Tis the season….really. I don’t think so.
So it has come out that I do not like Christmas. That’s right I down right despise Christmas. Why… I really don’t know why. I am catholic, I have never been deprived of anything. Never wanted for anything growing up as a child. Sure.. I never got a car for my 16th birthday. But did not have a rough childhood by any stretch.So why the dislike of what should be the happiest time of the year.
I am not really sure.
Lets look at it.
First. Being Christian I am truly disappointed in what Christmas has become. When did it become about how many gifts are under the tree. The true meaning of Christmas has been lost somewhere along the way. Last time I checked it was supposed to celebrate the birth of the Christian saviour. I know what some of you are thinking. This guy has written anti religious blogs.. where does he get off bitching about the true meaning of Christmas. Well first off. I have a thing against organised religion, I do however have the right to be spiritual in my own way. ( I am not going to continue on this tangent, it will result in a 15 page blog about why I don’t agree with organized religion) I prefer to be agnostic. (An agnostic does not deny the existence of God and heaven but holds that one cannot know for certain whether or not they exist). Sure I believe in a higher power, but to say that it is God, Ala, or Buddha, well I'm not going to commit. I will let you know when I get there. So that’s bitch #1
#2
When did we have to worry about offending others with religion? Again back to #1, this is a Christian holiday that celebrates that birth of our savour. So. Why do we have to call it a holiday party, or say happy holidays. Come on now. You know why this has happened right under our noses. Because we let it happen. People that make the most noise get heard. So the bitching started, we missed it. But the people that make the rules heard it. And now I wish you happy holidays. Not Marry Christmas. That really bothers me.
3#
Christmas is such a let down. The day after Halloween, November 1st for my slower readers, the Christmas shit comes out… and it is nothing but spend, spend, spend for the next 2 months. Then the day comes. You open some gifts, eat some turkey and then its over and back to work!...
#4
This one is not so much Christmas, but came to me. This is a Christian continent, North America. I might even go out on a limb and say north and south America probably have more Christians then heaven itself. So Easter rolls around. And we get another day off to celebrate the death and resurrection of our savour. Its like a giant wake. But personally I think that I need more time to grieve then 1 day. Hell I get a day off for the birth of my country. The least they could do is give me a couple of days to morn the loss of my savour.
Well that’s enough about why I dislike Christmas. And one random thought about days off.
People tell me that it will get better once I have kids. And get to see the joy that they experience at Christmas time. Well only time will tell. When I do have children I am going to do my best that they grow up enjoying Christmas, but that they also remember the true meaning of the day.
Cheers and Happy holidays. (I really mean Merry Christmas I just don’t want to piss anybody off.. cuz that would be wrong, considering that this is a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of our savour.)
posted by Mark @ 9:27 AM
7 Comments:
Merry Christmas to you too Mark!! I agree with most of your points but refuse to dislike the time I get to spend with my family! Christmas, the holidays, the merriment and all that stuff is exactly what you make it!! I choose to make it a time about the celebration of family and love, not about the gifts...
We will continue to celebrate the occasion with family and friends. See you Christmas Day at Arnolds, around 8?
Dude!
You need to come to christmas at our house. It's pure enjoyment, and not because we get lots of neat stuff, but because we turn down the lights, sit around the tree, laugh, eat and talk, watch movies, and generally hang out. Wickedest time of the year. In fact, if asked I would not hesitate to say that x-mas eve is my favorite day of the year.
I agree that once you have kids, things will get better. If you have a girl, you have to make her read 'Litlle House on the Prarie'. The whole series. That will make her appreciate everything she has on christmas.
I'm done preaching but seriously, christmas is what you make it. When you grow up into a big boy you'll realize it has nothing to do with presents...seriously.
People….I think that you missed the point. My comment is more that society has forgotten the true meaning of Christmas… and that it has become more of a hallmark holiday than what it was intended!!!
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There is an interesting quote that comes from pre-converted E. Scrooge that fits here.
"keep Christmas in your own way, and let me keep it in mine."
While scrooge was defending his right to not keep Christmas so to speak, he was right in one way.
The best way to keep Christmas, is to celebrate it as if what others around you do and think does not matter.
If you keep the good of Christmas and ignore the bad, then the commercialism and greed of the season should not bother you.
don't feel disanointed if you cannot buy the best gift and do not be disappointed when you don't get the best gift. Keep Christmas for the JOY of it.
There is no better description of the meaning of Christmas than that of Linus in a Charlie Brown Christmas.
I know exactly what you mean about christmas ... I too was raised catholic, however, I no longer hold faith in any organized religion but I feel people have the right to religious freedoms. I hate the fact that christmas comericialism is shoved down my throat for 2 months making the 1 week from Christmas eve to New Years day anything but special. I hate the fact that people buy all these ultra extravagant gifts (not my family though). But I especially hate the fact that we have to pretend we aren't really celebrating christmas .... shhhhhh it's just a holiday ... call it what you like, it's still christmas.
Perhaps Santa and decorated trees aren't christian anyway and this shouldn't bother us. And I am by no means trying to exclude anyone from enjoying a decorated tree in front of City Hall, but come on people. The menorah someone puts out for Hanakkah doesn't insult me because I am not jewish ... it wouldn't make me feel better (or less offended) if they refered to it as a holiday candelabra. Let's face it what is really offensive is being offended at someone's religious holiday.
However, all that being said the comercialism of the season should be offensive to us all and perhaps instead of decreeing christmas trees must now be called holiday trees, governments could pass uselfull by-laws such as restricting christmas decorations and songs not be allowed in public any earlier than Dec 1st... at the very earliest.
Ack sorry about the rant, I don't even know you ... but it just pisses me off too.
Merry Christmas ... but shhh let's just pretend it's a week off.
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