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[–] Xariphon@kbin.social 67 points 8 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 8 months ago

"You got your Saturnalia on my Yule!"

"You got your Yule on my Saturnalia!"

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 17 points 8 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 8 months ago (1 children)

We use a stuffed hamster toy with a santa hat.

Call it the "Ham-star"

[–] SapphironZA@lemmings.world 3 points 8 months ago
[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 4 points 8 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 8 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 8 months ago

Got a Santa hat on top of ours.

[–] drekloge@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

We use a stuffed hamster toy with a santa hat.

Call it the "Ham-star"

[–] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Xariphon@kbin.social 5 points 8 months ago
[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

May Jesus come into your house aswell

[–] Legendsofanus@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

do a little dance

make a lil love

get down tonight

[–] Legendsofanus@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

Fine but I'm not getting down

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

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

[–] SapphironZA@lemmings.world 30 points 8 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 8 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 8 months ago

family loving

i guess the typo still makes sense

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 9 points 8 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 7 points 8 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 8 months ago

Happy Saturnalia!