I’ve met very few people, Christians included, who actually celebrated it as the birth of Christ. They just do gift exchanges, too.
I have celebrated Hanukkah with a Jewish family once. That was very interesting. My father dated a Jewish woman for about a year or so. Very religious. Never tried to convert us. They had some interesting ways about them. I was like 10 or 11, I don’t remember much. I remember potato pancakes, I remember they got lame presents every night for seven days (or nine? Whatever it is). It’s not like multiple Christmases. Whole different holiday.
It’s funny because, to religiously conquer the pagans, Christians co-opted their holidays. There’s a bit more to the St Nicholas legend than we observe, but it’s amusing that outside of Nativity scenes at churches, we mostly just celebrate Santa Claus on Christmas.
Off both times. I should have remembered the name of Adam Sandler’s movie (standup special?) Eight Crazy Nights, though I’ve never seen it. Wife is a fan, she had me get it for her.
Most Atheists use it as a gift-giving holiday.
I’ve met very few people, Christians included, who actually celebrated it as the birth of Christ. They just do gift exchanges, too.
I have celebrated Hanukkah with a Jewish family once. That was very interesting. My father dated a Jewish woman for about a year or so. Very religious. Never tried to convert us. They had some interesting ways about them. I was like 10 or 11, I don’t remember much. I remember potato pancakes, I remember they got lame presents every night for seven days (or nine? Whatever it is). It’s not like multiple Christmases. Whole different holiday.
We mainly use it to exchange gifts.
Yeah, that’s it for me, too. Time with family eating yummy food and playing games, and exchanging gifts. Zero mention of anything religious by anyone.
It’s funny because, to religiously conquer the pagans, Christians co-opted their holidays. There’s a bit more to the St Nicholas legend than we observe, but it’s amusing that outside of Nativity scenes at churches, we mostly just celebrate Santa Claus on Christmas.
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Off both times. I should have remembered the name of Adam Sandler’s movie (standup special?) Eight Crazy Nights, though I’ve never seen it. Wife is a fan, she had me get it for her.
Thats cool