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summerblossom -> Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 6:24:53 PM)
Am I the only person here that doesn't celebrate Christmas? Just wondering cause I see 'Merry Christmas everywhere but no Happy Chanukas....

ownedgirlie -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 6:32:35 PM)
A lot of people don't celebrate Christmas. Most people probably do, given the demographics (below). 76.5% of adult Americans are classified as Christians, as of 2006: http://www.teachingaboutreligion.org/Demographics/map_demographics.htm#The%20Big%20Picture

thetammyjo -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 6:47:16 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: summerblossom Am I the only person here that doesn't celebrate Christmas? Just wondering cause I see 'Merry Christmas everywhere but no Happy Chanukas.... I think that was earlier in the month.... Start of winter is full of holidays from everywhere.

Padriag -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 6:56:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ownedgirlie 76.5% of adult Americans are classified as Christians, as of 2006: What's being christian got to do with it? I'm an athiest, but I enjoy spending time with family and friends, giving gifts, eating waaaaaaay too much red velvet cake, ham, turkey, deviled eggs, peanut balls, etc.... and lets not forget giving my relatives kids really noisy gifts like cap guns or things like silly putty [image]http://www.collarchat.com/upfiles/smiley/trident.gif[/image] not to mention the gag gifts between me an one particular cousin... this year he's getting a really big box of styrofoam peanuts... inside of which is another box (wrapped) of styrofoam peanuts... inside of which is another wrapped box of... you guessed it... eventually he gets to a small box wrapped in four layers of electrical tape and gift wrap containing.... one John Deere coffee mug. I love Christmas [:)]

DomMeinCT -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 7:02:03 PM)
I don't expect anyone to wish me Happy Chanukah or expect to see any signs now; Chanukah ended 12/12.

OldBastardly1 -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 7:04:39 PM)
If they said "Merry Christmas" and you don't celebrate Christmas, then they were not talking to, were they?

DesFIP -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 7:08:45 PM)
Happy Belated Hanukkah!

beargonewild -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 7:31:32 PM)
No, as I really don't celebrate Christmas either yet I still indulge in some of festivities. I still wish most people Merry Christmas anyways and it doesn't bother me when they do the same. I do celebrate Yule which for me started today and lsts until midnight tomorrow!

summerblossom -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 7:40:13 PM)
it does bother me when someone wishes me 'Merry Christmas' it is like everyone who says that is automatically asuming i am christian or catholic or whatever and is also asuming the same of everyone else..would you really honestly like it , for example if you celebrate christmas but everywhere you went people said 'happy chanuka'? i think 'happy holidays' is alot more polite

ownedgirlie -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 7:41:35 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Padriag quote: ORIGINAL: ownedgirlie 76.5% of adult Americans are classified as Christians, as of 2006: What's being christian got to do with it? I'm an athiest, but I enjoy spending time with family and friends, giving gifts, eating waaaaaaay too much red velvet cake, ham, turkey, deviled eggs, peanut balls, etc.... and lets not forget giving my relatives kids really noisy gifts like cap guns or things like silly putty [sm=trident.gif] not to mention the gag gifts between me an one particular cousin... this year he's getting a really big box of styrofoam peanuts... inside of which is another box (wrapped) of styrofoam peanuts... inside of which is another wrapped box of... you guessed it... eventually he gets to a small box wrapped in four layers of electrical tape and gift wrap containing.... one John Deere coffee mug. I love Christmas [:)] Hi Padriag, great new pic! Well, since Christmas is a holiday which is a tribute to Christ's birth, then it's pretty safe to say (at least I think it is!) that it is primarily a Christian holiday. Now of course there are plenty of folks like me, who do not consider themselves Christian yet who still enjoy the holiday. But that's why I posted what I did. And red velvet cake? I'm jealous!!! [8D]

whenstarscollide -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 7:43:25 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: summerblossom it does bother me when someone wishes me 'Merry Christmas' it is like everyone who says that is automatically asuming i am christian or catholic or whatever and is also asuming the same of everyone else..would you really honestly like it , for example if you celebrate christmas but everywhere you went people said 'happy chanuka'? i think 'happy holidays' is alot more polite i do think that 'happy holidays' is more politically correct, and, by extension, more polite. but, even as a jewitch, i have no problem being wished a merry christmas. shrugs i know they arent doing it to be offensive, and, let's face it, the catholics definitely know how to put together a beautiful ritual (the midnight mass at their local church is gorgeous!)

ownedgirlie -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 7:44:59 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: OldBastardly1 If they said "Merry Christmas" and you don't celebrate Christmas, then they were not talking to, were they? I just look at it as someone who is sharing his/her holiday to me. Be it Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Kwaanza, Merry Atheism, whatever it is. It makes it more personal to me, and I appreciate that. I don't see it as assuming I am that "denomination" or that they are imposing their beliefs on me. It's just a sharing of who they are, and unless they are evil & vile, I think that's kinda cool. [;)]

MissMagnolia -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 7:53:38 PM)
I'm with ownedgirlie. In a world where people are often too selfish to share any of their time with people they don't know well, it's nice to think that at least once a year, we can all take a moment to extend the metaphorical hand of friendship and wish something good for someone. I'm not a Christian, but I love this time of year!!

Padriag -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 7:54:36 PM)
I think you read way too much into a simple phrase.

DomMeinCT -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 8:05:11 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: OldBastardly1 If they said "Merry Christmas" and you don't celebrate Christmas, then they were not talking to, were they? Actually, I think it's a lovely thing to be told - and take it as a too-rare statement of brotherly love. So when it's said to me, I respond in kind.

kittinSol -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 8:12:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: thetammyjo quote: ORIGINAL: summerblossom Am I the only person here that doesn't celebrate Christmas? Just wondering cause I see 'Merry Christmas everywhere but no Happy Chanukas.... I think that was earlier in the month.... Start of winter is full of holidays from everywhere. We are spot on in the middle of the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. It's no coincidence :-)

Suzykeu -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 8:39:33 PM)
i figure whether somebody celebrates Christmas or not it's still a day and it doesn't do any harm to wish them a happy one.

slavegirljoy -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 10:13:15 PM)
i happily accept all holiday greetings. They all have something positive to offer. (i also accept cash, in lieu of presents[;)]) *Happy Hannukah!* (Dec. 5 - Dec. 12) Wonderful Winter Solstice! (Dec. 22) *Merry Christmas!* (Dec. 25) Happy Boxing Day! (Dec. 26) *Have a Great Kwanzaa!* (Dec. 26 - Jan. 1) Happy New Year! (Jan. 1) *Happy Holidays!!* slave joy Owned property of Master David

Estring -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 10:16:28 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: summerblossom it does bother me when someone wishes me 'Merry Christmas' it is like everyone who says that is automatically asuming i am christian or catholic or whatever and is also asuming the same of everyone else..would you really honestly like it , for example if you celebrate christmas but everywhere you went people said 'happy chanuka'? i think 'happy holidays' is alot more polite Proving once again that if someone really wants to be offended, they will find something to offend them.

kittinSol -> RE: Happy Chanuka ???? (12/21/2007 10:19:25 PM)
You forgot the Eid al-Adha :-) .

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