I agree with you in most parts. Im not religious at all. But I must say that religious or not, as a human being you need ceremonies. Before christianity concured western "civilisation" you already celebrated most of the holidays and you had ceremonies for every part in life. It was a brilliant move for the marketing to incorporate it into christian tradition. Before we had christmas here in Sweden in northern Europe we celebrated midwinter and thats what I personally celebrate in this time of year and I have no problem calling it X-mas. If you think about it, x-mas is more of a celebrating of consumism than anything else. If you should celebrate all seasonal changes because it helps us get a grip of time and gives us new startingpoints in life.

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