#466773 - 12/22/11 11:00 PM
Re: The big deal about Christmas
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For me, Christmas is pretty much secularized. Most of my coworkers skip the religious part, except for the Catholics, but they only go to midnight mass for the singing anyway.
Hell, I'm a Jew, and I've always had fun on Christmas. It took me forever to realize it WASN'T all about Frosty and Santa.
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#466777 - 12/22/11 11:22 PM
Re: The big deal about Christmas
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Hell, I'm a Jew, and I've always had fun on Christmas. It took me forever to realize it WASN'T all about Frosty and Santa. Just curious, what is the common jewish policy for celebrating Christmas. I know they don´t traditionally celebrate it cause it is after all Jesus Christ´s birthday, but would be intrested to hear what is the common policy of Rabbies to say about Christmas celebration? I dont´t want to be rude or anything but I am intrested about different religions and their manners so like to question this kind of thing -Janina
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#466783 - 12/23/11 12:14 AM
Re: The big deal about Christmas
[Re: Janina]
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what is the common policy of Rabbies to say about Christmas celebration? You mean rabbis, or rabies? I am intrested [sic] about different religions and their manners
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#466785 - 12/23/11 12:57 AM
Re: The big deal about Christmas
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I meant Rabbi. I think rabies isn´t part of jewish tradition.. Cause english is my secondary language I have to translate what I say from Finnish to English language. Thats why it is precious that some one who sees mistakes in my texts fix them, so thank you Billy M. 
Edited by Janina Paasonen (12/23/11 01:04 AM)
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#466804 - 12/23/11 07:38 AM
Re: The big deal about Christmas
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Registered: 12/18/11
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My Jewish friends typically work on Christmas, at the pub. This is a good thing. If I get sick of family gatherings I know there's pub open and a mensch pouring stiff drinks.
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#466814 - 12/23/11 12:31 PM
Re: The big deal about Christmas
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We just watched the above mentioned "Christmas Story" movie. We have had it on DVD for some years now. I never heard of this film before my boyfriend, who is american, introduced it to me. It is so american and so cute and so funny. I love it! Watching it again this year I realized that the sweetest thing I have ever seen on the telly is the scene where Ralphie's little brother hides in the kitchen cupboard crying, "Daddy is going to kill Ralphie..." and his mum gives him a glass of milk and closes the cupboard again. What a cute, sweet, innocent moment of sibling love. That little guy is my favourite character in this movie.
Feliz navidad to you all!
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#466817 - 12/23/11 12:52 PM
Re: The big deal about Christmas
[Re: Janina]
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I think rabies isn´t part of jewish tradition Well maybe a really messy matzoh ball soup eater will appear to be foaming at the mouth, but other than that...
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#466818 - 12/23/11 12:56 PM
Re: The big deal about Christmas
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Feliz navidad to you all! Eh, what's that you say? " Police stopped my car"? Well you should know better. 
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#466819 - 12/23/11 01:11 PM
Re: The big deal about Christmas
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I celebrate Giftmas.
Who really celebrates the birth of jesus anyway? The holiday has now become pretty Satanic in many ways, all about material gain (gifts), indulgence in good food and general fun.
I have a son who proudly declares to all "Santa isn't real" (he figured this out himself thanks to my teaching him critical thinking skills) but will still happily take gifts from a guy in a Santa outfit. As an adult i'll happily take gifts from someone claiming that the christian god is real, Santa for grownups.
Rather than protesting, take advantage.
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#466827 - 12/23/11 05:09 PM
Re: The big deal about Christmas
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This was hilarious. Vielen Dank.  And here's a widdle xmas present for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4zRe_wvJw8
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#466836 - 12/23/11 06:44 PM
Re: The big deal about Christmas
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Registered: 11/27/11
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Ah Christmas, never had much appeal after I grew up. But oh how I adore the attention I get now. Gift's from my gf's and the only time in the year where given a gift to another co-worker that is a woman is cool. Yes, I take advantage of Christmas regardless of what people what to call it or how it came about. Use of available resources, says I! When I walk down the street and someone says Merry Christmas, I smirk and say Merry Christmas back. When they say may the lord guide and protect me, I smirk again and say I choose to make my destiny by executing actions not waiting. That gives them a double take but always results in confusion and diversion.
As the clouds start to clear you will find me out with a telescope finding the "aged" light of other galaxies. With my thermos full of Gluehwein and a pipe of tobacco, nothing but the best of times!
Hail Xmas!
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