What does Christmas mean to you? [Spirituality & Religion]

is it spiritual or materialistic
do you even celebrate Christmas? why or why not?

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SW-User

The only thing I don’t understand living on the west for a while now is if xmas is a religious celebration,how did Santa end up in the middle of it?🤔

questionWeaver

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SW-User

@questionWeaver we got Santa in Europe but he has nothing to do with Christmas 😐

questionWeaver

@SW-User Interesting ... here, he is called Saint Nick ... which I recall was a European Priest that gave presents to children on Christmas Day

SW-User

@questionWeaver saint Nickolas..comes on December 6 and leaves the day before xmas..Christmas celebration is associated with little Jesus

questionWeaver

Yes ... just read that .. it could be Coca Cola, that associated St Nick to Christmas .... they advertised it heavy for years

SW-User

@questionWeaver I always thought it’s part of the culture brought by the British to the new world..They are mostly protestant(reformatus) aren’t they? I might be completely off on this one tho

questionWeaver

British settled Virginia ... Santa seems to have showed up after 1901