I bought some Santa hats from a local shop today and at the end of the transaction, wished the lady a Merry Christmas. Instead, she waved her hand and said, "I'm not going to say anything about that". Reason being, some people in Australia don't celebrate Christmas. However, even if you don't celebrate, others do, so what's wrong with wishing someone Merry Christmas? As my friend says, she makes enough money from Christmas products even though she doesn't celebrate it.
This behaviour has gone crazy to the point that some people don't celebrate it cos they are afraid it will offend others. And as it has been in successive years, Christmas is no longer remembered as a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, Our Savior and Redeemer who loved us so much, he came to earth to forgive our sins, die for us, rise again and in turn, give us hope and eternal life.
Even some Christians are afraid of celebrating Christmas, it seems. People are more cautious about wishing each other Merry Christmas, preferring to wish each other happy holidays and calling the Christmas tree a holiday tree. That's fine but it'll be no different than wishing each other happy holidays when its some other public holidays or when they go off on a vacation. So if you only wish each other happy holidays during Christmas, why can't you say Merry Christmas instead? Why not call a spade a spade?
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