People generally use “holidays” to mean the holidays they personally celebrate. To many, “holidays” means Thanksgiving and Christmas and the time between, because it seems to go so fast, and because the focus of that time is on Christmas. In religion it’s the season of Advent, and commercially it’s the most intense advertising time of the year (except maybe for election season). Yes, New Year’s is also a holiday, but it’s different. There’s no religious focus, and no commercial focus – few cards, no gifts, no ads; the only people who expect New Year’s sales are booze dealers. I know people who take down their Christmas decorations the day after and it’s like it was never there, even though the religious Christmas season lasts until Epiphany on January 6.
And if the Pilgrim’s beliefs had prevailed, we’d have had none of the Christmas hoopla in the first place. They knew that Christ’s birthday was not in December and that pagan holidays had been usurped as a cover in the early days of Christianity. They expressly forbade anyone from celebrating Christmas, insisted that everyone work as if it were a regular day (unless it happened to land on Sunday which was holy), and FINED anyone who was caught celebrating. This is part of why they were called the Puritans – they wanted a PURE Christianity without it being sullied with all the pagan practices – trees, lights, gifts, eggs, bunnies, etc.
In fact, they were the originators of the so-called “War on Christmas.” Learn some real history, please.
All you ‘regulars’ in the comment column are like club members… You all seem to know (and mostly like) each other and make reading the comics strips much more fun – and informative.Thanks, and a Happy New Year to you all.
The Holidays: Columbus Day to Martin Luther King’s Birthday. Maybe even out to Presidents’ Day in February. Love the days off work. It’s a long road to Memorial Day.
The#1BoiseStateFan over 11 years ago
The Great Depression, after Christmas……
Agent54 over 11 years ago
nah – just pretending to be a wooly mammoth cave floor rug. fake out on the humans.
friarwilliam over 11 years ago
i thought it’s a wolf
rshive over 11 years ago
Wolfie does look burnt out.
neatslob Premium Member over 11 years ago
People generally use “holidays” to mean the holidays they personally celebrate. To many, “holidays” means Thanksgiving and Christmas and the time between, because it seems to go so fast, and because the focus of that time is on Christmas. In religion it’s the season of Advent, and commercially it’s the most intense advertising time of the year (except maybe for election season). Yes, New Year’s is also a holiday, but it’s different. There’s no religious focus, and no commercial focus – few cards, no gifts, no ads; the only people who expect New Year’s sales are booze dealers. I know people who take down their Christmas decorations the day after and it’s like it was never there, even though the religious Christmas season lasts until Epiphany on January 6.
dorotheac928 over 11 years ago
And if the Pilgrim’s beliefs had prevailed, we’d have had none of the Christmas hoopla in the first place. They knew that Christ’s birthday was not in December and that pagan holidays had been usurped as a cover in the early days of Christianity. They expressly forbade anyone from celebrating Christmas, insisted that everyone work as if it were a regular day (unless it happened to land on Sunday which was holy), and FINED anyone who was caught celebrating. This is part of why they were called the Puritans – they wanted a PURE Christianity without it being sullied with all the pagan practices – trees, lights, gifts, eggs, bunnies, etc.
In fact, they were the originators of the so-called “War on Christmas.” Learn some real history, please.
jtviper7 over 11 years ago
Does Wolfie have WELCOME on his back
mai griffin over 11 years ago
All you ‘regulars’ in the comment column are like club members… You all seem to know (and mostly like) each other and make reading the comics strips much more fun – and informative.Thanks, and a Happy New Year to you all.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 11 years ago
Hes not depressed.Hes just trying to catch up on his rest.
dsom8 over 11 years ago
The Holidays: Columbus Day to Martin Luther King’s Birthday. Maybe even out to Presidents’ Day in February. Love the days off work. It’s a long road to Memorial Day.
Rickapolis over 11 years ago
You sure he isn’t waiting for his prey to go by so he can pounce?
Hunter7 over 11 years ago
Toss Wolfie a cube of cheese wrapped in crisp bacon… see how lively and alert he will be in snagging that treat. .