Christmas

[c172]

I will say that around Easter, I unapologetically become much more of a candy whore. Jelly beans, creme eggs, and all of my usual stuff like Mounds minis, Heath bars, Snickers, Milk Duds, etc. I enjoy committing violence on my pancreas.

And I enjoy Macy's parade over Thanksgiving.

And a few years ago, I went to Nutcracker over my Xmastime birthday. Loved it.

[Ryantology]

I love Christmas and I give gifts and I don't care if I get anything (but I usually do).

And, I make sure I wake up on Thanksgiving in time to watch the Macy's parade.

[tommynba]

I only like Christmas cause i can meet with my family and friends, some of them live pretty far so i'm usually excited to see them. But i don't go to church or dress a christmas tree Instead i go ice skating if it's cold enough

[rexbeccarox]

I celebrate any opportunity to get together with family and friends. Christmas just happens to be a time when people are off work and have the time to get together.

[Bob Kelso]

I've always celebrated Christmas (raised Christian and all that) so I continue to celebrate it but in a secular fashion. All gifts, and no guilt.

I've also started a personal tradition of getting out-of-my-mind drunk on Christmas eve, and watching Christmas movies like The Muppet Christmas Carol, and Ernest Saves Christmas. (I don't suffer from hangovers so Christmas morning with my kid isn't ever a problem xD)

[zebo-the-fat]

It's just an excuse to have a party and meet friends and family, nothing religious involved at all.

[DamianThomas]

I found this great little resource - how to celebrate Saturnalia rather than Xmas and still have holiday fun. I think I'll try it out this year:

http://www.wikihow.com/Celebrate-Saturnalia

[SteelCurtain]

Christmas is about the three F's for me: family, football, food. In that order.

[Elskidor]

We never celebrated it as a religion type gig growing up, and still don't now. It is just an excuse to have a good time, and I see nothing wrong with having fun.

[RobbyPants]

Heres a little discussion for my atheist brothers and sisters, do you still celebrate christmas? I know some do and some don't. Leave if you do or don't, and then your reason/s why in the replies.

Yes, I still do, although even when I was still Christian, Christmas was more about spending time with family than it was about Jesus for me. My family was never big on Christmas Eve services. The most religious thing we'd do is sing lots of carols, many of which aren't religious. So, most of the holiday is still the same, from my perspective.

Oddly enough, my wife asked me last Christmas if that time of year was hard or awkward for me. I basically gave her the same answer. What's awkward is her wanting me to keep going to church on Sundays.