Have I offended my neighbours?

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Not long bought a house in a new area which is a bit more multicultural than our previous town.
Lovely neighbours either side, one family polish and one Turkish.
Have sent them both Christmas cards, but now I'm panicking I've offended them?
Turkish neighbours have Xmas lights up, so I'm guessing they celebrate Christmas. Polish neighbours no decorations as of yet.
They weren't religious cards, but I just didn't think?
Is it offensive to send Christmas cards to different religions? I'm clueless.

Not that I even know what religion they are, if religious at all?!

Would you be offended to get a card at Ramadan or Diwali for instance? If not then I don't think you need to worry about them getting offended about a Christmas card.

No not offended at all.
In fact my preschooler made us all a Diwali card and picture in nursery this year.

No I'm sure you haven't. I'm Jewish and I'm not at all offended by Christmas cards. Maybe a chasidic Jewish family probably would be but unless you've seen outward signs of strong religiousity from neighbours it's highly unlikely to be an issue.

In the nicest way, you’re overthinking this and panicking for no reason. Even if someone wasn’t the same religion then unless they were utter rude shitheads, they would appreciate the gesture and take it as intended.

Without asking you can't know their religions, but I think it would be odd for anyone to be offended unless they'd already told you they didn't celebrate Christmas.

Recycling the card and saying 'Thank you for the card but we don't celebrate Christmas' would be the reaction of any normal person in that scenario.

A not religious Christmas card is effectively you wishing them well and that's not a bad thing whatever religion someone is

Your Polish neighbours will probably be following tradition and putting the decorations up on Christmas Eve

Ok thanks all. Feel much better now!
I suffer from anxiety and the smallest things make me worry!

I worked in a Jewish care home, they would wish us a happy Christmas just as we would wish them a happy Hanukkah. It's a nice thing to do.

We're having Xmas dinner at our polish neighbours on Christmas eve and they're coming here for Christmas day.

It was a nice gesture whatever their religion.
It's nice to feel like a part of the community and included.

I always find Christmas cards helpful in working out what my neighbours names are. Otherwise throughout the year we make polite small talk and I can never remember their names!

I’m Muslim and never ever been offended by other people including me in their celebrations and festivities.

The world needs a bit more love and happiness and sharing of joy together.

I hope you have a fabulous Christmas. Ps we have ‘Christmas’ lights up, we put them up for Ramadan and leave them up and switch them on again over the Christmas period, because… well why not?

we're Muslim and don't celebrate Xmas but are always happy to accept something in the spirit in which it's given. Unfortunately my neighbours aren't as nice as you though!

No you haven't, honestly some people worry about this far too much! It is a celebration that you celebrate and not a particularly religious one for most people despite its origins. They would have to be bloody weird to get offended by it. My son brings home all.sorts of cards and little gifts from his friends of various different religions at school, I have yet to manage to be offended about any of them.

My neighbour is catholic and works in a Catholic school and doesn't have a tree up, lights on or do Christmas cards so I wouldn't read too much into it. I'd worry more you'd put the right names on the cards.

Have sent them both Christmas cards, but now I'm panicking I've offended them?

I think someone needs to stop reading the Daily Mail...

@PatriotCanes you neighbour is a catholic minority then. I’m Catholic and have always had cards and a 🎄