Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas

Posted on December 2, 2014 by

This morning we got into a conversation about whether we prefer Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas. The topic came up after someone made a judgemental comment about our silly Christmas photo we used that included “Happy Holidays”.

I gotta be honest. I could care less. Sometimes I say, ” Merry Christmas “, sometimes I say, “Happy Holidays” and sometimes I say, “Happy Hanukah”. It all depends on the situation. If I know for certain a person celebrates a specific holiday or religious observance, I’ll extend the appropriate greeting. That’s a definite. If however, I’m not certain what someone celebrates, I don’t hesitate and wonder, am I going to insult them? Why should it? If someone wants to wish me a good day, I’ll take the extension of kindness.

A kind gesture in this world unfortunately doesn’t happen every day and I’m certain, someone wishing me a Happy Hanukah, Merry Christmas or Happy Holiday is not trying to be insulting.

I’m pretty sure, if I want to insult someone, I won’t be wishing them a Merry Christmas, I’ve got meaner words in my vocabulary to use.

Below is a list of some of the December holidays we can observe:

Ramadan (Muslim)
Eid al-Fitr (Muslim)
Saint Nicholas Day (Christian)
Eid’ul-Adha (Muslim)
Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexican)
St. Lucia Day (Swedish)
Hanukkah (Jewish)
Christmas Day (Christian)
Three Kings Day/Epiphany (Christian)
Boxing Day (Australian, Canadian, English)
Kwanzaa (African American)
Omisoka (Japanese)

I found this list at Education World

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