So what?
All holidays are "invented" in the sense that some humans decided to celebrate them based on some event or belief.
I never claimed anything to the contrary.
Thus the "secular" Christmas is just as much a legitimate holiday as the 4th of July or Trick-or-Treat day.
It's a "holiday" in the sense that it's different from other days, set aside, holy. So, Right, it's a day set aside by those of no belief, to share in the joy of those who do.
But it's not really Christ Mass, for they do not believe. They just feel empty if they don't.
I understand, it must be an empty feeling to be of no belief. And it's no fun to be left out.
Festivus is a perfect way for those people to feel "in" instead of "out".
I don't even mind if they join in. What I do mind is when they try to change what it is into what it isn't.
It ain't a secular holiday. It's ain't Santy Claus day. Further, Thanksgiving ain't Turkey day either.
> I understand, it must be an empty feeling to be of no belief.
Clearly you *don't* understand. But that's ok. The world needs all types.
> What I do mind is when they try to change what it is into what it isn't.
Like when the Christians tacked Christmas onto existing winter solstice holidays?
Dream on! What you would like it to be and what it has become are obviously very different.
Gee, I'm not a "believer" as far as Christianity goes. And I don't feel empty at all. My big holiday happens in the fall, and most of it is spent in a synangogue.
Why do so many Christians feel the need to project emptiness on non Christians? It might be hard for you to understand, but some of us do not feel empty without your religion at all.