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RE: Christmas
December 22, 2013 at 7:38 pm
My parents aren't practicing religious, and they don't talk about their beliefs either. I asked my mom somewhat recently, and she said she didn't want to talk about it. I don't make much casual conversation with my dad, but of all the problems he has with me, he's never mentioned religion.
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RE: Christmas
December 22, 2013 at 8:01 pm
(December 22, 2013 at 6:09 pm)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: It's kinda like an OT feast day actually. We set aside a little throughout the year for a blowout with family, food and liquor.
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RE: Christmas
December 22, 2013 at 8:13 pm
Well, I remind myself that the holiday has roots dating back before Christianity, and Christians just adapted it to help convert pagans. Jesus, if he did exist, was said to be born during the spring, so celebrating his birth on Christmas is stupid. I plan to raise my own child or children in a household that celebrates traditions from all over the world, for the winter Solstice, Christmas, other holidays, etc.
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RE: Christmas
December 22, 2013 at 11:55 pm
I don't celebrate Christmas, but I do celebrate Horrorterrormas, a holiday that also takes place on December 25th, and has roughly the same traditions, only in appeasement of much cooler entities than a magic space baby, and a fat man in red.
No, but seriously, it means nothing much. It's a day I get to hang out with my family and trade some cool gifts. I think another year ending is a perfectly good reason to celebrate, so hey.
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RE: Christmas
December 23, 2013 at 11:02 am
I hate it. Nearly all the shops are closed and there's no public transport. It's like they close the bloody country down. It's getting better here, though. More and more businesses are choosing to open on Christmas Day, meaning I'll be able to just go to http://www.hungryhouse.co.uk on Christmas Day and order food online to be delivered.
On the other hand, it's a guaranteed day off work, and a great excuse to spoil the living shit out of the best nieces in the universe. 
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RE: Christmas
December 23, 2013 at 11:45 am
Do you find it hard to make sure you don't need to go out on Christmas day or something?
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RE: Christmas
December 23, 2013 at 1:08 pm
(December 22, 2013 at 4:43 pm)Lek Wrote: With Christmas here in a few days I was wondering what the day meant to non-Christians. We Christians , of course, celebrate the birth of our savior. My question is how do others treat this holiday? Does it bother you that we make a Christian holy day into a national holiday? Anyway, I wish you all a merry Christmas or happy holidays or whatever good things it means to you.
Christmas means little to me as I live in a country where Christmas itself is not celebrated.
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RE: Christmas
December 23, 2013 at 1:23 pm
(December 23, 2013 at 11:45 am)Chad32 Wrote: Do you find it hard to make sure you don't need to go out on Christmas day or something? Yeah, I don't like being all restricted and shit. The rest of the year there are places open and transport running 24/7. Christmas Day is the only day of the year I have my freedom stolen away from me.
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RE: Christmas
December 23, 2013 at 1:39 pm
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I'm sure it's easy to get used to always being able to do something. There was a comedian complaining once when he went to a small town, and pretty much everything was closed at midnight. He woke up and got hungry, or just stayed up and wanted some food at like 1:00 am, and couldn't find anything open. Sure he could have stored something in a cabinet or the fridge in case of midnight munchies, but he was used to living in a city where you can go to a 24/7 truck stop and get some coffee and a donut.
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RE: Christmas
December 23, 2013 at 3:41 pm
(December 23, 2013 at 1:39 pm)Chad32 Wrote: I'm sure it's easy to get used to always being able to do something. There was a comedian complaining once when he went to a small town, and pretty much everything was closed at midnight. He woke up and got hungry, or just stayed up and wanted some food at like 1:00 am, and couldn't find anything open. Sure he could have stored something in a cabinet or the fridge in case of midnight munchies, but he was used to living in a city where you can go to a 24/7 truck stop and get some coffee and a donut. LOL! I've been in a similar situation to that before, yeah. We city folk are spoilt as fuck. There are 3 shops within a 10 minute walk of here that are open 24/7 and I don't even know how many take aways that are open till 5 or 6 in the morning, and others that open at 5 or 6 in the morning. So there are always places open for me. I've been on holiday and gone out looking for food at like 9pm before and been horribly disappointed (I'm looking at you, St Ives!)
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