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Off-Topic => All of all! => Topic started by: X_marks_the_ed on December 18, 2006, 08:40:20 PM

Title: (Insert holiday here) celebrations
Post by: X_marks_the_ed on December 18, 2006, 08:40:20 PM: I'm asking what do you do on Christmas? If not Christmas, what do you do to celebrate your holiday besides that of which is customary.

As for me, I celebrate Christmas (even though I don't know my own personal faith). Every year, I watch a different Christmas/holiday movie every day. If I run out of movies, I watch my recorded christmas specials on my DVR.

Yesterday, I watched Eight Crazy Nights. I love how it is funny and serious at the same time. My favorite part is the "Ode to Whitey" song. I have to say that voice actor that did Davey's childhood girlfriend has a great voice.
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Post by: Meiscool-2 on December 18, 2006, 08:50:27 PM: My school doesn't allow us to say Christmas. They made a huge example of a kid, and no-one has muttered it since.

However, as ironic as it is, I can still say Quanza and Chanukkah (sp?)
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Post by: X_marks_the_ed on December 18, 2006, 08:56:00 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Meiscool
My school doesn't allow us to say Christmas. They made a huge example of a kid, and no-one has muttered it since.

However, as ironic as it is, I can still say Quanza and Chanukkah (sp?)

I hate that. What's it like 80% of america is christian? I think the others just wanted us to know what we already did, that they are here.
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Post by: Desimodontidae on December 18, 2006, 09:09:28 PM: I am a member of the general public and therefore am offended by this thread. I request it's lock/deletion immediately.
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Post by: Osmose on December 18, 2006, 09:20:08 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Desimodontidae
I am a member of the general public and therefore am offended by this thread. I request it's lock/deletion immediately.

Disregarding the thick, gooey sarcasm, I never understood why anyone can be offended by "Merry Christmas" or the mentioning of a specific denomination. Considering the whole point of America is to be able to do what you want, barring the majority's rights to make the minority feel better is wrong.
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Post by: FFL2and3rocks on December 18, 2006, 10:01:07 PM: Yeah, it's ridiculous how to some people, being told "Merry Christmas!" is as bad as if they said "**** you!" @_@

I'll be celebrating Christmas on Christmas Eve (I get my presents a day earlier than most other people, mwahahaha), and a ton of family members whom I rarely see will come over. My grandma, other grandma, grandpa, aunt, other aunt, uncle, cousin, maybe another cousin.
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Post by: Fortet on December 18, 2006, 11:21:51 PM: We'll each open a present Christmas Eve, I'll stay up all night, get everybody up at 4 a.m. to piss 'em off, open presents, mess around with the stuff, eat, and go to bed.
It's routine :/
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Post by: aboutasoandthis on December 19, 2006, 12:59:24 AM: I celebrate Christmas, but I'd love to celebrate Kwanzaa if I'm allowed to.

I'm kind of a traditionalist for Christmas. I open the presents at 7 on Christmas day, I go to church if it's open, and I go see my family if I can.

I remember one year, my aunt invited the family to Texas for Christmas and her wedding. There were over 100 presents and we got to open them at midnight. It was awesome.

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About the not saying Christmas thing. I hate that too. I don't get how even mentioning Christianity offends people. You are only allowed to say Happy Holidays if you're on a work shift. There are even some groups here who want to ban the "Nativity" movie. I don't get it.
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Post by: ZeroKirbyX on December 19, 2006, 01:03:37 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Osmose
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Originally posted by Desimodontidae
I am a member of the general public and therefore am offended by this thread. I request it's lock/deletion immediately.

Disregarding the thick, gooey sarcasm, I never understood why anyone can be offended by "Merry Christmas" or the mentioning of a specific denomination. Considering the whole point of America is to be able to do what you want, barring the majority's rights to make the minority feel better is wrong.[/B]

Did any one see that American Dad last night?

