The celebration marked the end of the year, and it was (and still is) traditional to eat pork roast, as the pig was Frey’s holy animal, and eating it on the last day of the year, would bring luck and a bountiful harvest the next year.

consider how I’m familiar with X (and also the chi-rho, and IHC)

Chi-rho is not a city in Egypt 🙂

In North America, “Xmas” is mostly in advertisements, flyers and commercial signs. I don’t think any of these are choosing Xmas out of homage to Greek scriptures or desire to avoid using the name of Christ out of respect. Martin’s remark retains it’s irony since he’s doubtless a big fan of the capitalism that has turned Christmas into an orgy of physical materialism (as opposed to philosophical).

500mic of hoffmans potion the bro will really see gawd.

then play his laugh-in dvd and become the electomagnetic
negro, here come the da judge.

Idiots indeed.

And all this about someone whose historicity is about as knowable as that of King Arthur.

I’ll believe he’s dedicated to traditional values when he starts building a pyramid and his wife daubs her eyes with charred frankincense.

Heh, can you say “propaganda.”

What the heck are “Seasons Greetings”? Can someone tell me what season we are greeting folks about?

I’m going to go out on a limb and say winter.

The funny thing is, while going through some of my late grandmother’s things many years back, I recall more than a few glittery old cards with the words “Seasons Greetings” printed on them.

I also recall hearing “Happy Holidays” at least once a year for as long as my memory serves.

The thing that genuinely annoys me, Greg, is that some of these Christian creatures have this odd, innate desire to feel persecuted as though it’s going to give their beliefs some sort of legitimacy. They contrive these attacks upon their faith when none exist.

I think the best thing to do to them, and the easiest way to deal with all this insignificant outrage of theirs is to simply laugh in their faces when they try to spread this nonsense.