This idea that Christmas belongs to Jesus and how dare people suggest otherwise is quaintly American.
You find a little of it in Australia, but it's a tiny niche, mostly confined to talkback radio, and the rest of us roll our eyes. Christmas is public holidays, Santa, family, and eating your weight in ham (or barbecue or seafood). It's the big opening to summer holidays. Christians can enjoy it for the religious tropes; for the rest of us, that stuff's long gone.
Japan isn't Christian at all. They celebrate Christmas with decorations and KFC, no Jesus needed.
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Date: 2015-12-29 10:32 am (UTC)This idea that Christmas belongs to Jesus and how dare people suggest otherwise is quaintly American.
You find a little of it in Australia, but it's a tiny niche, mostly confined to talkback radio, and the rest of us roll our eyes. Christmas is public holidays, Santa, family, and eating your weight in ham (or barbecue or seafood). It's the big opening to summer holidays. Christians can enjoy it for the religious tropes; for the rest of us, that stuff's long gone.
Japan isn't Christian at all. They celebrate Christmas with decorations and KFC, no Jesus needed.
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