Hi everyone! Been talking to my dad about excitement for Christmas, and he says that he thinks we've gone OTT on presents this year and that we should be equally excited about our own (Hindu) festivals, but he feels like we aren't...
We don't celebrate Christmas as the birth of Christ, just as a good time with all of the family and having fun. It means a lot to me because my parents work 7 days a week ad Christmas is usually the only day where they're both not working.
The presents IMHO aren't OTT, we just don't do stockings, so little things like pens are wrapped and under the tree! 
Also I should add that during Diwali we all went to the temple as a family, and I lit oil lamps every night and helped to clean the house as per tradition, so I'm definitely not neglecting my native culture either!
I shall explain my thoughts to him when I can trust myself not to snap... but MNetters what are your opinions on the matter?
To be honest this thread isn't much of a question, I just needed to vent with anonymity!