Comments on: Happy Holidays?

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:09:25 +0000

I say “Merry Christmas” to people whom I know to be Christian. I might say “Happy Holidays” to a stranger, because you can’t tell by looking whether someone might be Jewish (or pagan, for that matter). I don’t worry that I will offend them, so much as remind them how frequently they are overlooked….

By: louisa are

louisa are — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:09:22 +0000

I live in a country where Christmas deos not really have any deep meaning except Santa Claus and Shopping. But New Year is more celebrated in the Traditional way. Going home to their hometowns and just being together under a “kotatsu” a table with a heater under. And beinga foreigner, far away from home, it harder to imagine a Christmas without one’s own family. So trying to coem together and cooking one’s native dish and making the kids enjoy and play togteher is very important. The spirit of Christ Coming holds so dear in our hearts and brings us together if we know how deeply important it is.

By: thomas

thomas — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:34:53 +0000

Happy Holy days. Bless the Lord Jesus Christ who sends blessed holiness into the world.