"Yeah, I know him, the Christmans rapist"
"Sorry, they've asked we call him the holiday rapist"

I'm celebrating XMas of course, shortly followed by Wintereenmas in January.
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Post by: Daetyrnis on December 19, 2006, 01:14:32 AM: I celebrate the winter solstice: Yule.
But, since Yule was converted to Christmas, and now we get presents and all that good stuff, yay Christmas.
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Post by: DarkFlood2 on December 19, 2006, 01:51:50 AM: I celebrate Christmas. And everyone who gets offended by me saying 'Christmas' gets a solid kick in the balls. They need to grow up and stop being whiny losers.
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Post by: PyroAlchemist on December 19, 2006, 02:07:10 AM: look at this simple figuring here:

me = atheist
me = celebrate christmas (presents only really)
me = don't care if you're a christian. Do what you will.
me = Gary

Nuff said =P
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Post by: Revolution911 on December 19, 2006, 02:19:15 AM: I celebrate Kwanzaa.
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Post by: Meiscool-2 on December 19, 2006, 02:34:50 AM: "I must kill Jane Fonda."
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Post by: ZeroKirbyX on December 19, 2006, 02:45:55 AM: Not to sound offensive, but athiests celebrating Christmas is bullshite. If you wanna give gifts in the name of love and caring, go ahead, but don't say you do it to celebrate Christmas.
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Post by: Meiscool-2 on December 19, 2006, 02:52:08 AM: I'm agnostic, which means I believe in a God, just not a super cool dude that poofed us all here and said "be good, pass it on."

One of my parents is a die-hard christian, and my other is an atheist. We have a lot of religious arguements. However, my dad, the atheist, doesn't care to piss my mom off, so we all go to church and celebrate X-mas anyways.

I get a few things here and there. This year I'm getting some gameboy games, as I need something to do on long car trips. Overall though, I generally dislike the season. The exception to that was last year, when things were seeming to go really well between my family and their religious arguements, and by going really well, I mean for once I was winning.
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Post by: aboutasoandthis on December 19, 2006, 03:07:11 AM: Orginally Posted by ZeroKirbyX

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Not to sound offensive, but athiests celebrating Christmas is bullshite. If you wanna give gifts in the name of love and caring, go ahead, but don't say you do it to celebrate Christmas.

Amen.
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Post by: Razor on December 19, 2006, 08:04:00 AM: I'm an atheist and I'll celebrate whatever the damn hell I feel like celebrating. :)

It's not like Christmas is even about Jesus anymore. It's about eating food, giving presents and being better off than the poor. Sad but true.
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Post by: Apex on December 19, 2006, 01:31:14 PM: (Beginning to sound like a bandwagon..) But I am Atheist too, and I celebrate Christmas just as the rest of my family does. My parents are Christian and my sister is one of those tight-wad ones, where you can't say one word without her arguing it in the favor of God.

It's ALSO about caring for one another, giving and being around ones family. Ignoring differences and coming together as one mass of loving people. (Sorry, I woke up on the cheesy side of the bed today..)
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Post by: ZeroKirbyX on December 19, 2006, 02:43:22 PM: Atiests don't celebrate Haunkkah. Athiests don't celebrate Kwanzaa. Why do you celebrate Christmas? Again, give gifts in the name of love if you want, but don't say you do it in the name of Christmas, because no matter how society changes it, Christmas is always about Christ. I mean, it's in the damn name.
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Post by: Almeidaboo on December 19, 2006, 04:12:46 PM: Okay, I´m a little out of place here. Can someone explain to me what is this "Merry Christmas" being offensive thing?
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Post by: dinkler on December 19, 2006, 04:34:16 PM: MERRY CHIRSTMAS!!!
take that political correctnessism(sp?)

At my school the get mad at us for saying chirstmas. The day before break I say "Have a good Christmas Break." And a teacher got all mad at me and threatened a detention.

Then it goes even younger. My little brother was having a craft night at his elementry school and when ever we called the crafts Chirstmas Crafts the teachers corrected us.

But anyway, Sleep till 8:00 wake up, open presents, go to grandmas eat breakfest, open presents mess around with presents, go to other grandmas, open presents, eat dinner, mess with presents, eat desert, go home, sleep. my entire christmas schedule.

