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Christmas shouldn't be		  
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Christmas shouldn't be a legal holiday		  
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« on: December 22, 2016, 02:29:15 PM »
I say 6(June), shouldn't be and shouldn't be a legal holiday and randomly picked date,
as an alternative because that would be a way of settling the dispute which is
alternatively known as the "war on Christmas"

12 days of Christmas? I don't know but picked 12 as an arbitrary time to vote in this poll.
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« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2016, 02:31:00 PM »
December 25 and 26?
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« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2016, 02:37:23 PM »
both legal holidays?
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« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2016, 02:40:11 PM »
By randomly picked date, I mean that once it is picked it would be the same every year.

For example, I picked the date 10-17 randomly using the entire year 2016.
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« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2016, 02:40:31 PM »
shouldn't be a Federal Holiday, I don't care when you have it.  Bah humbug.
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« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2016, 02:43:56 PM »
December 24, as usual.
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« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2016, 02:44:12 PM »
who care
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« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2016, 02:46:46 PM »
Smiley Cindy Lou "who" cares! Smiley
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« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2016, 02:53:44 PM »
What's the status-quo on that? Here both days are legal holidays and I don't mind keeping it that way.
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« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2016, 03:08:33 PM »
Quote from: DavidB. on December 22, 2016, 02:53:44 PM
What's the status-quo on that? Here both days are legal holidays and I don't mind keeping it that way.
The 26th is a holiday this year because it's on a Monday. It certainly isn't in PA on other days of the week (at least not Wednesday, Thursday or Friday).
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« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2016, 03:14:15 PM »
January 7th
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« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2016, 03:15:48 PM »
Interestingly observing Christmas has been legally banned in the past:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_controversy

I think that that is going to far, but certaintly, the holiday is way overdone and should be
"unhyped" if that's a word. It should be fought on a philosophical level but not outrighted banned. I don't know why we have to make it such a "big" deal. I think that those who push
it for financial gain are no better than Scrooge himself.
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« Reply #12 on: December 22, 2016, 03:48:56 PM »
Quote from: 3D X 31 on December 22, 2016, 03:15:48 PM
Interestingly observing Christmas has been legally banned in the past:
to be fair, until a couple hundred years ago Christmas was basically Mardi Gras in winter time for a lot of people.
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« Reply #13 on: December 22, 2016, 04:15:07 PM »
December 25th.  I like Christianity's Pagan influences.
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« Reply #14 on: December 22, 2016, 04:28:56 PM »
Just keep it the way it is.  I see no reason to change it.

Quote from: Senator Scott on December 22, 2016, 04:15:07 PM
December 25th.  I like Christianity's Pagan influences.
http://www.dec25th.info/Objections%20Answered.html
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« Reply #15 on: December 22, 2016, 04:48:44 PM »
It doesn't matter when it is, obviously; that's not the point.  So just keep it when they chose to make it.
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« Reply #16 on: December 22, 2016, 05:07:38 PM »
December 25. I like Christianity's Hellenized-Jewish influences.
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« Reply #17 on: December 22, 2016, 05:20:17 PM »
Either June or December 25th.
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« Reply #18 on: December 22, 2016, 05:22:57 PM »
The Orthodox date.
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« Reply #19 on: December 22, 2016, 06:46:40 PM »
Quote from: Oldiesfreak1854 on December 22, 2016, 04:28:56 PM
Just keep it the way it is.  I see no reason to change it.

Quote from: Senator Scott on December 22, 2016, 04:15:07 PM
December 25th.  I like Christianity's Pagan influences.
http://www.dec25th.info/Objections%20Answered.html

Wow. Who cares enough to write that article?

Anyway, I would vote to move to December 21 to align with the winter solstice.
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« Reply #20 on: December 22, 2016, 08:20:39 PM »
Whenever an individual decides to celebrate it, depending on how literally their interpret their faith. In terms of when the public holiday is, I say just keep it as it is now. I know some Haitian friends who are part of a church that celebrates Christmas in March IIRC (it was three or four years ago when this was discussed in my class). They just view the commonly excepted date of Christmas as a day off to relax and spend time with family and friends.
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« Reply #21 on: December 22, 2016, 08:27:03 PM »
Why should it be any day besides December 25th?
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« Reply #22 on: December 22, 2016, 08:36:46 PM »
I always thought that Christmas was just an arbitrary date. I did not know that there was "evidence" that Jesus actually was born on 12/25 (although I am still skeptical of that "evidence" of course).

Even if Jesus was born 12/25 celebrating his  birthday on that date is still not necessary. The actual date is still arbitrary because you can celebrate any birthday on another day, especially a few days early or late or even six months before/after and celebrating Christmas at all is traditional, not Biblical.

Also the calendar change of 1582 adjusted the dates by 1 days, so 12/25 couldn't be the same on both.
12/25 1582 wouldn't have been 365 days after 12/25 1581 and Christmas should have been on the 14th of December. (is that where the 12 days of Christmas comes from)
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« Reply #23 on: December 22, 2016, 08:40:08 PM »
Quote from: bagelman on December 22, 2016, 08:27:03 PM
Why should it be any day besides December 25th?
Because I don't like it. It's too cold. Even with global warming. December is a depressing time of year as it is getting darker and darker. The spring would be better, a time of new birth and hope.
Why should Christmas be so important and Easter not?
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« Reply #24 on: December 22, 2016, 08:49:28 PM »
Quote from: 3D X 31 on December 22, 2016, 08:40:08 PM
Quote from: bagelman on December 22, 2016, 08:27:03 PM
Why should it be any day besides December 25th?
Because I don't like it. It's too cold. Even with global warming. December is a depressing time of year as it is getting darker and darker. The spring would be better, a time of new birth and hope.
Why should Christmas be so important and Easter not?

People need something to cheer themselves up during the darkness.
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