I really don't get it. What's the big deal with wishing someone Happy Holidays? I see people being up in arms that no one wishes people Merry Christmas any more, and I wonder, is Christmas not included in "holidays"? Why can't I wish for someone who might celebrate any other winter holiday a happy season? Are Christians the only ones who get to celebrate?
Seriously. I don't get it. Am I missing something?
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When I was growing up as a Catholic we looked at Christmas as not so much a holiday but rather a "holy day". So I would say that for those of us who grew up in that culture, it lessens or even negates the sanctity of Christmas by calling it a "holiday". To this day I can't send a Christmas card that doesn't say "Merry Christmas" with a more sacred theme to it. So from that cultural perspective Christmas is sacred.
I had similar thoughts this holiday season. I love saying both Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas. They both mean something special to me and I hope that when others hear me say either, they realize I 1) mean it truly and whole-heartedly, and 2) I love Christmas, and treat it as a sacred time, but I also love this whole holiday season and all the wonderful feelings, thoughts, actions, and memories it inspires!
When I was younger, I had a paper route, and would send christmas cards to my customers. While filling them out, I was writing "Happy Holidays", and my mom saw, and she was irrated that I was doing that. My response was I didn't want to spend extra time writing out Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Happy Holidays covered all of it. She left me alone after that.
I'm with you.
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