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minnesmoker

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Where dud the tradition of gifts come from? I know about Santa, I know about the feasts, and the yule log, christmas trees and their ornaments and lights.. I'm a bit hazy on the mistletoe, New Years, it makes sense -- thanksgiving I understand and am not down with. (A holidy to celebrate genocide. Just sayin')

So, what's the deal with the gifts? Christmas predates Christ by a long shot, and wasteful spending is not condoned by the Bible so I'm not sure why Christians get down with it.Gifts put a financial strain on a great deal of people, that's kinda counter-intuitive. Domestic violence, alcohol related crimes, and suicides go up. There's a lot of stress that people should be able to avoid.

Easter's the other one. Why the hell are there fertility rituals held on what's supposed to be the most holy day of the year... The day that the Christ re-rose, and announced his godhood.
Easter egg hunts (wicked little fertility hunts for small children especially,) with lots of chocolate (aphrodisiac, feel good endorphine releasing chocolate, and then there's the bunny. WTF!

So, could anyone explain the relatively new gift giving tradition, and take a crack at why pagan fertility symbols are used, and rituals are practiced by children.

And, I'm not downing on anyone I'm curious -- tomorrow I'm going to start getting Christmas stuff out.
 
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gioua

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UncleBuck said:
i have to pick up and carry my 135 pound pup into the bath tub every time. he goes to the far end of the house and lays down once he hears the bath running for him.

here he is at a much easier to handle time.

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I swear they KNOW what's going down too.. I have to run the water in the sink.. not mentioning the word ..bath.. or even looking at Roxy dog... she runs off to her cage and hides in the far corner... the other dog Gretchen wants to bath with Roxy... she's a nut
 
MojoRison

MojoRison

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minnesmoker said:
Where dud the tradition of gifts come from? I know about Santa, I know about the feasts, and the yule log, christmas trees and their ornaments and lights.. I'm a bit hazy on the mistletoe, New Years, it makes sense -- thanksgiving I understand and am not down with. (A holidy to celebrate genocide. Just sayin')

So, what's the deal with the gifts? Christmas predates Christ by a long shot, and wasteful spending is not condoned by the Bible so I'm not sure why Christians get down with it.Gifts put a financial strain on a great deal of people, that's kinda counter-intuitive. Domestic violence, alcohol related crimes, and suicides go up. There's a lot of stress that people should be able to avoid.

Easter's the other one. Why the hell are there fertility rituals held on what's supposed to be the most holy day of the year... The day that the Christ re-rose, and announced his godhood.
Easter egg hunts (wicked little fertility hunts for small children especially,) with lots of chocolate (aphrodisiac, feel good endorphine releasing chocolate, and then there's the bunny. WTF!

So, could anyone explain the relatively new gift giving tradition, and take a crack at why pagan fertility symbols are used, and rituals are practiced by children.

And, I'm not downing on anyone I'm curious -- tomorrow I'm going to start getting Christmas stuff out.
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Gifting, in a sense is conformation of ones trust, here take this part of me and carry it with you as a reminder of our bond. Today it seems more like a means to end but to what end I have no clue.
 
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