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[-] danielton@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 29 points 1 year ago

Happy Honda Days, unless you celebrate Toyotathon.

In my country, there is a Day of the Holy Mercedes. I use a Ford.

[-] VisualBuilder4@feddit.de 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well … Holiday comes from the Old English hāligdæg, meaning holy day. So it closer to it than one might think. But on the other hand … conservative christians might not get that connection

[-] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 5 points 1 year ago

Which is why I wish them a Merry Yule and the All Father's blessing, and watch them act like they're gonna die of contact with an unclean heathen...

[-] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

This usually gets downvoted but I love it when people remind Christians that all of their holidays are bastardized versions of other cultures holidays.

[-] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago

Yule, Ostara (easter), Samhain (All Hallow's Eve / Halloween)... It was the forced removal and conversion of entire cultures and ethnic lifestyles, often with the threat of death for those who don't re-identify themselves. If only there was a word for the killing of entire ethnocultural groups...

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What about the obscure ones only followed in like one village in Europe cause some Saint died there?

Oh before I forget, have a Happy Michealmas! Will you be serving the traditional michealmas bread and goose?

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago

It was also the default greeting in the 1800's.

They changed it somewhere at the start of 1900's to force Christianity on more people.

[-] dragonflyteaparty@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

My mother isn't even Christian and she does this. I blame Faux News.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

I don't get why they are allowed to keep "News" in their name.

Nothing "news" about opinions.

[-] Mudface@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I’ve never understood this.

I’m a Christian, but I don’t make the connection on purposely avoiding greeting someone’s religious celebration.

I have no problem saying ‘happy Diwali’ to my Hindu neighbours. Do you think they feel uncomfortable saying ‘merry Christmas’ to me?

[-] Dienervent@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago

It's when you're dealing in an official capacity or speaking to a broad audience or when you don't know the person's culture.

The CEO saying Merry Christmas to his 140 employees, when 5 of them are Jewish is going to be not feel so great for those 5 Jewish people. Happy Holidays should be fine for everyone.

But if you know the person is Christian (or celebrates Christmas) it should be perfectly fine to tell them Merry Christmas.

Of course in some places that may be considered insensitive because a Jewish person might be hearing it. Which is absurd and that level of sensitivity is not acceptable IMO.

[-] rtxn@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Deal the killing blow by wishing them a happy Saturnalia.

[-] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 7 points 1 year ago

I usually roll out the "Merry Xmas, Happy Hanukkah, Rockin' Ramadan, Cheery Kwanzaa, and Sassy Saturnalia!"

[-] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 year ago

I'ma be stealing Sassy Saturnalia if you don't mind

[-] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 7 points 1 year ago

All copyleft over here.

[-] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago

And a rulin' Yule to you too!

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Don't think I will ever forgive Christians for making "Merry Christmas" hostile.

[-] PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

Looks like the KDE community moderators when they get honest feedback.

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