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I was raised in a Buddhist family and we all celebrate christmas til this day. Just the part with the tree and the gifts, none of the other religious stuff that comes with Christmas.
Christmas is largely a pagan tradition that was turned into a christian tradition to make it easier to convert them to christianity.
The christmas tree is not a christian tradition. Santa is not a christian tradition. Nothing really is, except for Jesus allegedly being born on the exact date when the pagans celebrated "Jolablot" or the midwinter fest.
Or Saturnalia, or any other holiday that was around the winter solstice.
That's the best part of Christmas, anyway. Food and family, and free shit.