Reply #32: I know plenty of non-Christians who are glad to take the day off.

[Bridget Burke]

Holidays can be a reason to take time off from the regular work or school schedule & observe the passage of time. For many traditional Christians, December 25th is the Fist Day of Christmas--not the day to watch football, think about taking down the tree & plan for the post-Christmas sales. Kwanzaa makes the days between Christmas & New Year's a time to celebrate a culture. The Solstice means that, even though the worst of the Winter is ahead, the Sun will return. And most of us get new calendars.

We need Holidays--let everyone find their own reason to celebrate.