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[–] 8 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Most Atheists use it as a gift-giving holiday.

I’ve met very few people, Christians included, who actually celebrated it as the birth of Christ. They just do gift exchanges, too.

Yeah, that's it for me, too. Time with family eating yummy food and playing games, and exchanging gifts. Zero mention of anything religious by anyone.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    It's funny because, to religiously conquer the pagans, Christians co-opted their holidays. There's a bit more to the St Nicholas legend than we observe, but it's amusing that outside of Nativity scenes at churches, we mostly just celebrate Santa Claus on Christmas.

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