Let me be straight with you, the expression "Happy Holidays" just does not fly with me. Between Thanksgiving and the New Year there are the Winter Solstice, Hanukkah, and Christmas. Kwanzaa is not one of those legitimate holidays. If a person uses the expression "Happy Holidays" around me, I will ask them to clarify. I would prefer it if they used Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah around me. Those are legitimate holidays. But Happy Holidays is just a cop-out for people who do not wish to offend anyone. And in the process, that offends the hell out of me.
The United States is founded upon Judeo-Christian principles. Kwanzaa was started by a black separatist who did not think that black Americans should be Christian. It was started to supplant Christmas in the 1960s. As a result, Kwanzaa is a bullshit holiday. And heaven forbid that someone names that bullshit holiday in front of my face because I will correct them on it.
Oh, and while I'm at it, Wicca is a bullshit religion. Roman Paganism is legitimate, Celtic Paganism is legitimate, Norse Pantheism is legitimate. Wicca was an attempt in the 1960s to resurrect Celtic Pantheism/Druidic practices by an American.
And on that note, to my readers, Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and may your new year be wonderful.
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