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What happened to All Saints Day? All Souls Day? Thanksgiving? St. Nickolas Day? Advent? Channukah?

What happened to All Saints Day? All Souls Day? Thanksgiving? St. Nickolas Day? Advent? Channukah?

Christmas swallowed them all up.

What happened to All Saints Day? All Souls Day? Thanksgiving? St. Nickolas Day? Advent? Channukah?

they don't have any commercial value.

they don't have any commercial value.

Well Thanksgiving does, and so does Chanukah's, but nothing else does.

but I've been bad this year :( ;)

What happened to All Saints Day? All Souls Day? Thanksgiving? St. Nickolas Day? Advent? Channukah?

And Day of the Dead? (It's on Nov 2, I've lobbying to have the name changed to Day of the Living Dead)

but I've been bad this year :( ;)

Then may Santa Claus fill your stockings with coal, well actually he updated that, to Anthrax. Apparently people discover you can use coal in fireplaces.

And Day of the Dead? (It's on Nov 2, I've lobbying to have the name changed to Day of the Living Dead)

Day of the Dead = All Souls Day

All Souls Day is just more European sounding.

What happened to All Saints Day? All Souls Day? Thanksgiving? St. Nickolas Day? Advent? Channukah?

Well, no one celebrates all saints day and all souls day, Thanksgiving - here in Canada that happened three weeks ago. St. Nickolas Day - isn't that just in Holland. Advent- that's only a countdown to christmas. Channukah? well there isn't mass consumerism and advertisement for that compared to christmas.

Day of the Dead = All Souls Day

All Souls Day is just more European sounding.

Nope. Nothing to do with All Souls Day. Similar on the surface, but totally different thing. It was moved to that day after the Conquest because it was more convenient that way, but it's not related.

The reason it was moved was because it allowed natives to keep their traditions while making it appear like they were following the Conqueror's religion.


Well, no one celebrates all saints day and all souls day, Thanksgiving - here in Canada that happened three weeks ago. St. Nickolas Day - isn't that just in Holland. Advent- that's only a countdown to christmas. Channukah? well there isn't mass consumerism and advertisement for that compared to christmas.
Many countries in Southern Europe and America observe All Saints. They get the day off from work and all that.

Christ...atleast wait untill thanksgiving.

I'm waiting for the day that the Christmas shopping season starts on my birthday (June 26th, exactly one day off of being 6 months untill Christmas)

I absolutely love the Christmas season.

Oh screw the rest of the holidays, Halloween is the only important one. Halloween and Thanksgiving, just because you get food and chocolate and I have an excuse to dress like a slut (well, at least on Haloween)! ;)

they don't have any commercial value.
waddaya mean... Alot of turkeys loose their heads over Thanksgiving! :D
Oh screw the rest of the holidays, Halloween is the only important one. Halloween and Thanksgiving, just because you get food and chocolate and I have an excuse to dress like a slut (well, at least on Haloween)! ;)
well, you can always dress like a slut for me. SEND PICS :D

well, you can always dress like a slut for me. :D

Come to Halloweenie night with me next year!

Guy Fawkes-day of the faggy Prod bastards!:mad:

I fucking hate X-mas. Thanks for reminding me:rolleyes: Halloween is the best holiday of the year.

Oh screw the rest of the holidays, Halloween is the only important one. Halloween and Thanksgiving, just because you get food and chocolate and I have an excuse to dress like a slut (well, at least on Haloween)! ;)

amen.

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NOOOOOOOO

first you must suffer 2 weeks of agony knowing that *I* am on the beach in aruba and youre not (nov 5-17)

THEN thanksgiving (nov 23rd)

THEN AND ONLY THEN does the christmas season start on november 24th.

I fucking hate X-mas. Thanks for reminding me:rolleyes: Halloween is the best holiday of the year.

You're a crazy person aren't you?

You're a crazy person aren't you?

No. How can someone like x-mas? It means I have to spend time with my family and buy shit for them that I dont want to waste money on. Then I have to pretend I like the shit they give me. On top of that it has religious overtones about the birth of jesus( he should have been aborted) and has crappy corals. So no, Im not crazy, I just hate the holiday.

