people came up with fun or meaningful things to do at particular times of the year Good point. I guess my gripe is with the overpowering emphasis on Christmas over all the others, and the total disconnect between the holiday and the event it purports to celebrate.
Dressing up as a ghost on a day devoted to ghosts and daemons makes sense, and I see the comic book costumes as a short skip from that.
Eggs are a symbol of life and resurrection, a direct representation of Easter. Also, Easter is meticulously celebrated on the Biblically correct day, even though it means using the Hebrew calendar.
Ireland's color is green, the Irish love beer, St. Patrick is Ireland's saint, so green beer on St. Patrick's day works for me. And they celebrate it on the right day.
BBQs on the 4th of July is an artifact of it being a summertime holiday. If the 4th of July was celebrated with snowmen, I'd be upset. And again, it's celebrated on the right day.
Fireworks at New Years? Never heard of that being a given. At 4th of July, yes, and that makes sense because rockets played a significant part in our fight for independence. Star Spangled Banner and all that.
But Christmas does it ALL wrong. Wrong time of the year, wrong weather-related symbols, even the wrong gift giving tradition - after all the wise men gave gifts only to the holy baby. Following the example, Christians should be giving gifts only to the church this holiday.
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Date: 2008-12-23 05:34 pm (UTC)Good point. I guess my gripe is with the overpowering emphasis on Christmas over all the others, and the total disconnect between the holiday and the event it purports to celebrate.
Dressing up as a ghost on a day devoted to ghosts and daemons makes sense, and I see the comic book costumes as a short skip from that.
Eggs are a symbol of life and resurrection, a direct representation of Easter. Also, Easter is meticulously celebrated on the Biblically correct day, even though it means using the Hebrew calendar.
Ireland's color is green, the Irish love beer, St. Patrick is Ireland's saint, so green beer on St. Patrick's day works for me. And they celebrate it on the right day.
BBQs on the 4th of July is an artifact of it being a summertime holiday. If the 4th of July was celebrated with snowmen, I'd be upset. And again, it's celebrated on the right day.
Fireworks at New Years? Never heard of that being a given. At 4th of July, yes, and that makes sense because rockets played a significant part in our fight for independence. Star Spangled Banner and all that.
But Christmas does it ALL wrong. Wrong time of the year, wrong weather-related symbols, even the wrong gift giving tradition - after all the wise men gave gifts only to the holy baby. Following the example, Christians should be giving gifts only to the church this holiday.