O yeah and on christmas eve I go to church and my whole family comes over and we do the nativity scene, the little kids like to dresss up and do that.

EDIT: AMEN TO THE ATHIEST CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS THING ZKX (i dont like to do qoutes, im lazy.)
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Post by: Drace on December 19, 2006, 04:47:38 PM: Good thing about being an atheist is that you can celebrate what the bloody hell you want.
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on December 19, 2006, 05:30:56 PM: Quote
Originally posted by aboutasoandthis
Orginally Posted by ZeroKirbyX

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Not to sound offensive, but athiests celebrating Christmas is bullshite. If you wanna give gifts in the name of love and caring, go ahead, but don't say you do it to celebrate Christmas.

Amen.[/B]

Why not? Everyone's being pedantic. If someone goes up to you and says merry christmas you're hardly going to correct them and say "I don't celebrate christmas, I'm gonna give gifts in the name of love and caring but I have no right to celebrate christmas."
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Post by: X_marks_the_ed on December 19, 2006, 08:02:05 PM: Yay for not knowing my own personal religion! :) I'm immune to all religious "insults".

Back on topic:

Yesterday, I just watched Eight Crazy Nights again. I just love that movie. :P

Then I watched Year Without a Santa Claus.

Yes, I did see the American dad on Sunday. It was alittle funny. It's much funnier than Family Guy (all it is anymore is "like the time i...." cracks.)
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Post by: drenrin2120 on December 19, 2006, 09:23:28 PM: Ehh... Christmas isn't religious anymore. It's commercialized and most people that get offended by atheists or agnostics celebrating christmas probably aren't even very christian. People need to stop taking things so personal and being straight up tight asses. If I say Merry Christmas, don't get mad at me because I'm agnostic, be happy 'cuz I give a damn enough to be nice! Christmas is about love and giving and all that, so why get angry over the little things that aren't even important in the end.
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Post by: Dragonium on December 19, 2006, 09:52:36 PM: Last year, in Britain, some folks tried to get the name of the holiday changed from "Christmas" to "Winterfest". They said that it was much more politically correct, but it still kept the spirit of the season.

It failed spectacularly. We still celebrate Christmas.

The point is, just the idea of "Christmas" means too much to people, and they're not going to change that just because some retards say "lol u cant say its crizmus cos sum ppl mite get offendd lol u fukin nub".

Ugh, my pwn supplies are running low. I'll make a better post later when I have more pent-up anger.
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Post by: X_marks_the_ed on December 19, 2006, 10:28:14 PM: Quote
Originally posted by drenrin2120
...most people that get offended by atheists or agnostics celebrating christmas probably aren't even very christian...

*Awaits ZKX's post.*

This is gonna be good.
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Post by: ImmortalDreamer on December 19, 2006, 11:35:57 PM: I have yet to be corrected when I've refered to Christmas anything. But if anyone does, I'll tell them what they can do with their "holiday celebrations". None of that governmental atheistic crap for me. I'm a christian and I celebrate christmas. If someone gets offended by that, too damn bad.
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Post by: drenrin2120 on December 19, 2006, 11:53:45 PM: Quote
Originally posted by drenrin2120
...most people that get offended by atheists or agnostics celebrating christmas probably aren't even very christian...

In other words, I didn't say all.
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Post by: ZeroKirbyX on December 20, 2006, 12:13:05 AM: Quote
Originally posted by drenrin2120
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Originally posted by drenrin2120
...most people that get offended by atheists or agnostics celebrating christmas probably aren't even very christian...

In other words, I didn't say all.[/B]

I'm not a pussybag, I don't get offended by that. I'm not very christian anyways. I'm Catholic. BIG difference.

