(My family when they were young - 16 years ago.)
Do you say Merry Christmas
or
Happy Holidays or both?
You may have heard about the controversy
concerning those who want to force a change
with Christmas from
the religious holiday that it always has been to a secular
holiday.
(My family now, 16 years later!)
There is pressure to use the word holidays rather
than Christmas. I read someone's blog and listened
to a clever song about not patronizing stores who
want to take Christ out of Christmas by substituting
Merry Christmas
with Happy Holidays. (Sorry, I can't
remember who had it on their blog!!)
(Rett from the Gazebo House reminded me that
it was her post. Thanks so much! Click on the above
to listen to the song.)
So yesterday I was shopping and a clerk said,
"Happy Holidays." I replied, "A Merry Christmas
to you too!" I pondered on this and loving to look
up in the dictionary the etymology of words and being
quite certain what I would find, I looked up the etymology
of "holiday".
(A forever family!)
What do you think it means?
Holy Day!
That's right - even with all of the political pressure
that they think they are wielding, they can't take God
out of the equation.
When we say Happy Holy Days, we are admitting
that Thanksgiving is a day for giving thanks to God,
that Christmas is a day we celebrate mass or a
religious service in honor of Christ and His coming
to earth, and that The New Year rings in a new
beginning for the earth which rotates and begins
a new cycle according to God's laws and order.
(Most everyone's favorite shot - all taken in Hawaii for Thanksgiving.)
So try to force us to say Happy Holidays - or shall
we say
Holy Days!
It all says the same thing - that the world is happy
to celebrate that
God lives and that He sent His son
Jesus Christ
to earth.
What good news!
This is my e-card to each of you, my wonderful
blogging friends! We had a hard time deciding.
Most everyone chose the last one. We just set up
the tripod and I kept running! Now I really should
have gotten a remote for the timer (next time!) I
chose this last photo and
sent for a reprint in a 16x20 from
It came in 3 days and is just stunning. My
professional photographer friends use them for
their prints. Give them a try. (You do have to upload
their uploading program, but it just takes a minute!)
I will be posting this with
