It doesn't bother me much anymore, but it used to. Like it or not, this time of year has little to do with the birth of Christ or the prior existence of Saint Nicholas - for many people. Very few US holidays have much to do with what their titles denote. To me - most official holidays are about government workers, postal workers and teachers getting off the day (or week) with pay while many others do not. Show me a Veterans Day when all veterans get the day off with pay and the non-veterans work -and I'll be impressed.
There is no historical evidence that tells us when Christ was born. Jesus certainly did not leave us standing orders to set aside a time of year when we'd spend gobs of money on friends and family members. He didn't want us building fancy churches - or false idols either (like most Catholic churches are full of). I was raised Irish-Catholic and from what I remember of church - I'm surprised most haven't been turned into pillars of salt by now.
Christmas as an almost world-wide holiday started as two celebrations put together. Birth of Jesus and to honor Saint Nicholas. Unlike what goes on today, St. Nicholas gave his stuff to the poor who needed it - not to friends. When the puritans came to this "New World" the celebration was banned for the most part.
I still prefer Christmas to be called Christmas. I really hate the Japanese car commercials with "Happy Honda-Days."
But hey . . what the heck do I know. My dad was Irish Catholic and he hated Christmas. It was a time to be reminded by priests uttering Latin how bad we'd all been. And my mom was from rural France. French Catholic peasant farmers (at least the ones I knew) don't give a hoot for any version of Christmas. For them, New Years is the big deal. Dec. 31 is "la Saint-Sylvestre."
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