12/16/2023
Now for my Annual HOLIDAY Rant of sorts !
Happy HOLIDAYS
Actually it is Happy HOLIDAYS. There are many to be celebrated.
It takes a very self centered person to promote only the one they "Care" about !
Advent: fourth Sunday preceding 25 December
Krampusnacht: 5 December – The Feast of St. Nicholas is celebrated in parts of Europe on 6 December. In Alpine countries, Saint Nicholas has a devilish companion named Krampus who punishes the bad children the night before.
Saint Nicholas' Day: 6 December
Saint Lucia's Day: 13 December – Church Feast Day. Saint Lucia comes as a young woman with lights and sweets.
Longest Night: A church service to help those coping with loss, usually held on the eve of the Winter solstice.
Christmas Eve: 24 December
Christmas Day: 25 December – one of the most celebrated holidays around the world, increasingly celebrated by Christians and non-Christians alike.[6][7][8][9]
Kwanzaa: a way of uniting and empowering the African American community in the aftermath of the deadly Watts Rebellion.
Anastasia of Sirmium feast day: 25 December
Twelve Days of Christmas: 25 December–6 January
Las Posadas: 16–24 December – procession to various family lodgings for celebration & prayer and to re-enact Mary & Joseph's journey to Bethlehem[10]
Saint Stephen's Day: 26 December
Saint John the Evangelist's Day: 27 December
Holy Innocents' Day: 28 December
Saint Sylvester's Day: 31 December
And lets not forget Thanksgiving, New Years and Hanukkah, they are all part of the Holiday Season. All helping to make it "Happy HOLIDAYS".