Interview [Issue 45] Winter Holidays across the Community

[KillerGnat 3,135]

Wall of text.

Ok, I knew there was a reason that Lham was posting for you.

[momy950666 960]

nice

[Phoenix.Raised 5,992]

I never said it was open for all in the article, I was obviously referring to the comments.

Obviously. Obviously the whole time I am asking for an article and not for comments bellow, and you are persistently talking about the comments below.

 

and your tone could have been much friendlier.

The friendly tone. I have not insulted anyone, I did not provoke anyone, I even said that I do not think that there is discrimination.

 

Maybe I am stubborn, but I am not in the hostile mood because I did not come to this forum to argue with children.

 

I would have commented sooner, but it's been a busy week. My apologies for the delay.

Thank you for your answer and complete explanation

 

I'm sorry I was too stubborn

[zaintahir 458]

In my country we don't celebrate christmase,but thats not what is being celebrated in TO,it's actually the new year :D

[Quarks 2,255]

I would have commented sooner, but it's been a busy week. My apologies for the delay.

 

The individuals chosen for the article were selected simply because they were active forum users. 

I sent out a few PMs a few days before the issue (it was all very last minute). My main thought process was that I was in a hurry, and that I needed users who were active and would provide descriptive responses.

 

The reason I said "a few members have chosen to share their traditions" is because I sent out several PMs to a fairly large number of people. About half of these invitees chose to respond, while others did not choose to do so. It would have been an interesting idea to have a more open way of inviting members to the interview, but as I mentioned earlier, I had about three days before the issue was released to prepare, and that was really not enough time to do such a thing. 

 

I did not state that Christmas is frequently celebrated on the 7th of January. But, as you might notice, I never said that it was celebrated on the 25th, or any other date for that matter. I actually did not say anything. The participants in the interview were the only ones sharing their traditions. And, even among these interview participants, only one even mentioned the date the Christmas was celebrated on. 

 

I'm not going to name names, but as it happens I can think of a specific individual who was very likely part of the Eastern Orthodox church that I did invite to take part in the interview. They chose not to submit an entry, however. 

 

In any case, I feel like we shouldn't focus on this detail. This article was not at all focusing on Christmas, just winter traditions and holidays. Narrowing our gaze upon the differences in the Christian sects is not at all what I had intended, and it also is not really accomplishing anything. And, to be perfectly honest, I feel like the date Christmas is celebrated on is a little unimportant ( people celebrate Christmas on different dates. I have a cousin who celebrates Christmas on December 21st, and I have another who celebrates it on April 6th). 

 

Discrimination and/or ignoring important items was not in any way my intention. I am not sure if you will appreciate this bit of honesty, but I actually had no clue that the Eastern Orthodox church celebrated Christmas on the 7th until I read the comment to this interview. (Yes, I live in an American bubble, I apologize. I'm also not that religious of a person in the first place). 

 

And, if you are interested in what I would say to my own interview, here is my personal response: 

To me, I mainly appreciate the winter festivities due to the break in school and other responsibilities. It has been several months of school, and finals have just ended. I very much appreciate the break in school; early December is a busy, stressful time of the year that also occurs at the same time period in which I begin to burn out. 

Where I live, (central Texas if you are interested) it is an odd tradition of ours to display your Christmas tree in your front yard as opposed to keeping it inside of your house. Coupled with other decorations and Christmas lights, this makes our neighborhood a very beautiful area during the night. Where I'm at, the climate is very appreciable during the winter. Throughout this entire week the highs have been in the upper 70s in Fahrenheit, and it has been many years since it has snowed (or so I'm told).

Though I am not an actively religious person, I do celebrate Christmas and my family does make some special efforts throughout this final month.  December is a time in which I do a lot of service. As part of a service program, I work with the police department to help collect, wrap, and deliver gifts to poorer families throughout the city. It is a very fun experience. Christmas eve and Christmas day is usually observed while I am surrounded by relatives, and we do a number of activities together. During Christmas night, we turn out all lights and electronics, and cook our food over a fire. This is another unique but enjoyable tradition. 

I really appreciate the holiday season. It is a break in the midst of a chaotic life, and, although the season can be stressful in and of itself, I am glad that I have traditions and celebrations during this period of the year.

First off, I am commenting on a comment that was in relation to other comments, some of them being based off of other comments. Meta. If you did not understand that, PM me, I will answer you.

 

I would also like to mention that Christmas date is completely unknown. The only one that is known well is Easter, as the Jewish calendar is accurate, not the Christian one, hence the many separate dates for Christmas. The date for Christmas was created on the same date as a pagan holiday as the Catholics church response to the pagan festival, so Christmas dates are irrelevant, so in response to mserbia, it does not matter the date, so much as what people choose to celebrate, in essence.

 

Finally, no matter what contra posts, he always seems to write an article. Presumably he made a separate doc, proof read, edited, and then made a final draft for this.

 

I almost forgot, and yes, I am to lazy to edit teh finally. Last I talked to you contra, you had 1 kill till rank. That was weeks ago. But if you want to stay a lt. forever, go ahead. 

[Bugs.meeny 1,013]

Luv it

[fordmustang12345 3,910]

@LaserShark: Here in 'Murica there are several main holidays we celebrate this time of year. First we celebrate Thanksgiving by first eating a large, dead bird whose insides have been scooped out and replaced with croutons. Usually this event is accompanied by the giving of thanks for the many blessings one has been gifted with.The very next day, known as Black Friday, everyone tramples their fellow human beings for things that they could simply purchase online at the same price. Often this may be accompanied by the use of tasers or festive pepper spray.On to the main attraction, Christmas, that is, if you've survived this long. You see, we like to celebrate the entire month of December by placing a large, dried up tree in our living rooms. That, combined with a large amount of paper wrapped presents under the tree, is probably among the very best kindling money can buy. Wrapping it up in hot light bulbs, and leaving the fireplace on for an extended period of time near the tree helps you appreciate every day you are somehow still alive. Ah, at last, Christmas, arguably the #1 holiday of American culture. Parents tuck their children to bed after lying to them about a large obese man who is going to break into their home via a tiny chimney and leave things under the tree. After all the excitement now comes the time where you discover that a box of socks, all wrapped up, looks just like a copy of Fallout4, but is in fact, just socks.

 

I died while reading this XD #R.I.Pford

Edited January 8, 2016 by Lhamster

[Anonono 1,233]

Lel same