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It is still an incredibly uncomfortable non-separation of church and state. Unless maybe we are just going to rename it santa-mas and celebrate it on solstice.
by ck2 11y ago
It is still an incredibly uncomfortable non-separation of church and state.
Unless maybe we are just going to rename it santa-mas and celebrate it on solstice.
- TazeTSchnitzel 11y agoSanta is a Christian figure, now? He's an amalgamation of various European Christmas myth figures.
- ck2 11y agoWhich holiday does Santa represent? A non-denominational holiday? Stop playing coy. If you rename Christ-mas, you can have the government endorse Santa all you want and I won't complain.
- strictnein 11y agoNext super scary word: "Holiday" which comes from, get this, Holy Day! > "The word holiday comes from the Old English word hāligdæg (hālig "holy" + dæg "day")"
- palmer_eldritch 11y ago> rename it santa-mas If you really want to go that way, it would be a good idea to also get rid of the -mas ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_(liturgy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_(liturgy) )