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Modem Butterfly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-05 08:34 AM
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So what holidays are you into?
Xmas and Easter do nothing for me. We're not Xians, so we don't celebrate them. I really like New Year's Eve, we always have a big party. Valentine's Day feels contrived to me. Memorial Day and 4th of July have been overrun by the Freeper-types, which is a shame because I really liked the 4th. Labor Day is pretty cool, I REALLY get into Halloween, and Thanksgiving is always nice. What holidays are you into?
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-05 08:36 AM
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1. Christmas is my favorite of all time, but then again
I am a Christian. I also love Thanksgiving. Those are my two favorites. Easter is also a fave. But any holiday that gets me out of work is a fun one for me.
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bushisanidiot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-05 08:36 AM
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2. I love the Fall, so Halloween and Thanksgiving mostly
:)
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LiberalEsto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-05 08:38 AM
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3. Midsummer & Halloween n/t
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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-05 08:39 AM
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4. Billie
:D
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quisp Donating Member (926 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-05 08:41 AM
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5. Summer solstice
My birthday, anniversary and father's day all rolled into one!
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-05 08:41 AM
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6. i Love christmas
but then again, i'm not a christian... i just Love commerciaLism, and gathering with famiLy i hate to feign niceties and eat meaLs cooked by others.

i reaLLy Love hoLidays that i get paid for.
i Love the monday ones more so, since 3 day weekends are the american dream.
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Modem Butterfly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-05 08:54 AM
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8. LOL!
My nearest relative is my fundie Freeper brother. I don't ask and he doesn't offer, so holidays are pretty stress free for us.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-05 08:41 AM
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7. I like Thanksgiving
But I like Easter too.

And Christmas.... Memorial Day, Labor Day, Independence Day....


I guess anything that involves a bit meal.
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-05 09:08 AM
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9. I like the ones with good food
Christmas time is a huge pain in the ass these days and isn't as fun as it was when I was in my 20s and younger. I don't consider myself a Christian, but Christian or not I believed in the spirit of the holiday and it has been lost in recent years.
I like Thanksgiving because of all the good food.
I don't consider Valentine's Day or Sweetest days as real holidays. I also don't look at Halloween as a real holiday. I guess if you have small children it is cool to see them dressed up, but I see no other reason to celebrate Halloween.
New Year's Eve has been fun for the most part, it gives me an excuse to clean my house and have a party. Everyone brings good food and drink and I get to stay home, so it's pretty cool.
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Modem Butterfly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-05 09:11 AM
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10. I dig the costumes and candy
I spend waaaaayyy too much time planning out my Halloween costume. This year I'm going as a Magic 8 Ball.
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mvd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-05 11:19 AM
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11. Christmas really the only one I get into
Edited on Tue Aug-02-05 11:22 AM by mvd
I'm almost as big a fan as those on the Christmas.com board. I visit that board every day, though I don't always post. For me, it just has a feeling where you get lost in a magical realm of good - the opposite of what's really happening right now (a corrupt realm of evil under Bush.) So I find Christmas especially nice right now. I love Christmas music. I see family I appreciate. I like the giving and receiving. And still being a Catholic in name at least, I appreciate the religious aspect.
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-05 11:30 AM
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12. Halloween and Thanksgiving
I like the idea behind Thanksgiving, the idea of reflecting on what's good in your life and having a cozy, non-greed filled time with family. And Halloween is just plain fun - hubby and I elaborately decorate our long driveway which winds through a wooded area. We have a cemetery, several skeletons and other ghouls, rats, cobwebs, giant spiders... it's a lot of work and a lot of fun and the funny part is, no one really sees it except for us and the few guests we have. But our neighbors like it and often bring visitors to check it out.

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Beetwasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-05 11:30 AM
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13. What Day Is It Again When I Get To Sacrifice A Virgin To Cthulu?
Edited on Tue Aug-02-05 11:30 AM by Beetwasher
I always forget, but that's the one I like!
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