School have banned the word "christmas"!!!

Person_one

ab.da54 wrote: »

Did you spend ages looking at the hoardes of trollies, to see the parsnips and sprouts?

Only while I was in the (massive) queue, I wasn't stalking people!

esuhl

margaretclare wrote: »

You don't believe in Christ, so don't call it Christmas.

Hang on... What if you believe in Father Christmas but not Christ...?

Person_one

Any update on this OP? Did you find out what was actually going on?

January20

halibut2209 wrote: »

I get so fed up of the "It's called CHRISTmas, so therefore it's a Christian festival" nonsense.

Next month is January, doesn't mean I'm gonna start worshipping Roman gods. Christmas has different meanings to different people. It's just a word.

You could start worshipping me I'd like that!

lostinrates

January20 wrote: »

You could start worshipping me I'd like that!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

fwiw, what an excellent thing to do...to remember and learn about the meanings behind the names if you have ids in the house.

DH and I are from different cultural backgrounds and also have an interest in diferent ancient histories....we are very ''magpie''ish about what we celebrate and remember...there is usually something to commemorate to cheer a glum time. He (non Christian) loves Christmas and everything it stands for, ncluding the great hope of a messiah's birth, as much (well, more) than anyone I've met. He finds no difficulty celebrating the joy of another people.

We've been having a difficult few months, and I might suggest next year we have ''month'' celebrations. I know he'd love that

Ada_Doom

Person_one wrote: »

Things evolve, to a lot of people Christmas is a time where you spend time with your family, friends and loved ones, exchange gifts, eat a special meal together, play games, catch up, generally enjoy each other's company. Its a cheery few days of light and bright colour in the middle of the darkest part of the year.

No reason for any gods or worship to be involved at all.

Lots of words eventually stop meaning what they started out to mean, look at the days and months for one, nobody is stopping you from celebrating the Christmas you believe in so why not leave people alone to celebrate what they want?

Spot on. The meaning of christmas to me is....some sparkly silliness in the middle of the bleak midwinter, and some time out from the everyday 9 to 5 to think of others and spend time with those we love.....and drink our own body weight in Baileys,natch...

skintchick

Wot no update???

Op - woss gahin' orn????

stiltwalker

ab.da54 wrote: »

Did you spend ages looking at the hoardes of trollies, to see the parsnips and sprouts?

I for one buy parsnips and sprouts at this time of year as they are in season and tasty, not just to eat on one particular day so if you'd nosied in my trolley you would have seen them! I also buy various non perishable christmassy foods in the run up to christmas as to get everything all at once would put too big a dent in that week's budget.

I do however see the eminantly sensible approach of not making a big deal of christmas until it is nearly upon us, otherwise you just end up with over-excited and cranky children, maybe the school is taking this approach and will 'do' Christmas in the last week or so of term rather than wasting the entire of December with giddiness. I am an atheist but my OH is christian, the kids have been christened (as it was so important to him and his family) but ironically I am the one who insists he takes them to church regularly to fulfil the promises he and the godparents made on their behalf, when they are old enough to make their own decision it will be just that. I am quite happy to celebrate the general family, eating, pressy thing but feel that a church school (as the op's is) and church going people should be making some acknowledgement towards what their belief system calls the true meaning of christmas and this includes the recognition that advent is the period of preparation that leads up to the christmas period.

dirtysexymonkey

Person_one wrote: »

Yeah I suppose. I bet that wasn't all of them though, what Christmas parties have you been to where they serve parsnips and sprouts!

parsnips and sprouts are not 'christmas food', they are vegetables that are currently in season.

esuhl

lostinrates wrote: »

He (non Christian) loves Christmas and everything it stands for, ncluding the great hope of a messiah's birth...

He loves "the great hope of a messiah's birth", but doesn't actually believe in the messiah?! Does that make him hopeless...?