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That is a great poem! I forgot about the pc version of Christmas. Up here in the mountains, the word Christmas is used, and the fact that it is the celebration of the birth of Jesus is also used freely.
We have an old fashioned Christmas in my town, carols and all. I missed it last year, but I will report back to you about it this year. Main Street has beautiful wreaths (Christmas, not Holiday) on every light post. It is so beautiful! We also have a Christmas tree at the beginning of town on an small green which also has the names of veterans lost in war on a brass plate. I will take pictures.
I am not Christian. I was born Jewish, and I find this politically correct nonsense so offensive! Christmas is about the birth of Jesus, and why can't everybody share in that joy? When I was growing up, nobody thought Christmas was offending them. I would have been spanked if I had ever said anything bad about any other religion, race, culture, and so on. My Christian friends never found Chanukah offensive either. In fact, we were always jealous of each others' holidays. The Jewish kids always wanted Christmas trees, and the Christian kids wanted Chanukah's 8 days of presents.
I was especially lucky. We had both, and so did Jessie. My grandchildren had
both for a few years, and then they went with Christmas.
Give me a reason for joy and sharing, love and acceptance, and I will celebrate it!!!
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