Why do people get their panties in a knot over "Happy Holidays"?

[Solver]

Exactly, "holidays" as in "days you don't have to work or go to school, two of which are Christmas and New Year's Day."

That's two good things about Latvian already for this time of the year. There are two words for "holiday", one of which means, literally, "free days". That's usually used in a general "happy holidays".

[Sirotnikov]

Originally posted by Zkribbler


Still, to Jewish people, Hannukah is far more important than Christmas

Yes, but they won't get offended if someone, coming from a majority of 95% non-jews, would wish them a marry holiday that is not their own.

[MrFun]

Re: Why do people get their panties in a knot over "Happy Holidays"?

Originally posted by Verto

FWIW, I (work in retail) now wish everyone a Happy Hanukah, when they wish me a Merry Christmas.

I can say either -- Happy Holidays, or Merry Christmas. My problem is when PC weenies try to claim that either one is somehow offensive.

I wish many people at Super Target, when I'm working there, Merry Christmas.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Solver
I can assure you most Jews don't get offended by "Merry Christmas". I have no doubt that the occasional guy does, but most of us won't have a negative thought about Merry Christmas.

Thank you! I know I would not be offended, if for example, someone wished me Happy Kwanzaa.

[Tattila the Hun]

I'm clad the finnish word for christmas doesn't have anything to do with this Jesus-character.

Somewhat off-topic, what is the official jewish view on this Jesus-fellow? Just some crazy fellow, thought he was the Messiah? Is there and official view?

[Will9]

I'm suprised the Brits haven't started posting on we say "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Christmas".

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by MrFun
Thank you! I know I would not be offended, if for example, someone wished me Happy Kwanzaa.

That's because you secretly wish you were black .

[Geronimo]

Originally posted by Tattila the Hun
I'm clad the finnish word for christmas doesn't have anything to do with this Jesus-character.

Somewhat off-topic, what is the official jewish view on this Jesus-fellow? Just some crazy fellow, thought he was the Messiah? Is there and official view?

why would there even be an official view?

For example, I can't think of an official christian view on anything at all.

[Solver]

The Jewish view is that, basically, Jesus was a regular guy. Not God, not Messiah and not a prophet.

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Will9
I'm suprised the Brits haven't started posting on we say "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Christmas".

Why would they do that? They say both with regularity.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


That's because you secretly wish you were black .

GASP! Who told you about my secret?

[Cort Haus]

Originally posted by Will9
I'm suprised the Brits haven't started posting on we say "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Christmas".

Yeah, right!

Merry Holidays, everyone.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Geronimo
For example, I can't think of an official christian view on anything at all.

Yeah there is!

That this guy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Koresh

Ain't Jesus .

[Geronimo]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


Yeah there is!

That this guy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Koresh

Ain't Jesus .

pfah! just an informal consensus

[GePap]

What is stupid is fundy Christians celebrating Christmas at all (being that there is no way you could interpret the scriptures as having Jesus born in late December), or not *****ing more about secular images like Santa Claus (who is such a bastardization of St. Nicholas as to have no religious meaning anymore) and smowmen and trees (witchcraft and paganism) to suppedly celebrate the birth of the Messiah.

I can only imagine what would happen if instead of that insipid fatman, we had a St. Nicholas like the one in Europe, you know, the guy who looks like an actual bishop? Oh, and add his black little Moor too, and show him destroying pagan temples and giving dowries and helping sailors.