I never said they offended me celebrating it, I just think it's a tad hypocritical. It doesn't matter how commercialized it's become, it's still a religious holiday. If you don't believe in a religion, don't celebrate religious holidays. As I said, athiests don't celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or any of the Indian holidays. Why Christmas?
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Post by: Apex on December 20, 2006, 12:14:21 AM: There isn't a single person in my town who doesn't celebrate Christmas, not a single person celebrates anything else, so no one is offended at all. No Chanukah or Kwanzaa, which is no big deal. Heck, our school has a big ol' MERRY CHRISTMAS sign out front.
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Post by: aboutasoandthis on December 20, 2006, 12:15:11 AM: Originally Posted by drenrin2120

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Ehh... Christmas isn't religious anymore. It's commercialized and most people that get offended by atheists or agnostics celebrating christmas probably aren't even very christian. People need to stop taking things so personal and being straight up tight asses. If I say Merry Christmas, don't get mad at me because I'm agnostic, be happy 'cuz I give a damn enough to be nice! Christmas is about love and giving and all that, so why get angry over the little things that aren't even important in the end.

Now dren, I'm your friend (at least I hope I am), so don't take this the wrong way...WHAT KIND OF BULL**** IS THIS!?

Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Jesus. END OF STORY.
Do the aethists here celebrate Easter? If they do, they aren't aethists because that holiday celebrates the resurrection of Christ. If they do not celebrate Easter, why celebrate one and not the other?

One more thing, what with this "aren't very Christian stuff?" You are either Christian, or you're not. Sure, no Christian believes exactly the same as another, yes people use Christianity to hurt others, yes some people ignore what Jesus did and follow the old testament, and yes there is a lot of corruption in this religion, but Christmas is the celebration of the birth of my lord and savior.

I wasn't offended. I kind of laughed. :p

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My mistake. I meant "old" instead of new.

...yes some people ignore what Jesus did and follow the new testament
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Post by: drenrin2120 on December 20, 2006, 12:18:20 AM: Eh, doesn't surprise me, I have a tendency to say stupid things lately, and I'm not being sarcastic. :p
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Post by: MSlash67 on December 20, 2006, 12:23:12 AM: I celebrate Christmas twice, once at my dads like 2 days before christmas. Then one at my mom's. It sucks having to go to two places. Kinda screwed up the togetherness thing with that holiday.
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Post by: Fortet on December 20, 2006, 01:56:51 AM: Christmas Today (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH428xI55-0)
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Post by: ZeroKirbyX on December 20, 2006, 02:09:25 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Fortet
Christmas Today (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH428xI55-0)

9th post dude.
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Post by: Meiscool-2 on December 20, 2006, 02:18:16 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Meiscool
"I must kill Jane Fonda."
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Post by: Fortet on December 20, 2006, 02:24:59 AM: Quote
Originally posted by ZeroKirbyX
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Originally posted by Fortet
Christmas Today (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH428xI55-0)

9th post dude.[/B]

Damnit! >_>
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Post by: Razor on December 20, 2006, 04:15:19 AM: Christmas WAS once about Christ. But nowadays its moreorless about being together and being happy. Do you want to take that away from nonbelievers, ZKX? Is that what you want? Are you a communist?
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Post by: ZeroKirbyX on December 20, 2006, 05:33:15 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Razor
Christmas WAS once about Christ. But nowadays its moreorless about being together and being happy. Do you want to take that away from nonbelievers, ZKX? Is that what you want? Are you a communist?

Partly, yes.
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Post by: Archem on December 20, 2006, 05:42:29 AM: Merry Christmas, bitches! I am officially the worst Catholic ever, as I never follow any religious rules. Hell, I don't think I should be seen as a Catholic anymore... I do believe a friend of mine described me as a "spiritualist"... Whatever that means... But I do believe in a higher power. I feel having something to believe in is better than nothing, and you know that there's nothing left in this mortal realm that's able to be believed in, so God feels like a good last chance faith-wise. And that's all I have to say about this topic.
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Post by: Darrellito on December 20, 2006, 06:30:54 AM: I celebrate Decemberween. Christmas isn't a religious holiday anymore, it's just a day that kids get presents for doing nothing.
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Post by: Drace on December 20, 2006, 07:37:01 AM: Quote
Originally posted by ZeroKirbyX
If you don't believe in a religion, don't celebrate religious holidays. As I said, athiests don't celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or any of the Indian holidays. Why Christmas?

