Favorite Holiday?

[Teuthida]

I was going to say Halloween too, but I never ever do anything for it. (And it always bothers me how folks will celebrate it on the nearest Friday/Saturday rather than on the day of.) That time of year is still nice though.

So, going with New Years. I like the idea of fresh starts, and had some interesting things happen on it in before.

Never celebrated Christmas.

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by Teuthida

I was going to say Halloween too, but I never ever do anything for it. (And it always bothers me how folks will celebrate it on the nearest Friday/Saturday rather than on the day of.) That time of year is still nice though.

So, going with New Years. I like the idea of fresh starts, and had some interesting things happen on it in before.

Never celebrated Christmas.

You should totally celebrate Christmas! You don't even need to be Catholic or religious. Hell, even if you are Jewish or whatever you can still put up lights. I love the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas where people put up lights, Christmas music comes on the radio, it snows...

[Professor S]

Fucking Christmas, duh.

Followed by Halloween.

[Vampyr]

Everything from the time I wake up Thanksgiving morning until the end of Christmas. I love the entire holiday season - the food, the lights, the Christmas TV specials - everything.

On the whole though Christmas is my favorite day (presents are awesome), followed by Thanksgiving (food and football are awesome).

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

You should totally celebrate Christmas! You don't even need to be Catholic or religious. Hell, even if you are Jewish or whatever you can still put up lights. I love the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas where people put up lights, Christmas music comes on the radio, it snows...

This is true, I'm an atheist.

[Bond]

Originally Posted by Vampyr

Everything from the time I wake up Thanksgiving morning until the end of Christmas. I love the entire holiday season - the food, the lights, the Christmas TV specials - everything.

I agree with all of this.

I also agree with KG that Christmas can be celebrated both as a social and religious holiday. All of that anti-Christmas banter from a few years ago was ridiculous.

[Typhoid]

I love anything that happens in Autumn until Spring. I love this time of year. The smell in the air is so crisp.

But Halloween is my favourite holiday, too. I don't like all the dumb bullshit kids pull with the setting shit on fire etc, but all of the super pumped little ballerinas and dinosaurs I'm all for.

Autumn/Winter has got all of the best things. Halloween, Thanksgiving's, Christmas, Boxing Day, New Years.

I agree that the beers at this time of year are much better than summer beers.

Plus hockey starts during Autumn, and the Grey Cup is just over a month away.

As for the Christmas thing, I'm pretty Pagan about it. I've never associated Christmas with "Christ" or "God", even though some of my family is Catholic. I decorate a tree, I spend time with my family and friends. That's all it's been about to me - I'm taking the Roman Winter Solstice back, for the Pagans.

[KillerGremlin]

Ironically, Christmas was a pagan holiday before it was a Catholic holiday. So all the more reason to celebrate it even if you aren't religious!