Where has Christmas gone
Posted by: Mustang17
27th Nov 2010 06:58am
The Child Centre where my daughter-in-law works will not be celebrating Christmas with the children as there are families who attend who dont believe in it. Last time I checked this was Australia and I grew up going to school and making Christmas gifts and easter bonnets as a way of life.
To me this is a tradition of the Australian way of life which we now have to change for a minority. It's not like we would go to their country of origin and demand that they celebrate our way of life.
Kazza
- 18th Dec 2010 08:52pm
I moved to NZ from the UK 5 years ago and was quite upset to be asked if it was o.k. for my son to be involved in a nativity play. I'm not a religious person but my whole life the nativity play was a Christmas tradition. It just reflects how NZ seems to reject anything religious - Christian or otherwise - which I think is a crying shame. People living in a 'Christian' society should be able to accept that Christmas is about celebrating Christ's birth whether they believe or not. And to be honest, I think the majority of the population are o.k. with this. I accepted the Muslim traditions and beliefs when I lived in Afghanistan (and celebrated their holy days with my friends there). But saying that, if Christmas is just about children demanding the latest toys and games (more me, me, me) and it's not seen as a time of 'good will to all men' then I would rather not celebrate it at all.
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