Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays???
In article ws.net>,
"Mike T." > wrote:
> I'm not going to do your homework for you. But if you do the research
> carefully, you will find your own indisputable sources to show that just
> about all customs and symbols related to the holiday called "Christmas"
> pre-date the birth of Christ by many years. The one glaring exception is
> the nativity scene. But Santa Claus, gift-giving, "Christmas trees",
> mistletoe, carolling, traditional foods and feasts, in short EVERYTHING that
> makes up "Christmas" was a part of the holiday celebrated in late December
> LONG before Christ is said to have been born.
Hallmark has been around a lot longer than most people think.
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