I am reminded how lucky I am to have such a good family. If you actually care about your family members, getting them stuff can be fun. If they know you well (or you drop enough hints), they'll get you stuff you like. I enjoy most of the music, and don't care about the religious elements. That is how someone can like Christmas.


Although Halloween is also very fun!:D

No. How can someone like x-mas? It means I have to spend time with my family and buy shit for them that I dont want to waste money on. Then I have to pretend I like the shit they give me. On top of that it has religious overtones about the birth of jesus( he should have been aborted) and has crappy corals. So no, Im not crazy, I just hate the holiday.

You depress me, and I think there may be something wrong with you.

I love Christmas. People are happy, or at least act as if they are. Goodwill towards men and all that. I don’t even think of it as a religious thing, and so what if it is? If that makes someone happy, who cares?

Oh yeah, and Jesus had some pretty cool ideas. He can hardly be blamed for what his follower did.
Edit: Paul for anyone not paying attention.

I am reminded how lucky I am to have such a good family. If you actually care about your family members, getting them stuff can be fun. If they know you well (or you drop enough hints), they'll get you stuff you like. I enjoy most of the music, and don't care about the religious elements. That is how someone can like Christmas.

That's the spirit!

NOOOOOOOO

first you must suffer 2 weeks of agony knowing that *I* am on the beach in aruba and youre not (nov 5-17)

THEN thanksgiving (nov 23rd)

THEN AND ONLY THEN does the christmas season start on november 24th. only two weeks on a beach?

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You depress me, and I think there may be something wrong with you.

I love Christmas. People are happy, or at least act as if they are. Goodwill towards men and all that. I don’t even think of it as a religious thing, and so what if it is? If that makes someone happy, who cares?

Oh yeah, and Jesus had some pretty cool ideas. He can hardly be blamed for what his follower did.

Indeed.

Though I must say that it's absurd how early some stores start putting up the Christmass decorations...

Indeed.

Though I must say that it's absurd how early some stores start putting up the Christmass decorations...

That is a tad annoying. Makes it less special when you spread it into September.

That is a tad annoying. Makes it less special when you spread it into September.

Ok... that I can agree with.. but really, that's the stores, not Christmas.

That is a tad annoying. Makes it less special when you spread it into September.

'tis is true, but what can ya do, people just love Christmas and they just can't wait to start the celebration.

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You mean...this guy (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c8/Robot_Santa%28Futurama%29.PNG)??

Ok... that I can agree with.. but really, that's the stores, not Christmas.

Oh, absolutely. It's purely a matter of some of the stores.

Delator: Or this (http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=001224) guy (http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=031216)?

I love Christmas. People are happy, or at least act as if they are. Goodwill towards men and all that.

You've obviously never worked with the public. People become very aggressive, rude, and hateful at christmas (well, more so anyway). It really bring out the worst in people. It glorifies greed and selfishness. That whole "goodwill towards men" thing is a very thin veneer.

I used to be like you. I really enjoyed the holidays. But working retail over a decade ago killed it for me. And don't get me started on that horrible music. It's not so nice when you are forced to listen to it over and over and over everyday for three months.

*Grumbles*

There's different sides to it, I suppose, and it depends on which side of it you see the most. I can see how working in retail would give you a rather dim view of Christmas.

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I hate Christmas. It's too...happy.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I hate Christmas. It's too...happy.

It beats Family Circus.

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I hate Christmas. It's too...happy.

Its far too happy. Really happy people annoy me for some reason.

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Santa Claus? The Christmas season does not start until November 24th this year. Despite what Wal-Mart says the calender doesn't jump from Candy Season to Over-priced Crap Season.

Santa Claus? The Christmas season does not start until November 24th this year. Despite what Wal-Mart says the calender doesn't jump from Candy Season to Over-priced Crap Season.

i dunno, i just came from walmart. the guy in front of me in line was obviously buying christmas presents.

i thought maybe he was one of those backwoods people who only get to town 3 times a year.

::CHRISTMAS UPDATE::

Decorations up around Lancaster.