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How do you think Christmas must be celebrated? I know a lot of people probably do the traditional get a gift, receive a gift for each family member & get more gifts for the kids in the family but what about those of you who do something different? For instance, we’re all trying to save money and last year we each went out and bought one $25 gift card to somewhere & then we did a “secret santa” deal and put the gift card in a big basket and we each drew out a gift card, and whichever one you received was yours. We called out names and if it was your turn, you got a gift card. If someone went after you though, and they didn’t want their gift card and instead wanted yours…they could steal yours. Well, that was a great idea and I enjoyed it. Only thing was, it went by so fast and there was no gifts to open, and it just didn’t feel “Christmas-y”. THIS year though I came up with the idea that instead of gift cards we give presents

IS CHRISTMAS A RELIGIOUS PRACTICE OR A COMMERCIAL DATE? As many people have said before, Christmas has been greatly commercialized and made secular over time, but this doesn't change the fact that Christmas is a celebration of Christ's birth. Now that isn't to say that he was born on this specific day, this is just the day that Christians choose to get together to celebrate his coming, no matter when it happened.   Since we're slinging mud at tradition, its only fair to point out that the only reason that secular families celebrate Christmas is because, way back when, their ancestors celebrated it, and it became a tradition to give presents at this time of year, and the religious aspect of it just became less important, and eventually non-existent, but they still celebrate it because its become a tradition. I bet the majority of the people arguing that Christmas is not a religious holiday, celebrated Christmas with their parents, who celebrated with their parents