Welcome back everyone!
As part of my quest to find unique post ideas relating to Christmas and the holidays, today I will be discussing how my Christmas celebration/experience differs since my family is not religious. Christmas is still a tradition in our house because both my parents were raised fairly Christian and celebrated it, but neither of my parents really stuck to a religion when they were older. I’ve never been to church in my life, and I don’t celebrate the religious aspect of Christmas.
In my family, Christmas is mainly about celebrating the spirit of giving and being generous towards others. My dad is in our local Rotary club, and he gets assigned four kids to buy Christmas gifts for every year. I also usually donate to my school’s Toys for Tots drive, and volunteer gift wrapping gifts at Barnes and Noble through my charity group. I put a lot of effort into making/finding the perfect gifts for my friends, teachers, and family, and I get excited to help my mom decorate the house for Christmas.
People always say that Christmas is about celebrating Jesus and not the gifts- I definitely agree that it’s not all about the gifts, but I don’t think you need to be very religious to take part in celebrating Christmas and its other typical traditions. All of the things I love about Christmas don’t really have to do with its religious roots- I think anyone can understand the importance of giving and celebrate.
I hope no one takes offense to this- I would actually like to go to church on Christmas one day and experience that aspect of the holiday as well. I have a few other Christmas post ideas that will be up soon, so keep an eye out!
-Brooke
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