We could celebrate those, but Christmas is more fun. And I don't know the others.

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Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Jesus. END OF STORY.
Do the aethists here celebrate Easter? If they do, they aren't aethists because that holiday celebrates the resurrection of Christ. If they do not celebrate Easter, why celebrate one and not the other?

In Holland we celebrate both Christmas and Easter, even atheists like me. Why? Cause atheists can celebrate what the hell they want.
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Post by: Kinslayer on December 20, 2006, 06:33:40 PM: I celebrate the birth of Jesus. If others wanna celebrate things of "being close" together" etc, let them do it, they're free. I'm religious (more a filosopher than a religious), but I don't care if other wanna celebrate Christmas.

If they're happy doing it, why stopping them? Another reason to be happy without REALLY harming others is a good reason for me. So, Merry Christmas everyone!
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Post by: X_marks_the_ed on December 20, 2006, 08:05:50 PM: Quote
Originally posted by ZeroKirbyX
I'm Catholic.

*Throws soda on floor.*

Dammit! I'm outta here.
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Post by: aboutasoandthis on December 20, 2006, 08:11:43 PM: Originally Posted by Drace

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In Holland we celebrate both Christmas and Easter, even atheists like me. Why? Cause atheists can celebrate what the hell they want.

One would celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, even though he or she doesn't believed he was resurrected. Okay...

Well like Kinslayer said, it is a free world, even if it's wierd.

Merry Christmas everybody. >: :p
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Post by: Osmose on December 20, 2006, 08:54:43 PM: I don't celebrate the birth of Jesus, although I don't hate him or anything (From what I hear, he's a pretty cool guy), but I celebrate Christmas. Free presents.

Christmas is about what you want it to be about, and as such my family doesn't really focus or even think about Jesus during Christmas. Stealing Christmas from me and claiming it's only for Jesus is whack.
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Post by: Razor on December 20, 2006, 11:39:12 PM: Osmose I would quote post that if I was that type of person.
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Post by: Weregnome on December 20, 2006, 11:45:18 PM: Here's the answer to the athiest thing: In christian countries its a holiday. No work. If we didin't celebrate and they find out, we'll have to work :p
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Post by: ZeroKirbyX on December 20, 2006, 11:49:15 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Weregnome
Here's the answer to the athiest thing: In christian countries its a holiday. No work. If we didin't celebrate and they find out, we'll have to work :p

Best answer to that in this thread XD
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Post by: Weregnome on December 23, 2006, 09:17:59 AM: Quote
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Originally posted by Weregnome
Here's the answer to the athiest thing: In christian countries its a holiday. No work. If we didin't celebrate and they find out, we'll have to work :p

Best answer to that in this thread XD[/B]

Why thank you dear sir *bows*
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Post by: Tomi on December 23, 2006, 03:25:16 PM: I celebrate Christmas by going to family parties, getting presents, and eating good food. The only downside I see there is the word "family".
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Post by: Skipper on December 23, 2006, 04:01:42 PM: Well... here's a breakdown of what I do.

1: Wake up.
2: Wait patiently (Pfft) for parents to wake up.
3: Open presents.
4: Drive down to grandparents's house.
5: Open presents there.
6: Sleep over at the house.
7: Go home.

...not too exciting compared to other people's Christmas's.

...also, I always get around to watching National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. It's pretty much a tradition. :
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Post by: MrMister on December 23, 2006, 06:34:33 PM: All of you are describing the celebration itself as the reason for the celebration. The reason is Jesus, not presents. Presents are because of Jesus.
I don't really care though, as long as you believe in the caring and love and giving ****, you can celebrate the holiday.
Skipper: that dry turkey gave me nightmares.
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Post by: Razor on December 24, 2006, 04:51:33 AM: Yeah but 2000 years ago the only person getting presents was Jesus. Not other people.