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Athiests what do you do at Christmas
- Thread starter England my lionheart
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I think its tradition,i agree its materialistic though,i couldn't believe waht i saw on the news about Black friday in America,i've never thought of carrying pepper spray when shopping.
same here, i celebrate the friends and family in my life rather than the religious aspect of it. its a good reason to get together and be thankful for the people around me. many of them celebrate it for the religious reasons which is cool with me, i have nothing against that at all
CynthiaCypher
Well-Known Member
What do they do? Atheist mostly do the same thing they did on prom night when they where in high school. They stay home all alone warming up the frozen spitting rabbit if you know what I mean
Viker
Your beloved eccentric Auntie Cristal
No. I did that after Debbie refused the "after-dance dance" with me.
Any way, I have this new tradition where I cook the family ham and some various venison.
Most people I know celebrate Christmas whether they're religious or not.
So on Christmas, I celebrate commercialism or the winter solstice or generic winter holiday or whatever it is these days by doing things I feel obliged to do, like visit family. I buy presents for a few kids, spend time with my bf, and visit family. At work we do secret santa presents. I don't decorate anything but I enjoy seeing a nice decorated tree at the home of a family member. Usually good smells from candles and such as well.
So on Christmas, I celebrate commercialism or the winter solstice or generic winter holiday or whatever it is these days by doing things I feel obliged to do, like visit family. I buy presents for a few kids, spend time with my bf, and visit family. At work we do secret santa presents. I don't decorate anything but I enjoy seeing a nice decorated tree at the home of a family member. Usually good smells from candles and such as well.
outhouse
Atheistically
I think your right
I grew up Luthren and we used to do the church stuff with xmas and that was the worst part. We were never over religious.
Now that im a dad theres no way id miss xmas with my daughter since jesus really doesnt come up amymore.
it is overly commercialized
St Giordano Bruno
Well-Known Member
Eat Christmas cakes AKA religious fruit cakes.
CynthiaCypher
Well-Known Member
Is cooking the family ham a new euphemism for... spinning the midget?
I am not atheist now, but my mother was one when I was a child. Even then, we put up a tree and had presents. We even sang Christmas carols- both religious and non-religious.
Dirty Penguin
Master Of Ceremony
This made me laugh so hard.....!!
I'm up to the same thing I'm up to every year on Jebus day.....
No, not trying to take over the world....
Eating drinking sleeping.....maybe not in that order..!!
Dirty Penguin
Master Of Ceremony
Right. I'm Atheist but the wife isn't. Neither are my kids, my nieces and nephews or my grand child. They're all theist so my wife put up the tree and the whole house is decorated. I'll be taking pictures while friends and family open presents. We all sit down to dinner. I internally symbolize Baby Jesus Day the way I view Thanksgiving. It's another opportunity to be amongst friends and family and enjoy their company.....
Until they start breaking my stuff on ("accident") drink up all my wine, liquor and yes.....drink up all my Yenglings....then it's time for them to get the (H.E..double hockey sticks) out of my house.
Then after the wife and I clean up and complain....we get together and make plans to do it all over again for next Xmas.....
:help:....We're insane..!!
Dirty Penguin
Master Of Ceremony
hmmmm...venison. I have some in my freezer. I think we'll be making some this year. We'll save the fillet of toddler for next Xmas....
I kid, I kid....We Atheist don't eat toddlers. Babies..Yes...toddlers...No..!!
I celebrate Christmas with my family even though we're all athiests or agnostics. It's the time of year that companies allow us or force us to take time off, so we've made it tradition to enjoy each other's company even more with festive music, food, drinks and especially gifts. Our kids love that part and I love just seeing my family whole again.
Probably not the same Christmas that religious folks imagine but we for what ever reasons call it by the same name.
Probably not the same Christmas that religious folks imagine but we for what ever reasons call it by the same name.
Etritonakin
Well-Known Member
Not an atheist -but don't keep the mainstream holidays -I just eat e'erybody's turkey and candy. 
For us, Christmas has nothing to do with Jesus' birthday, we celebrate Christmas with family, a tree, gifts, food, but in a non religious way. Christians think they own Christmas but they don't.