The title asks it all. I was just wondering if anyone on AG actually celebrates Qwanza, and if so, what do you do on Qwanza? It is kind of obscure near where I live.
Christmas has nothing to do with Santa Claus in other countries. Kwanzaa is a holiday for African Americans, but none of my black friends celebrate it.
Kwanzaa is celebrating an "ethnicity" or "race" a holiday about unity, determination, purpose, faith, blah blah blah.
Hanukkah is in the month of Kislew and is celebrating an important historical event for the Israelites, the people from which all Jews are descended from.
They all have different principles, and trying to unify them is ignorant.
Who are you to decide what's ignorant and what's not ignorant?
Who are you to say they should unify the holiday?
Anyway, I never said that we should forget the roots and traditions of each holiday - just present a more united front when it comes to them.
I am saying that they are different, and just becomes they appear in the same month on the Gregorian Calendar, then it doesn't mean that we should change how each holiday is celebrated.
That's like you have the same birth month as hundreds of millions of people, but should we all celebrate them the same way? No.
Merely the God of the new world order (I jest, I jest, but seriously - cower before me.)
I can understand your point, I really can, but I still don't think it's all that relevant. The people will do what they're told to do or the people will soon find themselves not a part of the people any longer. People work like sheep and nobody wants to hang around with the diseased one.
Merely the God of the new world order (I jest, I jest, but seriously - cower before me.)
I take it your kidding.
I can understand your point, I really can, but I still don't think it's all that relevant. The people will do what they're told to do or the people will soon find themselves not a part of the people any longer. People work like sheep and nobody wants to hang around with the diseased one.
Americans are ignorant. A mere 66% of people voted the last presidential election, and that is way beyond average. An average of 80% to 90% of their populace voted in most European countries.
Every European has at least two weeks paid vacation, countless pensions and benefits, universal healthcare (most), free education, and so many more standard rights.
My point is, you're referring to Americans. There, people are educated and actually celebrate the holiday. Over there, not just the religious Christians have the Nativity Scene. Here everyone just has Santa Claus and reindeer everywhere.
I agree with Kevin, the holidays here in American have become mostly commercialized, many people do not even know the roots of their own holidays anymore, or care to know.
My parents are from Argentina, and one of the first things they noticed was that the people weren't too affectionate towards one another, and that this was the capital of capitalism.
One time I was watching everybody hates Chris and his dad didn't get his holiday bonus so instead of celebrating Christmas, he had them celebrate Kwanzaa... To tell you the truth though, I really don't know anyone who celebrates Kwanzaa :P
I wouldn't take a low voter turnout as a sign of ignorance so much as a sign of voter apathy. It's a growing trend in many MEDC's such as the USA and UK.
It's the same reason hanukkah, a usually minor celebration was turned into the event it is so the jewish kids didn't feel left out of the gift giving from their christian peers.
Not quite.
"By 165 BCE the Jewish revolt against the Seleucid monarchy was successful. The Temple was liberated and rededicated. The festival of Hanukkah was instituted by Judah Maccabee and his brothers to celebrate this event."
