As you say it is the "Holiday Season." You don't have to believe in Christianity, god or Jesus to celebrate a holiday, and to me Christmas is simply a secular holiday with various traditions associated with it - gifts, getting together with family, eating too much.....

Christmas, Easter and all the other "religious" holidays are just an excuse to spend money. I find the holidays a pretty big pain in the ass, truthfully.

Its a day off with pay, nothing more and nothing less, and a shit load of commercials on TV to bore you to death.
Religion has nothing to do with it. How everyone else views it is their business.

I think its tremendous in terms of generating good will. I do join in but I don't do the old church things!

It's that season of the shortest daylight in our hemisphere, when we light lights to remind the sun to wake up and do a proper job of work. Some of the lights are quite pretty, as well. We exchange gifts to mark the passing of another year and celebrate relationships. Every year is another rebirth. The birth of a child in the story is symbolic of the birth of a new year and the innocence with which we hope it will be better than the last.

Commercialism. Plain and simple. I bought presents for my family at a store that I would never otherwise enter because it's expected. I'm not cruel but I have to say, only two people I bought presents for are Christian The rest of them just like the fairy tale. Getting together for roast beast, which I don't eat being vegetarian. Giving each other cheap presents, etc
It's ok but mainly disappointing when it doesn't happen like the commercial says it should.

I work in retail so come december 25 I am ready for a few drinks as over the next few days it will be mayhem. I deplore the waist of it the tons of tinsel and decorations that end up in land fill to be replaced the next year. I have friends who are pagans and one who is whitch lovely person as long as you don't annoy her. As i live on my own i will spend it quietly

Was this just a points gathering exercise Adrian ?. If so it was very successful

It fits in nicely as a year end culmination of all the rest of the delusions, that I do not wish to participate in.

Watch out for the flying reindeer.

Happy Solstice. I am ready for long sunny days.

Feats of Strength!

Трахни тебя, тролль.

its a period to meet family, friends and close a cycle, we need those rituals once in a while to give an energy boost

Why are you here? Can you think for yourself?

Same thing I think on St Valentines Day, St Patrick's Day, Cinco De Mayo,New Years Eve, Friends and party.

I feel there most likely was a Jesus. However, I do not believe he rose from the dead. He might actually have been married and had a child. It was so very long ago and word of mouth and even text will change from time to time.

I celebrate with a feeling of joy, and happiness for all things and all people. My family, and friends are what is important to me at this time of year. All the rest is just a title to the celebration of good spirits, and kindness.

who cares its a time to let the kids have something fun and personally I loved the decorating and its a pagan celebration nothing to do with Christ for me ever

It is a traditional holiday that I enjoy. It is based on "pagan" holidays that existed before Christ. I do not believe in the religious aspects bu it is a good time o reflect and appreciate human beings.

Love it. It's a bit like the Queen's Birthday. No one gives a fuck what it's for but we get a day off work.

The celebrations at this time of year predate the supposed birth of Jesus and originated from pagan and other religions and almost all of the Christmas traditions are nineteen and twentieth inventions.

So it's the 25th of December now in Sydney so Merry Christmas to Agnostic Brothers and Sisters !

I enjoy the 25th of December to hell with the 2 months before it .

"Christ" is/was a very late addition to the celebration of longer days.

I like Christmas, and celebrate it. For me; however, it has nothing to do with Christ.

I like it because people try to be nicer to each other. I like it because I get a little endorphin rush when I see somebody I care about happily opening a gift I gave them, but I also get that rush when I open something for me. I like it because it brings family and friends together.

What I dislike is that some people become more pious and prosthelytizing. Oh, and the shmoltzy movies. I can live without many of the shmoltzy movies.