hasu424
hasu424 t1_iz36bum wrote
Reply to TIL "The Twelve Days of Christmas" STARTS on Christmas Day, and ends of January 5th (Three Kings Day). by HauntedHippie
Yup. Tried to explain this to my boss years ago, when she said she takes down her tree on Dec. 26 every year "because Christmas is over". She kept arguing with me. I said, "you know my Dad's an ordained Episcopalian minister, right?" I am not religious but won't take my tree down until Epiphany.
My old boss' head would have exploded if I told her that Jesus was actually born in the spring, and both the Dec date and Christmas trees were appropriated from Paganism.
hasu424 t1_iubkvrd wrote
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hasu424 t1_iz56rl3 wrote
Reply to comment by SRDeed in TIL "The Twelve Days of Christmas" STARTS on Christmas Day, and ends of January 5th (Three Kings Day). by HauntedHippie
I can see how it could appear that way from a certain perspective. The tree thing is a long-ingrained habit. I don't pray, don't go to church, and think most religions are a crock. When you grew up an active member of the church, that = "not religious".