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New Year celebrations are both arbitrary and secular, with no religious, astronomical, or seasonal basis. The date of Christs circumcision marks the first time his blood was shed on earth, making it an unofficial event. Scotland played a significant role in the spread of New Years, as the strict Presbyterian Christian faith in Scotland frowned on Christmas celebrations.

Hanukkah is not a Jewish Christmas. But most of the merchandise offered to American Jews is rebranded Christmas kitsch.

Every Christmas I have the same vague sense of dislocation. What am American Born Chinese|I doing celebrating this religious holiday when my family and ...

Every Christmas I have the same vague sense of dislocation. What am American Born Chinese|I doing celebrating this religious holiday when my family and ...