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.
Libby
- 17th Dec 2010 08:28pm
Christmas may be the traditional norm but it is a Christian holiday and that part of Christmas is not being taught to kids anymore... all they know is Santa and scoring heaps of pressies. So I can understand why parents are not wanting to push that part of Christmas on their kids if they can't be taught the real meaning behind Christmas.
It surprises me that for countries that claim to be multi-cultural both Australia and New Zealand make no effort to teach our children about any other religious customs that may occur at the same time so that they can be tolerant and inclusive towards other religions in the future instead of ignorant. (I guess that is how an Israli praying can be mistaken for a terroist on a NZ Cook Strait ferry crossing!!)
While I understand your frustration imagine how hard it must be for those families that don't celebrate Christmas to have to explain it to there 2 or 3 year old when it gets screamed at them from every direction from about October.... and why all their friends are getting cool presents etc
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