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Not a Christian, but appreciate the sentiment. Family is all dead so it's just another weekend for me, no big deal. Hope the rest of you enjoy your festivities,

Not a Christian, but appreciate the sentiment. Family is all dead so it's just another weekend for me, no big deal. Hope the rest of you enjoy your festivities, whatever it is you're doing.

rablackburn 4y ago
Sorry to hear about your family - I hope you have some community around you. Being the “uncle” of the community (who isn’t related to anyone by blood) is actually a pretty fulfilling role sometimes.
ketzo 4y ago
I enjoy that the commercialization of American Christmas has, a little bit, freed it from religion. Now it’s just the default Western end-of-year holiday! And we can all enjoy that :)
- paulryanrogers 4y ago
  Let Festivus began! Airing of grievances, feats, of strength, the aluminum pole, and hanging of the clock in a bag. No animal sacrifice, self hatred, or persecution of non-believers required.
- 29athrowaway 4y ago
  Many iconic American Christmas songs were authored by Jews. Like "It's the most wonderful time of the year", what a banger song. Welcome to America, where everyone gets along just fine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZTS4cL4Euo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZTS4cL4Euo
sneak 4y ago
I'm also not a Christian and also without family, but it's nice to have a day off and to take some time to make some homecooked food, something I enjoy but don't usually find the time to do. Holidays are a cultural excuse to make something deliberately not "just another weekend", it doesn't have to be a religious thing. The Christians repurposed the existing holiday date themselves, feel free to return the favor and make your own arbitrary Saturnalia feast. :)
jjtheblunt 4y ago
> just another weekend for me except a solstice just happened! (sol invictus ftw, in the northern hemisphere) Is it coincidental that cultures and associated religions seem curiously to align holidays around now? is it maybe related to the physical reality of the earth's orbit and inclination of axis?
- lazyasciiart 4y ago
  It is probably not coincidence, but the existence of solstice celebrations that new religions attempted to go-opt/overwrite with their own event.

Not a Christian, but appreciate the sentiment. Family is all dead so it's just another weekend for me, no big deal. Hope the rest of you enjoy your festivities, whatever it is you're doing.

rablackburn 4y ago

Sorry to hear about your family - I hope you have some community around you. Being the “uncle” of the community (who isn’t related to anyone by blood) is actually a pretty fulfilling role sometimes.

ketzo 4y ago

I enjoy that the commercialization of American Christmas has, a little bit, freed it from religion. Now it’s just the default Western end-of-year holiday! And we can all enjoy that :)

paulryanrogers 4y ago
Let Festivus began! Airing of grievances, feats, of strength, the aluminum pole, and hanging of the clock in a bag. No animal sacrifice, self hatred, or persecution of non-believers required.
29athrowaway 4y ago
Many iconic American Christmas songs were authored by Jews. Like "It's the most wonderful time of the year", what a banger song. Welcome to America, where everyone gets along just fine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZTS4cL4Euo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZTS4cL4Euo

sneak 4y ago

I'm also not a Christian and also without family, but it's nice to have a day off and to take some time to make some homecooked food, something I enjoy but don't usually find the time to do. Holidays are a cultural excuse to make something deliberately not "just another weekend", it doesn't have to be a religious thing. The Christians repurposed the existing holiday date themselves, feel free to return the favor and make your own arbitrary Saturnalia feast. :)

jjtheblunt 4y ago

> just another weekend for me except a solstice just happened! (sol invictus ftw, in the northern hemisphere) Is it coincidental that cultures and associated religions seem curiously to align holidays around now? is it maybe related to the physical reality of the earth's orbit and inclination of axis?

lazyasciiart 4y ago
It is probably not coincidence, but the existence of solstice celebrations that new religions attempted to go-opt/overwrite with their own event.