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To think this is a genius idea re: Christmas

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FatherTedUncious · 25/12/2022 02:08

Light hearted obvs, you can see my other post for my personal moan!
As mentioned by Paul Whitehouse on the Gone Fishing Christmas special, changing Christmas to every four years like the World Cup.
Maybe a small ceremony each year, but Christmas as we have now would only happen every four or five years.
My reasons are;
1.) makes it more special when it is the big one
2.) reduces waste
3.) cost effective
Obviously the economy would suffer a bit. I just wish we could tone the whole thing down. Less stuff, less pressure to do so much, see so many people, less travelling.
I would still want a mid winter celebration of sorts, with family gatherings and nice food. Just not... all of this!

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FelicityFlops · 25/12/2022 02:39

I am not sure that the economy would suffer as people would have time to save up and not buy on tick.
How about removing the commercial aspect completely and only allowing those people tocelebrate Christmas, who are actually regular churchgoers/committed Christians?
Everyone else could have a Winter Bank Holiday but no presents, special foods etc.

HirplesWithHaggis · 25/12/2022 02:54

"All of this" is entirely self-imposed. And given the midwinter festival existed before Xtianity, people with/without Xtian faith can celebrate as they like.

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