North America~ Happy 4th of July!

[Zyph]

Christmas, Thanksgiving ... are days of mourning

I'm not religious but I grew up catholic, and Christmas has very little to do with mourning, in fact it's actually meant to be the biggest, most happy celebration of the year. In the 1800s and earlier, it was pretty much standard to be drunk and partying the whole day. It wasn't until the industrial revolution and mass marketing that kids got on board the party train with Santa Claus and presents.

Thanksgiving isn't about mourning either, otherwise it's not be a day about "Giving Thanks." Unless we want to mourn all the Native Americans that died due to the Europeans, but that's what I do on Columbus Day.

[Starlord]

I'm not religious but I grew up catholic, and Christmas has very little to do with mourning, in fact it's actually meant to be the biggest, most happy celebration of the year. In the 1800s and earlier, it was pretty much standard to be drunk and partying the whole day. It wasn't until the industrial revolution and mass marketing that kids got on board the party train with Santa Claus and presents.

Thanksgiving isn't about mourning either, otherwise it's not be a day about "Giving Thanks." Unless we want to mourn all the Native Americans that died due to the Europeans, but that's what I do on Columbus Day.

Although the day after thanksgiving is All Soul's day Right? That's a day of Mourning.

[Dragon]

I'm not religious but I grew up catholic, and Christmas has very little to do with mourning, in fact it's actually meant to be the biggest, most happy celebration of the year. In the 1800s and earlier, it was pretty much standard to be drunk and partying the whole day. It wasn't until the industrial revolution and mass marketing that kids got on board the party train with Santa Claus and presents.

Okay, the Catholic religion, they're days of celebration. I'll give you that, but not in many other classical Christian-based religions.

Thanksgiving isn't about mourning either, otherwise it's not be a day about "Giving Thanks." Unless we want to mourn all the Native Americans that died due to the Europeans, but that's what I do on Columbus Day.

Giving thanks is a manner of mourning or even fasting.

[Zyph]

Okay, the Catholic religion, they're days of celebration. I'll give you that, but not in most other classical Christian-based religions.

I'm pretty sure the only mourning anyone does on Christmas is if you're a kid who's family doesn't celebrate Christmas while all your other friends get presents.

Seriously, how could celebrating the birth of the Christian saviour be mourning? It's a very happy day.

Giving thanks is a manner of mourning.

I'll concede to this.