What December holiday will you celebrate?

[elfwitch]

There are many holidays in December, which one is yours?

For fun, post which one isn't yours but you'd be curious to take part in.

[felonious thunk]

1. Festivus

We'll gather around the aluminum pole for the feats of strength.

[Stuckinthebush]

2. You beat me to it...

Festivus for the rest of us!

[Drifter]

10. First thing I thought of also ...

I can still see Georges dad getting excited about reviving this tradition.

Festivus - the Holiday for the rest of us.

Cheers
Drifter

[Catch22Dem]

4. And the airing of greviances

I think my spelling may be way off. :(

[el_gato]

5. me too

[Feanorcurufinwe]

8. For the rest of us

[ClintonTyree]

12. I'm with you...........

it's the only one that makes even a small bit of sense.

[GOPisEvil]

3. Several. Christmas (sorta - a non-religious celebration).

Then, three of my close friends have birthdays in December, so we always gather and have a party to exchange gifts for Christmas and their birthdays.

But, for the most part, December is just a month with more holidays than usual. :D

[VelmaD]

6. All of them

I love holidays. I have friends of every faith (and no faith) and I do my best to throw myself into all the holidays with heart and soul. I figure it says something about us humans that we have all these holidays for so many faiths all around the winter solstice. So even though I personally don't ascribe to a particular belief I still find joy and light in participating with my friends.

[progressiverealist]

7. Jan. 2... the END of the friggin' holiday season

I used to absolutely LOVE Christmas and the entire season. But now it's a gigantic struggle to keep my mother in law and assorted other in-laws from driving us (my wife and I) off the deep end.

[BiggJawn]

18. 359 more shopping Days until Xmas....

THAT's what Jan. 2 really means!

[candy331]

9. My birthday will be

celebrated on Dec 10 for the first time in 28 years(forbidden in the religion)and I'm going to do it up and enjoy every minute of doing it what ever I decide to do.

[elfwitch]

11. Which one forbade birthday celebration?

And what is inspiring you to celebrate it now?

BTW, Happy Birthday on that date!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

24. Jehovah's Witnesses and the Worldwide Church of God

forbid the celebration of birthdays or any other holidays.

[kyrasdad]

13. Both

Solstice and Christmas... Solstice by myself, Christmas with my family.

[elfwitch]

14. A lonely Jew on Christmas...

Am I the only one doing Hanukkah?
Man, you haven't lived until you have 3 menorahs with 9 candles each going. It sets off the smoke alarms in my apartment.

[THUNDER HANDS]

15. Both Christmas and Chanukah

That's NINE DAYS OF PRESENT GIVING AND RECEIVING.

It's good to be both a Catholic and a Jew. :D

[Snow]

16. "While shepherd watched their flocks by night"

Guess what! They don't do that in the winter in the hills around Bethlehem. Guess Christmas is out 'cuz it didn't happen in winter.

[kayleybeth]

17. Christmas

and I can't believe it is almost here!

[BiggJawn]

19. Pearl Harbour Day.

Eat Sushi and ponder man's nationalistic stupidity...

[VelmaD]

20. My parents' anniversary...

is on Pearl Harbor Day. I'm not sure what they were thinking. :eyes:

[Loonman]

21. Christmas and Hanukkah

9 times the fun.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

22. The Christmas crunch starts on November 30

when my choir gives its Advent Evensong, followed by regular Evensongs every Sunday afternoon, plus Lessons and Carols just before Christmas, plus Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

But for me, now that I'm grown up and no longer driven crazy by presets, the music, especially the medieval and Renaissance motets and the folk carols, is the best part of Christmas anyway.

By the way, I may be in a minority, but I strongly dislike Silent Night and Away in a Manger.

As for other holidays, whne I was a kid, I thought it would be cool to celebrate Chanukah and be guaranteed eight presents. As a language buff, I also liked the look of Hebrew letters.

[mitchum]

23. Keith Richards' birthday

in the traditional way