It's just 'the holidays' or something to that effect, and it sounds absurd to me that an atheist, for example, would celebrate Christmas meaning that they'd exchange gifts and would have a party, without anything related to Christ.
Doesn't seem at all absurd to this atheist/agnostic.
Despite my mother ensuring I had full access to Christian learning and activities when I was a child, it just never 'took'. From my earliest memories I can remember knowing this was not for me. So, as I grew up, I never really associated Christmas with Christ. More with elements of the pagan winter festival on which Christians based Christmas and just a general sense of peace and goodwill to all and the embracing of family. All notions which I've never considered exclusive to any religion.
So it tends to make perfect sense to me.
LabRat
