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Originally Posted by Brwn_eyes0511
Of course not. I didn't mean to sound as if I was making that accusation. I'm fully aware of the history of the solstice celebration. However the feast day of CHRISTMAS is one chosen by the Catholic Church to celebrate the day of Christ's birth. I have no problem with non-Christians celebrating the national holiday. It just seems to me that they would call it something else. Why, if you don't believe in Christ, would you chose to celebrate Christmas?
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Because the name of the national holiday is Christmas? And its public celebration stems from a time when religious and secular life weren't as estranged from each other as many folks like them to be today, meaning that the holiday is inextricably linked to myriad traditions both religious and secular?