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The word holiday derived from the notion of "Holy Day", and gradually evolved to its current form.
The word holiday comes from the Old English word hāligdæg. The word originally referred only to special religious days. In modern use, it means any special day of rest or relaxation, as opposed to normal days away from work or school.
I whish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and a Happy Eid.
I whish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and a Happy Eid.
What is Eid?
And that is what you should do...wish people a merry christmas, happy haunukkah, merry quanza, joyous solstice, whatever you want to say!
Its america after all and we are free to SPEAK lol.
Those of you who say "Happy Holidays" instead of Merry Christmas due to the religious aspects of Christmas are being hypocritical of your own values. You are wishing us happy "Holy Days" without realizing it
Holiday - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The word holiday derived from the notion of "Holy Day", and gradually evolved to its current form.
The word holiday comes from the Old English word hāligdæg. The word originally referred only to special religious days. In modern use, it means any special day of rest or relaxation, as opposed to normal days away from work or school.
Jesus' actual birthday was almost certainly not in December, at least if the Gospel account of the shepherds is true. Shepherds are out in the fields with their flocks, as opposed to bringing them in for the night, only in lambing season, which is in the spring.
The reason Christians celebrate Christmas in December is because there was a major pagan holiday, or several of them, at the same time in the Roman Empire: Mithra's birth, Yule among the Celts of Gaul and Britain, the Saturnalia in Rome, etc. It was our holiday before it was theirs.
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I always say Merry Christmas at Christmas time and have yet to have a single person be offended with it. (And, I say it to cabbies and gas station attendants regularly.
Merry Christmas.
Jesus' actual birthday was almost certainly not in December, at least if the Gospel account of the shepherds is true. Shepherds are out in the fields with their flocks, as opposed to bringing them in for the night, only in lambing season, which is in the spring.
The reason Christians celebrate Christmas in December is because there was a major pagan holiday, or several of them, at the same time in the Roman Empire: Mithra's birth, Yule among the Celts of Gaul and Britain, the Saturnalia in Rome, etc. It was our holiday before it was theirs.
And your point is what exactly?
I'm just not following why you are posting this information is all and need some clarity.
Habib at my favorite gas station has been hearing Merry Christmas from me for years, and always has a smile and a "Merry Christmas" in return for me.I always say Merry Christmas at Christmas time and have yet to have a single person be offended with it. (And, I say it to cabbies and gas station attendants regularly.
I am very curious to talk to a poster here who would be offended by merry christmas being said to them and would like to understand how it is construed as offensive to someone.
Maybe I should make a poll thread asking if people are offended by it?
But when the guy who wont say Merry Christmas is Santa Claus, you know youve crossed the line into utter PC insanity. Or the border into Massachusetts. Same thing.
On Sunday evening, my kids and I dropped into the Friendlys in Sudbury for a post-Christmas-shopping-day treat. They got ice cream decorated with smiley-faces, and I got a few minutes of blessed relief from Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer blasting from the cars CD player.
Suddenly the door at Friendlys swings open and who to my wondering eyes should appear, but . . . SANTA! Perfect timing: Ice cream, kids and Santa Claus what could be better on a Decembers eve?
I watched as Santa, dressed in full regalia including the little Santa spectacles on his nose, worked his way from table to table, greeting the delighted children.
Merry Christmas, the kids cried.
Happy Holidays, Santa replied.
Every table, the same thing from Santa: Happy Holidays. Not a single Christmas crossed his lips. So by the time he made it back to our booth, I was ready.
Santa, thanks so much for stopping by to wish my kids a Merry Christmas!  I said before he could even speak.
Happy Holidays! he returned.
And how about a Merry Christmas for the kids? I insisted.
Happy Holidays, kids, he insisted right back.
Gag order for Santa? - BostonHerald.com
