What is the meaning of holy?
From http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holy
Definition of HOLY
1 : exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness
2 : divine (for the Lord our God is holy — Psalms 99:9(Authorized Version)
3 : devoted entirely to the deity or the work of the deity (a holy temple, holy prophets)
The Biblical words translated "Holy", both Hebrew in the Old Testament and Greek in the New Testament, have the connotation of some thing, place or person set apart, consecrated, dedicated for the particular purpose of honoring God.
So, "Happy Holidays" means days that are set apart, consecrated and dedicated to the purpose of honoring God, who came to earth as the Christ child to save us from our sins. Because of this we are very happy, happy as in Joy to the World!
Merry Christ Mass or Happy Holy Days, either one works for me. And with an attitude totally out of sync with the season, I say to the ACLU and all the other Grinches who raise their ugly heads this time of year, "PUT THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT!"
I agree with you. But at the time I just wasn’t up to posting all those words. But you are right. Thank you for bolstering my point.