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All of this stuff about old floppies a Christmas tree ornaments is quite
charming, but what about the non-Christians? We don't celebrate
Christmas or have Christmas trees and Fashioned Decorations , and so can't
use the floppies as ornaments. Any other ideas for what to do with them? |
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-I (the one who posted the ideas of putting CD-ROMs and memory on a
Christmas tree) am a devout non-Christian myself. You might be interested
to note that Bethlehem is not generally considered a great
pine-tree-growing part of the world, and the Christmas tree, as it is
commonly called, has nothing whatsoever to do with Christianity. Yule is a
pagan celebration dating back as far as recorded history and in almost
every culture known, celebrating the fact that life survives the winter,
and that the sun is returning; that's why it happens on the winter
solstice, when days start getting longer. Since it's about the return of
the sun and life through the winter, it's only natural that it should
involve bright things (including but not limited to lights) being put onto
evergreens (which are naturally enough left outdoors alive; killing them is
a painful irony to those who know the history of the holiday). If I'd been speaking properly, I'd have said "Yule tree", but I didn't want
to confuse anyone reading along. Being a neo-pagan (sorta) myself, I am a
logical candidate to celebrate Yule, but even if you're something else (either atheist/agnostic or member of some other religion) there's no
reason I know of to let the modern mis-association of Yule with
Christianity deprive you of this holiday. Its roots are in the natural
world, not in any particular religion or lack thereof, so anyone can
celebrate it. Oh, and by the way, some other common elements of modern Christmas, such as
snowmen, sleigh bells, Yule logs, stockings, December, candles, Santa
Claus, and others, also derive from non-Christian sources. What's left?
Well, nativities, Christmas mass, some of the carols, and possibly the
tradition of giving gifts; I haven't been able to confirm the assertion I
read that the tradition of giving gifts at the Winter Solstice also
predates Christianity. |
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