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   Three Steps Over Japan said, 6 months ago

   R.J.: “Only one present? That’s not kosher.”
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   Nabuquduriuzhur said, 6 months ago

   Don’t cry for Santa, Argentina…
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   Ottodesu said, 6 months ago

   Roses are Reddish,
   Violets are Bluish,
   If it wasn’t for Christmas
   We’d all be Jewish.
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   vwdualnomand said, 6 months ago

   wasn’t christmas used to be pagan winter solstice festival started by romans giving each other gifts usually between guys?
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   masterskrain said, 6 months ago

   @vwdualnomand

   More or less, yes. The early Christians celebrated at the same time, so they would not stand out, and be persecuted.
   If you take the Bible literally, Jesus was born sometime in early spring, around April, as that would be during the lambing season in the mid-east, the only time the “Shepherds abided in the fields, keeping watch over their flocks by night”, to prevent predators from making off with the new-born lambs.
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   the burser said, 6 months ago

   sorry kids Christmas isn’t about santa
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   the burser said, 6 months ago

   @Ottodesu

   Nice!
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   TheTrustedMechanic said, 6 months ago

   @the burser

   No it’s about PRESENTS! And shopping, and blowing all you money on things no one needs but everyone thinks they want just to have. In modern day Christmas has lost almost all meaning.

   
   We always take at least on tag off the tree at church for the underprivileged and our kids do the shopping (mom and dad pay of course, let’s not get silly here) as a way to teach our children generosity, goodwill and compassion for others less fortunate. We are not wealthy or “well off” by any means, but we are comfortable with our week-to-week, paycheck-to-paycheck income.
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   Happy, happy, happy!!! said, 6 months ago

   ill keep my santa and modern pagan traditions, thank you.
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    Tacopielvr said, 6 months ago

    @TheTrustedMechanic

    YES! Angel Tree charity is one great way to help underprivilged kids enjoy Christmas a little more. As someone who grow up without presents sometimes for birthdays and Christmas I give to 3 different charities for helping kids at Christmas.
    Christmas is not about presents (or religion) to me but its still no fun to be a kid and watch others recieve presents when you dont get any. Christmas to me IS about kindness and goodwill (regardless of religion), family and friends, and celebrations to all, and helping a child experience happiness is very rewarding.
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    bubbareb said, 6 months ago

    Okay, try this, in the suburban spirit of the strip here: Santa relocates his operations to Antarctica. Lots more ice, solid gorund underneath most of it, the odd active volcano for heat. And best of all, he has outsourced his entire operation to another continent, just like any major American corporation. Now what could possible be more Christmasy than this scenario? The floating ipads are saved. The polar bears go with him, and best of all, winter becomes summer during the busy season.
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    heligmyer said, 6 months ago

    Christmas is actually an 8-day feast, also, running from December 25 (Solemnity of the Nativity) to January 1 (Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God). The Christmas Season extends beyond the actual Christmas feast, with the “twelfth day” of Christmas being followed by the Feast of the Epiphany (traditionally January 6), which used to be the big celebration and gift-giving day in the Western Church.
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    ArthurAllen said, 6 months ago

    @bubbareb

    Plus, it would explain the weird penguin association with Christmas that’s been going on in recent years.
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 6 months ago

    Even if the ice evaporates Santa will still have a firm base on the 7th continent Antarctica. When Hot House Earth kicks fully in there will be much fewer people too.
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    Stephen Gilberg said, 6 months ago

    Wait, if that’s the first night, then not all the candles should be lit.
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