wa> From: wrongaddress@att.net
Maybe she's not a Christian, or that she keeps it non-religious
to avoid offending non-Christians.
wa> Actually, she's Catholic and represents a predominately hispanic
wa> district of mostly Catholics. So, there doesn't seem to be a motive
wa> to avoiding the word Christmas in a majority Catholic neighborhood.
wa> But I'm sure it buys votes in one way or another.
So she was sending a greeting for ALL the holidays, Chrisdtmas, St Stephen, St
John the Evangelist, the Holy Innocents, the Circumcision up to and including
the Epiphany. It's easier to say "the holidays" than to put all those on a
card.
But note that it is only in the US that "holidays" retains its religious
connotation. In the rest of the world its meaning is entirely secular, meaning
bothing more than "vacation". And so sending such a card means "Enjoy your
vacation and drive carefully". As they say around here "Arrive alive"
ObGenealogy: Especially if you don't have any descendants yet, or your family
tree will come to an abrupt end.
Steve Hayes
WWW: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
E-mail: hayesmstw@hotmail.com - If it doesn't work, see webpage.
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