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What is Christmas?

Exerts from Wiki:

 The celebratory customs associated in various countries with Christmas have a mix of pre-Christian, Christian, and secular themes and origins. Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ,observed primarily on December 25...
Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift giving, completing an Advent calendar or Advent wreath, Christmas music and caroling, lighting a Christingle, viewing a Nativity play, an exchange of Christmas cards, church services, a special meal, pulling Christmas crackers and the display of various Christmas decorations, including Christmas trees, Christmas lights, nativity scenes, garlands, wreaths, mistletoe, and holly. 

So let's think..

Gift giving - Not forbidden
Advent Calendar - I just seen it in the store (the chocolate one) not forbidden.
Christmas Music - Please stop for crying out loud, but not forbidden
Caroling - Not forbidden, just did a concert of carols and there was no police or military to arrest me
Not sure what Christingle is, let me know if it is forbidden.
Nativity Play - Ask me and I will let you know where and when you can view it - not forbidden
Christmas cards - besides a Canada post delays, not forbidden
Church Services - Not forbidden, no armed officers I had seen
Special meal with family and friends - Not forbidden
Christmas crackers - Bought them already - Not forbidden
Christmas decorations - Not forbidden - putting them out tomorrow.
Christmas lights - Not forbidden
Nativity Scenes - Not forbidden
Christmas Tree - Not forbidden
Garlands - Not forbidden
Wreaths - Not forbidden
Mistletoe - Not forbidden if you can find one
Holly - Not forbidden unless you steal it from the church yard
Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas or Christkind  - Not forbidden
Christmas coloured hand cast - Not forbidden

From Wiki:

Because gift-giving and many other aspects of the Christmas festival involve heightened economic activity, the holiday has become a significant event and a key sales period for retailers and businesses. The economic impact of Christmas has grown steadily over the past few centuries in many regions of the world.

The cup is red and does not have a Christian symbol on it - War on Christmas
The candy cane not for J - War on Christmas
"Baby it's cold outside" dropped by several radio stations - not a Christmas song, but war on Christmas
"Happy Holidays" -  do not exclude Christmas - but war on Christmas

Did you know that American Family Association (AFA) is not always true to their roots and allow companies that do not include "Christmas" in their advertising to be listed?

Here is where the war on Christmas is really going on, or where you can be prosecuted for being a Christian:
North Korea
Afghanistan
Somalia
Sudan
Pakistan
Eritrea
Libya
Iraq
Yemen
Iran

Just send the Christians in these countries some Christmas Cheer! 

Happy Holidays!




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