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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 489101" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>My bad - I thought at somepoint somehwere you had said you were muslim. So I was trying to help splain different viewpoints. That's why I brought up the Pere Noel (for the outside American thing) ahem. </p><p></p><p>Tis true however a lot of people all over the world have their own meaning of Christmas. In our house? There is the breakdown of the words Christ/mas - Christ's birthday, and Mass (celebration of religious sorts) as I understood it. So for us Christmas was a celebration of the birth of Christ. The gift giving in our house was a part of the three wisemen from the Christian Bible giving presents to the Christ child. But you're right. The tree, the lights and all the other ceremonial things did come from pagan beginnings. Winter Solstice, the Yule log - all have their beginnings in Paganism. Santa Claus or Saint Nicholas was a real person. He did give out toys as I understand and someone kept up the tradition to this day. BLend it all together and ask people from different walks of life and you'll surely get different answers. Technically there are no cariboo at the North Pole - but they pull a red sleigh - right? lol. And fly? I love the magical parts. BUT if you google North Pole - there is a real one. Santa's workshop - There is one....Father Christmas and Santa Clause are supposedly one person - not two. Again different thoughts. </p><p></p><p>I really try to at least be respectful of all faiths - I may not understand them -but I'll ask questions because I feel that ignorance and fear breed contempt and more ignorance. Oh and Scrooge????? If you keep it up - you will be visited by MORE spirits of Christmas - Past Present and Future...hahahah. Chains and all forged in life - I learned something I had no clue from you too - Morocco is largely muslim. Go figure. I mean I guess I never really thought about it at all, but after you said something since you live over there? I checked it out. VERY interesting. Does a person good to get out of their own box once in a while. I mean I didn't picture Morocco draped with lights, snowmen and tinsel......but if you'd come here and see a live version at Christmas time of a nativity for the first time done by kids and parents in freezing snow - with an uber mean camel? Who spits? It does leave a lasting impression. </p><p></p><p>Now I have to figure out why reindeer don't bring ME underpants. (and did you know that all of those deer are FEMALE?) yeah - I found that out too. Forget how I know that - something to do with antlers....but it was on the discovery chanel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 489101, member: 4964"] My bad - I thought at somepoint somehwere you had said you were muslim. So I was trying to help splain different viewpoints. That's why I brought up the Pere Noel (for the outside American thing) ahem. Tis true however a lot of people all over the world have their own meaning of Christmas. In our house? There is the breakdown of the words Christ/mas - Christ's birthday, and Mass (celebration of religious sorts) as I understood it. So for us Christmas was a celebration of the birth of Christ. The gift giving in our house was a part of the three wisemen from the Christian Bible giving presents to the Christ child. But you're right. The tree, the lights and all the other ceremonial things did come from pagan beginnings. Winter Solstice, the Yule log - all have their beginnings in Paganism. Santa Claus or Saint Nicholas was a real person. He did give out toys as I understand and someone kept up the tradition to this day. BLend it all together and ask people from different walks of life and you'll surely get different answers. Technically there are no cariboo at the North Pole - but they pull a red sleigh - right? lol. And fly? I love the magical parts. BUT if you google North Pole - there is a real one. Santa's workshop - There is one....Father Christmas and Santa Clause are supposedly one person - not two. Again different thoughts. I really try to at least be respectful of all faiths - I may not understand them -but I'll ask questions because I feel that ignorance and fear breed contempt and more ignorance. Oh and Scrooge????? If you keep it up - you will be visited by MORE spirits of Christmas - Past Present and Future...hahahah. Chains and all forged in life - I learned something I had no clue from you too - Morocco is largely muslim. Go figure. I mean I guess I never really thought about it at all, but after you said something since you live over there? I checked it out. VERY interesting. Does a person good to get out of their own box once in a while. I mean I didn't picture Morocco draped with lights, snowmen and tinsel......but if you'd come here and see a live version at Christmas time of a nativity for the first time done by kids and parents in freezing snow - with an uber mean camel? Who spits? It does leave a lasting impression. Now I have to figure out why reindeer don't bring ME underpants. (and did you know that all of those deer are FEMALE?) yeah - I found that out too. Forget how I know that - something to do with antlers....but it was on the discovery chanel. [/QUOTE]
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