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We all know that christmas is just a 3-4 weeks away.
So what have you asked Santa Claws this year?
Are you going to dress up as Santa for your kids?
Going to make something special and traditional for eating?
Going to go singing Christmas carols to earn an honest buck?
Your pine tree is natural or made out of plastic?
Christmas has turned from the religious holyday into a big corporate scheme to reap our money away from us?
Practically say anything about Christmas and why it's gonna be special?

Anyone hear those Central European christians demanding Santa should be forbidden by law? Something about it warps the original meaning of christmas (I presume they're not talking about the pagan feast). Talk about christian tolerance. Makes me maaad..


As for christmas.. WOOT

we tried going abroad for christmas for two years, but that did not work out, mainly cause one of the people comming along did not want to miss the family gathering at his grandmothers place, etc...

I don't think there ever was anybody dressed up as santa in our family, but when i was small we belonged to those familys getting there presents from the Christkind and it's had for an adult to play that

Nowerdays we usually celebrate on christmas eve with my grandparents from next door coming over... first day we have dinner at their place, and all the other time is spend either playing around with the presents or visiting some other relatives (mainly my other grandparents and maybe some uncles/aunts)...

Hm, what else did you ask... eh... oh yeah, we usually get a big(ish) real tree... and I never ever sing

Last question i'm gonna answer... what did i wish for... that's a hard one... not much, really... mainly just "whatever you think I'll like"... maybe i'm gonna point some people towards some books i'd like, but except for that, i'm pretty much out of ideas

we usually get a big(ish) real tree...

Please people get plastic tre's for christmas!!! All those pine trees grow in five years to reach that size just to get choped off, enjoy a fleeing moment of glory, then get throwned away outside at the garbage container.
Some people say that you don't get the nice pine tree smell in your house, but it's really worth a tree's life, when there's spray's out there that mimic the smell? I love pine tree smell but i'm not so crazy about it to have it on chrismas day.

I remember when i was 4 years old, dad dressed up as Santa Claus and made me recite poems in order to receve the gifts (old tradition in my country, they don't have to be necesarily carols; i remember one was a patriotic song )
For years i thought i had the proof that Santa Claus exists (i took pictures of him of course, not sloppy works like those sasquatch pictures of course )

tarbosaurus_geticus wrote:Please people get plastic tre's for christmas!!! All those pine trees grow in five years to reach that size just to get choped off, enjoy a fleeing moment of glory, then get throwned away outside at the garbage container.

That's not always true. Some Christmas tree organizations (usually the clubs like the lions club and stuff) go out to the older forests and just use the tops of the tree so the benefit of the tree's existence is not lost and then in x years when it has a pretty top it can be used again

I'll answer your questions some other time.

And there are businesses that "farm" Christmas trees.. And then after you're finished with th tree you can use it for firewood

And there are businesses that "farm" Christmas trees.. And then after you're finished with th tree you can use it for firewood

That's the most sadistic thing i ever heard Samppa i never thought you are such a sick bastard

hat's not always true. Some Christmas tree organizations (usually the clubs like the lions club and stuff) go out to the older forests and just use the tops of the tree so the benefit of the tree's existence is not lost and then in x years when it has a pretty top it can be used again Razz

Yeah but i guess there costing a fortune and in most country's the rule hack em when ya see them! still applies

I didnt see this topic but with Sammpa`s help i found it . So this year i`m really full of christmas spirit. i feel very nice and full of happiness. I hope you fell the same way. I wish u to spend this holy days with your favorite people, to be happy, love each others and practice 'smart' sex

p.e.

Interest fact is that i didnt even see this topic but the topic that i have post just before a few hours have the same name . However.. please dont spam

Hello, well my crhistmas season goes around trying to have a good time around my family, we eat a lot of meat on that day, and well, as a curious appointment, we don't have the gifts tradition heh, though, it's an isolated case, it's just in my family

Anyways it's a beautifull time, I enjoy so much, and I hope you enjoy with your family too, grettings.

we don't have the gifts tradition

Not even something small and simbolic ? that's so sad...

Its more a tradition for my family and I than religious. I even know Sikhs and Hindus who give presents to their kids at christmas, even though its not their religion.

The dates are all wrong anyway as years ago we moved from the Julian calender to the gregorian calender

lol, i don't think talking about proper dates would make any sense anywere, where christmas is concerned... Or religion for that matter... I mean, the calender changed, they got the birthdate and year wrong anyway, etc... and religion of cource is given as the source, but i know few people with a really religios view of christmas anyway... and, and theres the issue of christmas being just a pagan winterfest in disguise etc...
i think some of those are topics discussed pretty much every year on some internet sites, some science tv shows etc

i think some of those are topics discussed pretty much every year on some internet sites, some science tv shows etc Smile

Yeah it has become a true christmas tradition as well as airing the same christmas related movies over and over again each year.
Who cares it has pagan roots, the christmas of today took the best elements from the two celebrations (pagan and christian)

tarbosaurus_geticus wrote:Who cares it has pagan roots

I do, when Christians come up to me and ask if I'm celebrating Christmas the way it was originally celebrated.
You get to see the greatest expressions on their faces.


So then.. Who's going to watch The Snowman this Christmas? o/

We have a very interesting christmas celebration here.

A street festival is organised. The street around our locality is closed for the vehicles and people set up stalls on the street. We can buy food there, watch concerts, enjoy the firepalce or even better, flirt with girls. The street is totally jammed with people. We erect a big christmas tree. The festival lasts till the new year and during the last hour of the expiring year, we all gather around a big Clock tower and shout loud at 00:00 hours. The environment gets so lively. Then, the whole night we party, dance and make fun. Christmas is such a good time, and its comming near. We have already started preparation for the Street Festival.

Christmas is in the year.