The Christmas AKA Annual gift giving thread

[Hula]

Curious, if you're not a christian why start a "christmas" thread instead of a "holiday" thread?

Christmas has become a secular pandemic at this point (at least from what I've seen in the UK and Ireland). At work, we're supposed to say 'Happy Christmas' to every customer but I went into it trying to say 'Happy holidays' instead, as we have a pretty colourful cultural mix in town and I don't want to stuff the holiday down people's throats; nevertheless, I've had women in hijab frantically snatching up toys to cross off their shopping list and wishing me a happy Christmas.

[redshoewearer]

I definitely have some Dexter in me when it comes to christmas. I don't feel anything inside regarding christmas, but I run a business, so I have to completely put on an act in order to be socially appropriate/acceptable. This means saying Merry Christmas at the appropriate times and giving the appropriate gifts. It doesn't mean anything to me, so it is kind of a burden. There's still a pile of Lush stuff on my bed that I need to put in the appropriate gift bags in the next half hour. It might as well be nascar for all i care about it.

[Harry Seaward]

Christmas has become a secular pandemic at this point

This. I'm a devout anti-theist and I celebrate Christmas. Christmas has nothing to do with Christianity. Christ wasn't born on December 25th (hypothetically of course, if he were anything but a story-book character.) Christmas is just a celebration of the Winter Solstice that was hijacked from the Pagans by the Christians. All of the Christmas traditions (gift-giving, pine trees, yule, mistletoe, etc.) were around long before Christianity.

[theruiner]

All of the Christmas traditions (gift-giving, pine trees, yule, mistletoe, etc.) were around long before Christianity.

Yeah, but backstabbing, drunkenness and family infighting weren't. So amen, praise the Lord and Merry Christmas, everyone!

[Harry Seaward]

Yeah, but backstabbing, drunkenness and family infighting weren't. So amen, praise the Lord and Merry Christmas, everyone!

No, I'm sure those have all been around much longer than Christianity as well.

[theruiner]

I know. My joke only worked for the half second before you actually think about it, then it completely falls apart.