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[–] Xariphon@kbin.social 66 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Just don't remind them how many pagan symbols are in there.

Happy Sol Invictus, everyone.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 23 points 11 months ago

"You got your Saturnalia on my Yule!"

"You got your Yule on my Saturnalia!"

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Gotta admit, as an agnostic who was raised gently Christian, that’s part of the reason I’m still comfortable putting all this stuff up in our house. Took a while to figure out a tree topper I liked but one year a saw a dove and that feels less religious to me.

[–] drekloge@lemmy.world 32 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We use a stuffed hamster toy with a santa hat.

Call it the "Ham-star"

[–] SapphironZA@lemmings.world 3 points 11 months ago
[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We just use a Santa hat. Looks great as a topper. Gotta tilt it slightly.

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh yeah, the tilt would make it. I’m fond of wild birds so a bird on my tree made sense. Also, to quote Portlandia, “put a bird on it!”

[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

The recurring use of the word bird throughout that series is one of my favorite parts of the show. I love Birdman, the Australian mullet adventurah who shows about at the Air B&B togoonawalkabewt...

"What's a robin?"

"It's a little bidder!"

[–] DoctorWhookah@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

Got a Santa hat on top of ours.

[–] drekloge@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

We use a stuffed hamster toy with a santa hat.

Call it the "Ham-star"

[–] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Xariphon@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago
[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

May Jesus come into your house aswell

[–] Legendsofanus@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

do a little dance

make a lil love

get down tonight

[–] Legendsofanus@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

Fine but I'm not getting down

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

look at all those lights. Jesus came all over that house. Jesus is the light of the world.

[–] SapphironZA@lemmings.world 28 points 11 months ago (2 children)

If you should shout "happy holidays" in front of that house, it all just catches fire instantly.

Thoughts and prayers for the family loving under such dangerous circumstances.

[–] Commiunism@lemmy.wtf 3 points 11 months ago

I get that it's a joke, but "happy holidays" isn't a secular alternative to "merry christmas", as the word "holidays" is literally the words "holy" + "day".

🤓

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

family loving

i guess the typo still makes sense

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 10 points 11 months ago

I think this is their version of fighting back.

I'm just going to come out and say it. Have your Christmas. Nobody else gives a shit about you or what you believe. So celebrate, enjoy. Nobody cares if you do. You don't have to prove anything to anyone about it, and we wouldn't notice if you tried.

So Merry Christmas, happy Festivus, happy holidays, happy Hanukkah.... Whatever you celebrate at this time of year, I hope it's a positive experience and that you and your loved ones enter into the new year as happy and as healthy as they can be.

But don't mistake that sentiment for giving any shits about what you do to celebrate.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago

I don't even consider Christmas religious any longer. Santa is portrayed far, far more often than Jesus, and that's just fine by me.

Religious people appropriated this holiday and renamed it (see Saturnalia). It's only right for us all to lean into the future being pure Santa.

[–] FriendBesto@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Happy Saturnalia!