Has Business been responsible for converting Merry Christmas to Happy Holidays?

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   lisavollrathposted 8 years ago

   Since the usual objection is that Happy Holidays has taken the Christ out of Christmas, I assume it's because Christians aren't aware, or don't care, that there are many religious celebrations taking place during the month of December.
   
   Ashura, the Feast of St. Nicholas, Bodhi Day, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Hanukkah, Yule, Christmas, and Kwanzaa all occur in December. In our diverse society, to assume that "Merry Christmas" covers everyone is simply narrow-minded.
   
   I don't mind if someone wishes me a Merry Christmas, or a Blessed Yule, or a Happy Hanukkah, if that's what they celebrate, and am perfectly happy when I hear Happy Holidays, because that includes everyone.
   
   I think this is just another case of Christians trying to make everything all about them...

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      ChristinSposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Took the words right out of my mouth.  So much this!

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      gregasposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      This started when poltical correctness started.

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      lisavollrathposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Political correctness is the a derogatory term for those who do not think the world revolves around themselves. Not wanting to exclude others with the language you use should be considered a good thing.

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   tsmogposted 8 years ago

   With pun intended I am aghast! Happy Holiday is wrong with any day of celebration. That means a personal holiday from work too. After all the etymology points out it arrived from the old English 'haligdæg'. Its meaning is "holy day, consecrated day, religious anniversary; Sabbath," from halig "holy" (see holy) + dæg "day" But, that does not answer the question.
   
   The Happy Holidays phenomena becoming socially (Politically?) correct is recent to the last decade in the U.S. Why? Secularism . . . long discussion. Anyway . . . there were three social forces at play for correctness to become socially acceptable. In chronicle order those forces are:
   
   Government with its agencies
   Public places and education that receive government funding
   And, then business
   
   Next, is social folkway and mores, of which is transitioning today.

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   tamarawilhiteposted 8 years ago

   Businesses are doing it in response to political / extreme groups' pressure.
   
   Just Say "Merry Christmas"
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwVpTYez82w
   
   We know it is a war on Christianity because no one is telling Jews to take Judaism out of Hanukah, and liberals outright celebrate Islam in Ramadan and demand accommodation of Muslim religious demands from foot washing baths in airports to Muslims refusing to handle alcohol as cashiers or taxi drivers.

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