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Holly Jolly Atheists
In Fritz Allhoff & Scott C. Lowe (eds.), Christmas ‐ Philosophy for Everyone. Oxford, UK: Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 183–196 (2010)
Abstract
This chapter contains sections titled: The First Noel: Christmas's Pre‐Christian Origins “Do they know it's Christmastime at all?” What Should Naturalists Do At Christmas? Why Deck the Halls? The Importance of Ritual When I Was Small I Believed in Santa Claus, Though I Knew it Was Dad: Why Belief is Not Important Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire: What Christmas is All About That Spirit of Christmas: Christmas's Secular Humanism Festivus for the Rest of Us.Author's Profile
Christmas through others' eyes holly jolly atheists ‐ a naturalistic justification for Christmas Christmas being awesome, delightful assortment of classical sins ‐ of gluttony, greed, sloth first Noel, Christmas's pre‐Christian origins earliest extant record of Jesus's birthday ‐ documented as being May 20, by Clement of Alexandria in 200 CE first written record, of celebration of Christmas ‐ the birth of Jesus on December 25 within the Christian church in 354 CE manner of celebrating Christmas, origins and today ‐ borrowing heavily from non‐Christian traditions gift‐bearing father figures ‐ another common element in cultures striking parallel with Santa Claus myth ‐ the pre‐Christian Germanic god Odin chestnuts roasting on an open fire ‐ what Christmas is all about
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