What Holiday Do you Celebrate?

[Lars Vermundsberget]

That's interesting. I've seen that word before, but could you (someone) explain how/why it is used in English?

Siren has given you the correct terminology, but it is also used quite a bit (and incorrectly, from what Siren wrote at least) as another way of saying Christmas.

I suspected something like that. I guess we could say that it basically means the same as Christmas, but with a lesser emphasis on the specifically Christian aspects...?

[DisneyDVDFAN]

Hello everyone

well my Holiday was Eid !

Interesting to see the Holidays celebrated here and overseas ...

[Wonderlicious]

I suspected something like that. I guess we could say that it basically means the same as Christmas, but with a lesser emphasis on the specifically Christian aspects...?

Well, it seems as though the non-religious aspects of Christmas derive from Yule (I believe that Christmas was influenced by Yule and some Christians placed the celebration of Christmas towards the end of December and adapted some of the traditions in an effort to goad "non-believers"). So that's probably why Yule has been used as another way of saying Christmas.

[feedmelinguini]

When establishing Kwanzaa in 1966, Dr. Karenga included an additional "a" to the end of the spelling to reflect the difference between the African American celebration (kwanzaa) and the Motherland spelling (kwanza).

It was also to bring the spelling of the word Kwanzaa up to seven letters, to reflect the Nguza Saba (seven principles).

-Lon

[crunkcourt]

I celebrate Christmas! Christmas Eve is my favorite day of the year, followed closely by Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

[Loomis]

Christmas.

I'd like to say Festivus, but I do actually know someone who celebrates Festivus. They've even gone so far as to actually buy a pole.

I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried.

[xxhplinkxx]

Plain old christmas for me.