I’m not the person you replied to. I was raised catholic, but these days I don’t believe in god and think the church is a waste of time. But i DO still celebra

I’m not the person you replied to. I was raised catholic, but these days I don’t believe in god and think the church is a waste of time. But i DO still celebrate christmas. Not for ME, but as an excuse to connect with family and friends. In other words, i don’t go to church and subject myself to nodding to 60 minutes of nonsense (to me). Instead I join for christmas lunch / dinner. The socializing part. The good part. If my family was not catholic then i’d just throw a nice new year’s party instead. Again - just to get everyone together. I have a friend that celebrates Hanukkah and i’ve occasionally joined their family to celebrate as well. What does belief in a religion have to do with participating in social events that happen to be rooted in religion? Maybe i don’t “get it”?