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Originally Posted by flames85
wonderful. you stated that you don't celebrate. the question was why do some atheists celebrate christmas/easter? yes i do know athesists that do. Do you buy gifts and do you have Turkey/Trimmings just at any other random times besides christmas/easter??
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In Western society, Christmas has evolved to become much more of a secular, cultural celebration than a religious one. There's nothing innately religious about exchanging gifts with loved ones and gathering together for a feast. And as I noted in my previous post, many of the things that are now part of the Christmas tradition have nothing at all to do with the birth of Jesus and are actually hold-overs from a time when European pagans celebrated the Winter solstice.