(December 23, 2020 at 8:10 am)Lawz Wrote: I'm an atheist and still celebrate it as a secular holiday
When you say "celebrate it," what does this consist of? Just taking the day off? Giving presents? I assume you don't do any of the church stuff. Does your family do something special?
Here in Japan Christmas is barely noticed. For some reason there is a special kind of cake people eat for Christmas, and they're surprised that it's not an American custom. Also it's normal when you're dating to get an expensive hotel room and get laid on Christmas eve. Back when I was dating this was something to celebrate.
New Year's is the big holiday here, and I "celebrate" it if that means staying home with family, like everybody else does. I mean, if people's work schedule shifts to align with everybody else, then you observe the holiday, I guess. But that's not quite the same as "celebrating."
If it's a big enough deal where you are, you kind of have to include it in your life, at least a little.
