia is mostly the same: it's a day off work, there is a tree, a Santa with presents, and a ton of fattening food. When I celebrated the New Year's, people started to get into the mood well before it. Preparing for the holiday is part of the holiday.

I don't get why you insist on stringent one-day rule. Maybe you should stay at home more and not spoil it for other people.[/quote]

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