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Truth be told it's only become more of a 'thing' with us since the offspring came along...didn't care much about it prior to that, well, a tree at least, some years...
Both. Our family acknowledges and celebrates Christmas as the birth of Jesus Christ and we also enjoy the lights, trees, giving and socializing that goes with the celebration.
My family is ubber religious. When I go home, its a Christian holiday. However, I view it as just a good time to spend with my son, spend time with family, and eat lots of food. Christs birth has little to do with it for me.
Jesus was not born on Christmas, this is just another made-up holiday for the purpose of making pagans into "Christians". Celebrate it if you like, but know its true origins.
Its secular to me. I can recognize that it has something to do with Christianity and I will observe it if needed around people that choose to be religious. Personally, its a good time to spend time with friends and family and show a little extra charity where possible.
I was talking to my mom about "secular Christmas" a while ago. She is 60+. She has a distinct memory of it being more religious than it is now. It is like we are reverting back to the pagan aspects of the winter solstice. Which is fine by me. Its a time to celebrate that the worst is behind us. More minutes of sunlight coming our way.
I don't celebrate it at all. I don't believe in the religious aspect. I'm not a retailer, so the commercial aspect means nothing to me. And I never thought that the winter solstice was anything to celebrate, either.
both. We have 2 nativity scenes at home, go to church (year around, but at Christmas too). The kids sing at church. We also have the tree, stockings, presents. We don't lecture the kids about it, but we do mention, and remind the kids of the true meaning of Christmas. At their ages, it is still all about the presents, I think.
People who celebrate Christmas as a Secular holiday kind of just peeves me off. Its the same arguement I make about gay marriage. Its on par with selfish self-centeredness and a me me me society.
If you want to Celebrate the Winter Solstice, have at it, and call it that. Christmas however is a Christian Holiday. Hell, Christ is in the name. Instead however, people want to celebrate it, partake in the eating, celebrating, gift giving (and recieving), not because they are Christian or that they believe in Christ, but because they are selfish. Gay marriage is similar, marriage is a religious ceremony, thus if you want to be with your gay lover.... why not call it a civil union? This continued trashing of religous values from non-believers who then want to reap the benefits and positives the religion have to provide futher shows how selfish a society we are.
I have an idea, why don't I have a fund raiser to help sick children. Tickets are 200 bucks a head, and we will have music, a live band, and drinks. Celebrating Christmas without being Christian is akin to coming to the fundraiser, eating the food, drinking the drinks, listening to the band... and not donating your 200 bucks.
I have always celebrated both the religious and the secular aspects of the holiday. From as early as I can remember, Mom always had the nativity displayed near if not next to the tree. I have always done the same. (The last year I actually had a tree to decorate, I had a small, aluminum nativity that hung on the tree.) This year I have limited my decorating to the front entrance way, with a lace angel hanging on the door, Santa and Mrs Santa and a couple of carolers on tables on either side of the door, smaller lace angels hanging over the archway and large, lighted faux packages out front.
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